Microsoft Media Processors always prefer SDES, and SDES is always used between the SBC and the Direct Routing media processor. Without media bypass, a DTLS-only client is converted to SDES by the media processor.

Checked 2026-09-23

Between the SBC and media processor component of Direct Routing, SDES is always used.
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Teams Phone Direct Routing
Subsystem
SBC media
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-23
Checked
2026-09-23

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 23). SRTP and media encryption negotiation: source note srtp-media-security-teams-dr-sdes-always-sbc-mp. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/srtp-media-security-teams-dr-sdes-always-sbc-mp

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-srtp-media-security-teams-dr-sdes-always-sbc-mp,
  title  = {SRTP and media encryption negotiation: source note srtp-media-security-teams-dr-sdes-always-sbc-mp},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/srtp-media-security-teams-dr-sdes-always-sbc-mp},
  note   = {Source note srtp-media-security-teams-dr-sdes-always-sbc-mp, checked 2026-09-23}
}

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