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How do I enable e2ee using the `LiveKitRoom` from ...

important-ram-81230

07/31/2025, 7:20 PM

How do I enable e2ee using the

LiveKitRoom

from

components-react

tall-airline-16756

07/31/2025, 7:20 PM

Thanks for reaching out, Andres. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.

tall-airline-16756

07/31/2025, 7:21 PM

To enable end-to-end encryption (E2EE) using

LiveKitRoom

from

@livekit/components-react

, follow these steps: 1. Initialize an External Key Provider:

const keyProvider = new ExternalE2EEKeyProvider();

2. Set the Encryption Key: Distribute a shared key securely to all participants.

keyProvider.setKey('your_shared_key');

3. Configure Room Options: Include the key provider and a Web Worker for browser-based encryption.

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const worker = new Worker(new URL('livekit-client/e2ee-worker', import.meta.url));
const roomOptions = {
  e2ee: {
    keyProvider,
    worker,
  },
};

4. Create the Room Instance:

const room = new Room(roomOptions);

5. Enable E2EE:

room.setE2EEEnabled(true);

6. Integrate with LiveKitRoom Component: For a complete example, refer to the Meet example app. Note that E2EE applies only to media tracks and not other data types. Sources: frontend/pages/index.tsx | End-to-end encryption | LiveKit Docs

important-ram-81230

07/31/2025, 7:22 PM

but thats the point I don't have a

room

when I use that component.

tall-airline-16756

07/31/2025, 7:22 PM

To enable E2EE, you'll need to set up the encryption settings at the room level, which usually means creating a

Room

instance. If you're working with

LiveKitRoom

without directly handling a

Room

, the current SDK doesn’t support turning on E2EE without having a

Room

instance. The way forward is to initialize a

Room

with the E2EE settings and then pass it to the

LiveKitRoom

component. If this doesn’t quite fit your setup, just let me know—I’m here to help and can also escalate your request if needed!

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