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Microsoft Teams Next Up with End-To-End Encryption

March 3, 2021

So far, Webex and Zoom are the only video conferencing platforms that offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE). According to a report in Bleeping Computer, Microsoft Teams will be the third service to offer E2EE meetings. The initial rollout for Teams limits E2EE to one-on-one calls only. Add a third party…no more E2EE. According to a Microsoft announcement at Ignite 2021, “End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for 1:1 Teams calls will be available to commercial customers in preview in the first half of this year.”

Keep in mind that E2EE will impose a performance hit on your meeting. That’s one reason why E2EE is not enabled by default in Zoom and Webex and why there is a limit to the number of participants allowed in an E2EE meeting. Frankly, I think all of the hype and interest in E2EE video calls is a bit crazy. If you think what you are discussing in your meeting is so important that it needs to be protected by E2EE, don’t use a video conferencing system and meet face to face (socially distant) in a secure area or go get yourself a Maxwell Smart cone of silence.

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