Jun 18, 2020 11:01:00

End-to-end encryption of online conference tool 'Zoom' is also provided for free users

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Zoom ', whose sales have increased 169% year-on-year due to the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic, is now offering end-to-end encryption for paid users to free users Also announced that it will provide.

End-to-End Encryption Update-Zoom Blog
https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/06/17/end-to-end-encryption-update/

Regarding Zoom, while the number of users has rapidly increased to make it easy to use in online meetings, it has been pointed out that there is concern about security.

``Zoom'', an online video conferencing application with a series of security and privacy related issues-GIGAZINE

Zoom has launched a plan to improve security over three months from April 8, 2020. In May 2020, we acquired Keybase, a startup that develops video call encryption technology.

Zoom acquires encryption technology startup Keybase, will security be improved by end-to-end encryption?- GIGAZINE

With the improved Zoom 5.0 according to the plan, AES 256-bit GCM encryption has been enabled for the entire system since the end of May 2020.

End-to-end encryption will be provided as an early beta function from July 2020. Since the conference function will be limited, it will be switched to whether to encrypt it as an option.