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Backup emergency kit: add link to restore procedure (#36703)
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@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ description: "Information about backup emergency kit"
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related:
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- docs: /common-tasks/general/#backups
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title: Backups
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- docs: /common-tasks/general/#restoring-a-backup
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title: Restoring a backup
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[Backups](/common-tasks/general/#backups) are encrypted (using [AES-128](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard)). The backup emergency kit contains information needed to recover your backup, such as the encryption key and metadata about the related backup.
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[Backups](/common-tasks/general/#backups) are encrypted (using [AES-128](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard)). The backup emergency kit contains information needed to [restore the backup](/common-tasks/general/#restoring-a-backup), such as the encryption key and metadata about the related backup.
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## What is encryption, and why are backups encrypted?
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@ -14,14 +16,14 @@ Encryption is a method of converting data into a coded format so that it can onl
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## Storing the backup emergency kit somewhere safe
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1. To download the backup emergency kit, go to {% my backup title="**Settings** > **System** > **Backups**" %}
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1. To download the backup emergency kit, go to {% my backup title="**Settings** > **System** > **Backups**" %}.
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2. If it is your first time defining backup settings, select **Setup automatic backup** and download the backup emergency kit.
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- You can also download the encryption key again later from the backup configuration page.
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3. Store the kit somewhere safe, outside the Home Assistant system.
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- Without the encryption key, there is no way to restore the [backup](/common-tasks/general/#backups).
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- Without the encryption key, there is no way to [restore the backup](/common-tasks/general/#restoring-a-backup).
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## Changing your encryption key
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