Zoom’s end-to-end encryption is here

Zoom’s end-to-end encryption (E2EE) Has arrivedAllows both free and paid users to protect the meeting, ensuring that Zoom and everyone else can access the content only to participants. According to Zoom, E2EE is supported on Mac, PC, iOS, Android apps, and Zoom Rooms, but not on web clients or third-party clients that use the Zoom SDK.

E2EE was released in technical preview.In other words, Zoom 30-day feature feedback.. However, according to the company, E2EE will continue to be available after this period.You can find instructions on how to enable it In the Zoom Help Center..

Zoom previously provided call encryption, but the data was only encrypted between each conference participant and Zoom’s servers. Rather than end-to-end encryption Between participants. With E2EE enabled, you can use the green shield at the top left of the conference window to verify that Zoom is using a more secure type of encryption. If the meeting is end-to-end encrypted, the shield will display a padlock instead of a checkmark.

E2EE meetings are more secure, but some features of Zoom do not work. These include cloud recording, live transcription, polling, conference response, and previous participation in hosting capabilities. According to Zoom, they cannot be end-to-end encrypted, so participants cannot join using “phone, SIP / H.323 device, on-premises configuration, or Lync / Skype client”.

Zoom’s E2EE meetings support up to 200 attendees.It does not affect the users above Zoom Basic Plan or Pro Plan, Up to 100 participants, but can be a problem for business or enterprise subscribers who allow up to 300 or 500 participants.

End-to-end encryption is available for both free and paid users, but according to Zoom, for free accounts Check your phone number using SMS You also need a valid billing option associated with your account. Initially, Zoom stated that end-to-end encryption would not be available to free users to prevent the service from being delivered. Used for illegal activitiesHowever, the company soon turned back and announced that it would be available to everyone. The second half of the month..

This first launch First of four phases Zoom plans an end-to-end encryption service. The next phase, which will include improved identity management and support for single sign-on, is currently scheduled to begin next year.