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It's eventually going to have to be stored in plaintext somewhere. Where are you then putting the encryption key for the encryption keys and how do you start the chain of decryption without the first key?
Sorry, I don't think I understand what you're suggesting. Are you saying encryption keys should themselves be encrypted?
FYI this story isn't about plaintext passwords, it's about plaintext encryption keys to chat history.
I deleted my reply, because I don't know what I'm talking.