Is there a way to setup automatic AIP encryption of chat messages on Microsoft Teams?

[ranirishmawi]

Hi all,  

Is there a way to encrypt Teams chat messages using RMS/AIP by setting up something in Microsoft 365? Is there some sort of a policy or configuration to achieve something similar? 

[#2]

It's already encrypted https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-security-guide

But perhaps you want to look at this Data loss prevention and Microsoft Teams - Microsoft 365 Compliance | Microsoft Docs

Overview of security and compliance - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs

[#3]

No, RMS templates/Sensitivity labels do not support Teams chat/channel messages. What's the actual business need here?

[#4]

That's why I added DLP ;)

[#5]

Thank you Christian for the resources. DLP might be a solution. However, my understanding is that chat messages are stored in Exchange. Is there any config that we can do to AIP encrypt data as it is being saved to the Exchange mailbox?

[#6]

Thank you, Vasil. You probably right, but what I am trying to do is a workaround. Microsoft Teams store its data in multiple places and chat messages are stored in Exchange. If there is a way to do encryption automatically before saving the data to exchange?

[#7]

@ranirishmawi The chat storage is really in Azure, only ingested to EXO for compliance. You can also use sensitivity labels (AIP) but for documents, emails and containers.

[#8]

@ChristianJBergstrom That makes sense. thank you.