Zoom’s final first encryption has arrived

Zoom Final First Final Encryption (E2EE) Has arrived, Enlarge participants only by allowing both free and paid users to secure their meetings or no one else can access their content. According to Zoom, E2EE is supported across its Mac, PC, iOS and Android applications and across zoom rooms, but not to third-party customers who use its web client or Zoom STK.

Launched on E2EE Technology Preview, i.e. Zoom Listens Feedback on the feature for 30 days. However, the company claims that E2EE will continue to be available after this period. You can find instructions on how to run it At the Zoom Help Center.

Zoom previously provided encryption for its calls, but the data was encrypted only between each meeting participant and the zoom servers, Than the final encryption to the end Among the participants. Once E2EE is enabled, you can verify that zooming in using the green shield at the top left of the meeting window uses the most secure type of encryption. If the meeting is encrypted from the end the shield will display a padlock rather than a verification mark.

Although E2EE assemblies are very secure, they do not work with some features of Zoom. These include cloud recording, live transcription, voting, meeting reactions and pre-hosting of host features. Participants will not be able to join using “Phone, SIP / H.323 devices, On-Primise configurations, or Link / Skype clients” and will not be able to encrypt from the end, as Zoom says.

Zoom’s E2EE meetings support a maximum of 200 participants. It does not affect users Zoom Basic or Pro programs, Which leaves a maximum of 100 participants, but this can be a problem for business or corporate subscribers, otherwise it will allow 300 or 500 participants.

Free and paid users get end-to-end encryption, but Zoom says free accounts are required Verify their phone number using SMS They also need a valid billing option associated with their account. Initially zooming in said free users will not get end-to-end encryption to block the service Used for illegal activity, But the company quickly backed down and announced that it would be available to everyone Later that month.

This is the initial release The first of the four stages Zoom plans for its final first-end encryption offering. The next phase, which is expected to include better identity management and support for single sign-in, is currently scheduled to begin next year.