Audinate (ASX: AD8), the developer of the industry-leading Dante® AV-over-IP platform, today announced the immediate availability of Dante Media Encryption, now supported in the latest firmware releases for the Dante Embedded Platform (DEP) and Brooklyn 3 modules.

At InfoComm 2025, booth #3311, visitors will see how this significant update brings AES-256 audio encryption to a wide range of Dante-enabled products, delivering secure, manufacturer-agnostic audio transport with zero added latency.

“Security is no longer optional in enterprise AV,” said Mark Gerrard, Group Product Manager at Audinate. “Organizations are under growing pressure to meet internal security policies and evolving regulatory requirements. Dante is uniquely positioned to help by providing a secure, standards-based platform that spans hundreds of manufacturers. With Dante Media Encryption, we’re giving customers the ability to strengthen their security posture without sacrificing performance, interoperability, or ease of deployment.”

To support encrypted workflows at scale, Audinate has also released updates to Dante Director and Dante Controller. Dante Director now manages encrypted media flows with a built-in Key Management System (KMS) that securely generates, distributes, and rotates keys ensuring they’re shared only between devices actively participating in a media flow, and reducing risk through automatic, regular rotation.

Administrators gain fine-grained control over how encryption is enforced, with flexible channel-level policies that support both secure and legacy devices. This allows organizations to strengthen their security posture over time without disrupting existing deployments. It’s especially valuable in environments with heightened compliance needs, such as financial institutions, public sector networks, and university IT systems, where encrypted and unencrypted devices often need to operate together within the same system.

In Dante Controller, users can view real-time encryption status for each device in a Director-managed site, with clear indicators for supported endpoints giving teams the clarity they need to confidently manage secure AV systems.

Dante Media Encryption is available as a firmware update for many existing Dante devices, and leading manufacturers including Yamaha, Sennheiser, Symetrix, and Powersoft have committed to supporting it in upcoming releases.

As a widely adopted technology built into products from over 600 manufacturers, Dante offers a trusted, vendor-agnostic foundation for building secure AV systems. Dante Media Encryption is enabled by default in Director-managed sites and is designed for scalable deployments across diverse markets from corporate boardrooms and government facilities to university campuses and multi-site organizations. It supports the modern security and compliance requirements that are becoming critical in these environments while preserving the open interoperability that Dante is known for.

See Dante Media Encryption in action at InfoComm Booth #3311 Orlando, FL June 11-13 and learn how Dante makes secure, interoperable AV easy to deploy and manage at scale.

For more information, visit: getdante.com/media-encryption