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End-to-End Encryption for Voice and Video

2 posts · Sep 2025 – May 2026

What this trail covers

Discord has successfully implemented end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all voice and video calls across all platforms, including desktop, mobile, web browsers, gaming consoles, support for Discord bots/apps, and its Social SDK. This was achieved by developing and deploying the DAVE protocol, an open and audited E2EE protocol for audio and video. The migration ensures that all calls, except those in stage channels, are now E2EE by default, enhancing user privacy and security without compromising t. This post details the final rollout to browsers and consoles, including technical challenges like WebAssembly performance and Web Worker architecture, and the deprecation of non-E2EE calls.

All Discord trails
  1. Every Voice and Video Call on Discord Is Now End-to-End EncryptedThis post announces the completion of the migration to end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all voice and video calls on Discord, outside of stage channels. It highlights the multi-year journey, the introduction of the DAVE protocol (an open, audited E2EE protocol for audio and video), and the extension of DAVE to all platforms including web browsers, gaming consoles, bots/apps, and the Social SDK. The post emphasizes that E2EE is now standard and requires no opt-in.
  2. Bringing DAVE to All Discord PlatformsThis post details the technical challenges and tradeoffs encountered while integrating the DAVE E2EE protocol with web browsers, specifically focusing on WebAssembly performance considerations and Web Worker architecture decisions. It also announces the deprecation of non-E2EE calls on March 1st, 2026, completing the platform-wide rollout.