# Encryption of video calls

**URL:** <https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/encryption-of-video-calls/305>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 17, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/encryption-of-video-calls/305 "2019-10-17T12:24:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![reinkepatrick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/reinkepatrick/32/122_2.png) [@reinkepatrick](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/u/reinkepatrick)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/encryption-of-video-calls/305/1 "2019-10-17T12:24:50Z")

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Is there a way to encrypt video calls? Or are they already encrypted?

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**Author:** ![saghul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/saghul/32/4_2.png) [@saghul](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/u/saghul)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 10:36am UTC](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/encryption-of-video-calls/305/2 "2019-10-18T10:36:13Z")

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They are encrypted by default with DTLS-SRTP. Encryption cannot be disabled.