Discord implements end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls

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