Implementing Media Encryption for Secured Conferencing
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Conference level - Enabling Encryption in the Profile
Participant level - Enabling Encryption at the Participant Level
You must first set the system flags for the MCU before media encryption can be enabled for the conference
and participants.
Setting the Encryption Flags
Enabling the media encryption for the MCU is usually performed once an it is applicable to all conferences
running on the MCU.

To modify the Encryption flags:

1Click Setup>System Configuration.
The System Flags dialog box opens.
2Set the
FORCE_ENCRYPTION_FOR_UNDEFINED_PARTICIPANT_IN_WHEN_AVAILABLE_MODE flag
to YES or NO.
3If recording will be used in encrypted conferences, set the
ALLOW_NON_ENCRYPT_RECORDING_LINK_IN_ENCRYPT_CONF flag to YES or NO.
4Click OK.
For more information, see Modifying System Flags.
5Reset the MCU for flag changes to take effect.
Enabling Encryption in the Profile
Encryption for the conference is in the Profile and cannot be changed once the conference is running.

To enable encryption at the conference level:

»In the Conference Profile Properties – Advanced dialog box, select one of the following Encryption
options: