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A security tone plays if the call connects to another protected phone; the tone indicates that both ends of
the conversation are encrypted and protected. If the call is connected to a nonprotected phone, the secure
tone does not play.
Protected calling is supported for conversations between two phones. Some features, such as conference,
shared lines, Cisco Extension Mobility, and Join Across Lines are not available when protected calling is
configured.
Note
Call Security Interactions and Restrictions
Cisco Unified Communications Manager checks the phone security status when conferences are established
and changes the security indication for the conference or blocks the completion of the call to maintain integrity
and security in the system. The following table provides information about changes to call security levels
when using Barge.
Table 4: Call Security Interactions When Using Barge
Results of ActionCall Security Level
Initiator’s Phone Security
Level
Call barged and identified as non-secure callEncrypted callNon-secure
Call barged and identified as authenticated callAuthenticated callSecure (encrypted)
Call barged and identified as authenticated callEncrypted callSecure (authenticated)
Call barged and identified as nonsecure callAuthenticated callNonsecure
The following table provides 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 5: Security Restrictions with Conference Calls
Results of ActionSecurity Level of
Participants
Feature Used
Initiator’s Phone
Security Level
Nonsecure conference bridge
Nonsecure conference
Encrypted or authenticatedConferenceNonsecure
Secure conference bridge
Nonsecure conference
At least one member is
non-secure.
ConferenceSecure
(encrypted or
authenticated)
Secure conference bridge
Secure encrypted level conference
All participants are
encrypted.
ConferenceSecure
(encrypted)
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