(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) support for Teams meetings and events

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft Teams Town Halls and Live Events will now support Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) for inbound video streams. This enhances reliability and security for high-visibility broadcasts by offering a more resilient protocol than RTMP, including automatic failover for backup streams.

The Impact

Organizations hosting Teams Town Halls or Live Events using external encoders are affected, with a positive security impact due to enhanced stream integrity and availability.

• Event organizers: Improved stream reliability and security for high-profile events.
• Event producers: New, more resilient streaming protocol option (SRT) for inbound feeds.
• Administrators: Enhanced control over stream integrity and availability for critical events.

The Action

1. Review existing external encoder configurations for Teams Town Halls and Live Events.
2. Evaluate the benefits of migrating from RTMP to SRT for critical events.
3. Plan for testing SRT with external encoders to leverage backup stream capabilities.
4. Update internal documentation for event producers on using SRT for Teams events.

Domain: Teams · Impact: low · Workload: Teams