Letter Sealing is an encryption technology that prevents any non-members of a chat on LINE, including us, from seeing the contents of its messages.
Topics covered
- About Letter Sealing
- Information Letter Sealing is applied to
- Confirming if Letter Sealing is enabled
- Verifying your identity on secondary devices
About Letter Sealing:
Letter Sealing uses a technology called end-to-end encryption.
End-to-end encryption is a communication method that makes it so that only the sender and receiver of a message can decrypt its content. Message content is saved in an encrypted state on the server, as well. When both the sender and receiver of a message have Letter Sealing turned on, the message can be sent and received with greater security using this feature.
Letter Sealing is currently turned on by default so users can exchange messages in chats more securely and safely.
Information Letter Sealing is applied to:
Letter Sealing encrypts the following information sent as messages.
• Text messages (not including messages sent through other services like YouTube)
• Location information
• Photos/Videos/Voice messages
• Files
• Voice/video calls in 1-on-1 chats
While client-server transport layer encryption is applied, Letter Sealing isn't applied to the following.
• Voice/video calls in group chats
• Meetings
• Albums
• Notes
Be advised
- Photos, videos, voice messages, and files may not be encrypted depending on your version of LINE and specifications.
- There is no option for disabling Letter Sealing as it is a means of enhancing security and protection on LINE.
- After transferring your LINE account, Letter Sealing may prevent you from viewing messages sent and received in the past. In this case, refer to "This message can't be displayed" appears and I can't see chat messages.
Confirming if Letter Sealing is enabled:
To verify whether Letter Sealing is enabled, follow the steps below and if key fingerprints are visible, it indicates that the feature is active.
Useful info
Key fingerprints are unique encryption keys that Letter Sealing gives to each user so they can send messages to one another safely and securely. The actual keys are kept secret and will not appear in LINE chats. If the key fingerprints you and your friend see match, it means your messages are securely encrypted.
1. Tap
at the top of the chat.
2. Tap
This chat is protected with Letter Sealing at the bottom of the screen.
Note:
- This won't appear if Letter Sealing is turned off. To enable it, open the LINE app on your
main device, tap the
Home tab >
>
Privacy > and turn ON
Letter Sealing.
-
Tap here to go to Settings from your main device.
3. Compare the key fingerprints on your device and your friend's device.
Note: To compare key fingerprints with your friend, we recommend meeting face-to-face or using a form of communication you trust.
Verifying your identity on secondary devices:
If you use LINE on a
secondary device after turning on Letter Sealing, you'll be required to verify your identity the first time you send a message by entering a verification code on LINE on your
main device.
If you do not see the verification code entry screen on LINE on your main device, verify your identity again with the steps below.
Note: To send messages with LINE on your secondary device with Letter Sealing turned on in LINE on your main device, you need to verify your identity.
1. Restart LINE on your
main device.
2. Log in to LINE on your
secondary device.
3. Open a chat from
on the main menu.
4. Select
Verify my identity and get a verification code.
5. Enter the verification code shown on your secondary device on the identity verification screen that appears in LINE on your main device.
See also:
"This message can't be displayed" appears and I can't see chat messages
Privacy protections for your registered information and chats
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