Q&A to end-to-end-encryption

Q: How do you prevent man-in-the-middle attacks during key distribution?

Cryptographic procedures such as public key authentication, certificates or QR code-based key verification can be used to ensure that keys are genuine and have not been manipulated.

How do you prevent man-in-the-middle attacks during key distribution?

How is metadata (file name, size, timestamp) protected?

Which encryption algorithms are used and are they secure?

How secure is end-to-end encryption compared to zero-knowledge encryption?

What happens if I lose my password or key?

Who can still see my files at E2EE?

How does end-to-end encryption work?

Is s/mime end-to-end encryption?

Can end-to-end encryption be cracked?

What are the disadvantages of end-to-end encryption?

Does Dropbox have end-to-end encryption?

Does end-to-end encryption make sense?

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