Make Security Usable

A difficult-to-use security feature is one that's turned off. Write security features in a way that makes them easy for users to understand. Help users understand the security decisions that they make by giving them visibility into and control of their security settings.

Here are some examples.

• Don’t enable a security feature that breaks part of the app. Doing so increases the risk that users do not enable it.
• End-to-end encryption transparently encrypts all messages as they're sent over the internet. No middle-boxes can read or tamper with these messages. This feature is always on and doesn't interfere with other features, for example, adding new members to a group chat or searching previous messages.