Everything you need to know | Skype chats End-to-End Encryption
Skype is a platform, famously for its widely-used video-calling facility. Microsoft’s Skype has finally made it to the secure Skype chats with end-to-end-encryption.
What is end-to-end-encryption?
The end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) ensures that our messages, videos or even photos shared by one person can only be accessed by the sender and the receiver.
How to activate end-to-end-encryption?
- Go to compose and select New Private Conversation OR Click on the user profile and go private with the chat
- An invite to chat privately will be sent to the receiver, who may accept or reject it.
Once accepted, the chats with this person will be secured with E2EE protection.
Limitations of Using Skype
Skype has some basic limitations for the E2EE protection that are worth knowing.
One can only take part in one private chat per device at a time. You can switch the chat from one device to another. But the contents of the chat are limited to the device in use.
The Skype E2EE standards are expected to work across varied devices and platforms like Windows, Android, iOS, Mac OS and even Linux.
Microsoft has primarily focused on Skype for video and audio calling between people living in different parts of the world. Skype will be hoping to catch up with various improvements in the coming years.