Zoom security changes on July 31
July 28, 2020
Zoom has announced that it will enforce stronger security settings for users. On Sept. 27, 2020, Zoom
will require that all meetings have either a passcode or waiting room enabled. To
prepare for this change, the University of Alaska will enable meeting passcodes by
default starting Friday, July 31, 2020.
All newly created meetings will include passcode details in the scheduling process
and provide the URL with the passcode embedded in it. This will help make the September
change seamless, as any meeting configured with a waiting room or password will be
unchanged. Please note that any meetings scheduled before July 31 will not be set
up with a passcode. The best way to protect those meetings is to reschedule them and
include the passcode feature or enable a waiting room.
If you do not want to use a passcode, you must enable a waiting room on your meeting,
setting it to allow “Users not in your account will go in the waiting room,” which
will allow UA members to join immediately and guests to be presented with the waiting
room.
Questions about Zoom meeting security? As always, your local service desk is here
to help!
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Phone: 907-450-8300 (x8300 on campus)
Toll-free: 800-478-8226
helpdesk@alaska.edu