Encryption Discord implements end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls May 20, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Credit: ink drop – stock.adobe.com) Discord has announced that all voice and video calls on its communication platform are now protected by default with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). This implementation was completed in March and follows extensive testing, allowing Discord to begin removing client code that supported unencrypted fallback, with further coverage provided by Bleeping Computer. The popular platform, which serves an estimated 690 million registered users, extended its open-source DAVE encryption protocol to cover all its clients, including desktop, mobile, web browsers, and gaming consoles. This encryption now applies to voice and video communications via direct messages, group direct messages, voice channels, and Go Live streams, with stage channels being the sole exception due to their public broadcast nature. Discord highlighted the significant engineering effort required to achieve low-latency E2EE across all platforms, including collaborating with Mozilla to resolve a Firefox compatibility issue. DAVE was developed with assistance from Trail of Bits. Discord currently has no plans to extend E2EE to text-based communications due to the fundamental architectural differences in how these features were built. Source: Bleeping Computer SC Staff Related Encryption Apple and Google roll out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging SC Staff May 12, 2026 The E2EE RCS messaging feature is now available to iPhone users running iOS 26.5 with supported carriers and Android users on the latest Google Messages version. Network Security Microsoft to block legacy TLS connections for POP and IMAP in Exchange Online SC Staff April 29, 2026 This change means that POP3 and IMAP4 connections will require TLS 1.2 or later. Encryption Now’s the time to get working on post-quantum cryptography Bassam Al-Khalidi April 23, 2026 Organizations getting started this year are on the right track – here’s a four step plan. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Byte Diffie-Hellman Digital Envelope Encapsulation End-to-End Encryption Fast File System (FFS) GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) One-Way Encryption Public-Key Forward Secrecy (PFS) Signals Analysis You can skip this ad in 5 seconds