Chapter

Understanding Security Features for Cisco Unified IP Phones

Note Protected calling is supported for conversations between two phones. Some features, such as conference calling, shared lines, Cisco Extension Mobility, and Join Across Lines are not available when protected calling is configured.

Call Security Interactions and Restrictions

Cisco Unified CM checks the phone security status when audio conferences are established and changes the security indication for the conference or blocks the completion of the call to maintain integrity and also security in the system. Table 1-5provides information about changes to call security levels when using Barge.

Table 1-5

Call Security Interactions When Using Barge

 

 

 

Initiator’s Phone

 

 

 

Security Level

 

Feature Used

Call Security Level

Results of Action

 

 

 

 

 

Non-secure

 

cBarge

Encrypted call

Call barged and identified as nonsecure call

 

 

 

 

 

Secure

 

cBarge

Secure call

Call barged and identified as Secure call

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1-6provides information about changes to conference security levels depending on the initiator’s phone security level, the security levels of participants, and the availability of secure conference bridges.

 

 

Table 1-6

Security Restrictions with Conference Calls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initiator’s Phone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Level

 

Feature Used

Security Level of Participants

Results of Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-secure

 

Conference

Encrypted

Nonsecure conference bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonsecure conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure

 

Conference

At least one member is

Secure conference bridge

 

 

 

 

 

non-secure

Nonsecure conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure

 

Conference

All participants are encrypted

Secure conference bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure encrypted level

 

 

 

 

 

 

conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure

 

Join

Encrypted

Secure conference bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conference remains secure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-secure

 

cBarge

All participants are encrypted

Secure conference bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conference changes to

 

 

 

 

 

 

non-secure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-secure

 

MeetMe

Minimum security level is

Only non-secure conference

 

 

 

 

 

encrypted

bridge is available and used

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-secure conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure

 

MeetMe

Minimum security level is

Only secure conference bridge

 

 

 

 

 

nonsecure

available and used

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conference accepts all calls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Unified IP Phone 8941 and 8945 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 (SCCP and SIP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 8945, 8941 manual Initiator’s Phone, Feature Used, Results of Action