And you are not wrong at all, but security should be the most important for everyone, especially since we all saw what an unsafe environment the internet can be. If you want to make sure that no one is snooping on your Teams calls, you should know that Microsoft allows you to encrypt your one-to-one Team calls. This will prevent any interested third parties or unwanted guests from listening in on your sensitive topics. So, now that you know, we will show you how to enable this feature.

E2E is now available for Microsoft Teams

Microsoft has announced that the E2EE for Teams calls feature is now generally available. Once the update shows up as it rolls out, IT admins will be able to enable and control E2EE. However, keep in mind that, by default, end-to-end encryption will not be available to all users within the tenant. Once IT has configured the policy and enabled it for selected users, those selected users will still need to turn on end-to-end encryption in their Teams settings. IT retains the ability to disable E2EE for one-to-one Teams calls as necessary. When using E2EE for Teams one-to-one calls, features such as recording, live caption and transcription, call transfer, call park, or call merge will be unavailable This being said, if these features are needed for a call, the user can go into their settings and turn end-to-end encryption off the same way it was turned on E2EE calls for Teams are generally available on the latest version of the Teams desktop client for Windows or Mac.

How can I setup Microsoft Teams end-to-end encryption?

It’s a fairly simple process and this quick guide will show you how to secure your Microsoft Teams calls by enabling end-to-end encryption via the Teams admin centre. Keep in mind that even if your company IT administrator has set up the enhanced encryption policy it will not automatically roll out to Microsoft Team users to get E2EE in one-to-one calls. After the policy has been created users will need to manually enable end-to-end encryption for their one-to-one calls. This can be done simply in the top right-hand corner of the Teams window where you can select the profile picture or the ellipses next to the profile picture and then choose Settings, and then Privacy. You will then be revised did with a toggle allowing you to switch on and off end-to-end encrypted for Microsoft Teams calls. Was this article helpful to you? Let us know in the comments section below.

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