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Are my 8x8 Video Meetings encrypted?

Question 

Are my 8x8 Video Meetings encrypted? And is that encryption end-to-end?

Applies To

  • 8x8 Video Meetings
  • 8x8 Standalone Meetings
  • Jitsi

Answer

8x8 meetings in general operate in 2 ways: peer-to-peer (P2P) or via the Jitsi Videobridge (JVB). This is transparent to the user. P2P mode is only used for 1-to-1 meetings. In this case, audio and video are encrypted using DTLS-SRTP all the way from the sender to the receiver, even if they traverse network components like TURN servers. 

In the case of multiparty meetings all audio and video traffic is still encrypted on the network (again, using DTLS-SRTP). This outer layer of DTLS-SRTP encryption is removed while packets are traversing Jitsi Videobridge; however they are never stored to any persistent storage and only live in memory while being routed to other participants in the meeting. 

It is very important to note that when packets are also end-to-end encrypted, this second layer of encryption is never removed (nor can it be)

End-to-End Encryption

You can now turn on end-to-end encryption (e2ee) as long as you are a moderator using 8x8 Meetings on a browser with support for insertable streams. Currently, this means any browser based on Chromium 83 and above, including Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Brave, and Opera. You may also use our Electron client, which supports e2ee out of the box.

As a moderator, select Security Options in the overflow menu and enable End-To-End Encryption. This will then automatically apply encryption to all participants.

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Only moderators can enable End-To-End-Encryption.

You can learn more about our e2ee support at: https://jitsi.org/e2ee

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Note-Icon.png Note: Since Jitsi is built on top of WebRTC, a deeper look into its security architecture is very important when evaluating Jitsi’s security aspects.

Additional Information

To learn much more about security and privacy over 8x8's Jitsi platform, click here.