Allowing only authenticated users in meetings in zoom app

In order to configure your authentication profiles, you will first need to enable them for all users within your account during the initial configuration process. In order to join a Zoom meeting, participants must sign in first before they can join the Last authenticated users can join meetings option. This is useful if you want to limit the participants from a given organization to verified users or if you want to restrict the list to users that belong to a certain organization.

If you do not want this setting to be applied to all members of your account once the profiles have been configured, you can disable it at the account level once they have been set up.

Prerequisites for allowing only authenticated users to join meetings

• Account types include Pro, Business, Education, and Enterprise accounts

• Clients for Zoom on the desktop are as follows:

  • A minimum of 5.0.0 (23168.0427) is required for Windows

  • A macOS version of 5.0.0 (23161.0427) or higher is required

• Apps available on Zoom’s mobile platform include:

  • The Android operating system must be updated to version 5.0.0 (23161.0427) or higher

  • The iOS version must be 5.0.0 (23161.0427) or higher in order to work

How to enable or disable Only authenticated users can join meetings

Account

For all users enrolled in the account, there is an option that allows only authenticated users to attend meetings:

1. Admins have the privilege to edit account settings as part of the Zoom web portal as long as they are logged in as an administrator.

2. You can access account settings by clicking on the Account Management option in the navigation menu.

3. To enable or disable the Only authenticated users can join meetings feature, you need to click the toggle button under Security.

4. You will be prompted to confirm the change by clicking Enable or Disable if a verification dialog displays.

5. It is possible to make this setting mandatory for all users on your account by clicking the lock icon, followed by confirming the locking of your account by clicking Lock.

Group

For a group of users, only authenticated users will be able to join meetings if the following options are enabled or disabled:

1. If you have the privilege to edit groups on the Zoom web portal, you must log in as an administrator.

2. Click on User Management from the navigation menu and then click on Group Management from the menu.

3. From the list of groups, select the name of the group that applies to you.

4. The only authenticated users may join meetings toggle can be toggled on or off under Security under the Meetings section.

5. You will be prompted to confirm the change by clicking Enable or Disable if a verification dialog displays.

6. The lock icon can be clicked to confirm that this setting is mandatory for all users in the group if you want to do so; you need to confirm the setting by clicking Lock.

User

The following steps can be taken to either enable or disable the ability to join meetings only with authenticated users:

1. Log in to the Zoom web portal by entering your username and password.

2. Click Settings from the menu at the top of the page.

3. Click on the Meeting tab on the left side of the screen.

4. To enable or disable the Only authenticated users can join meetings feature, you need to click the toggle button under Security.

5. Upon receiving a verification message, click the Enable or Disable button to confirm the change you have made.
   

   Note: In the case of grayed out options, it may be that either the account, or the group, or both, has been locked at the account level or that the group level has been locked as well. It would be helpful if you could contact your Zoom administrator for assistance.

How to use Meeting Authentication Options

In order to modify the Meeting Authentication Options, account owners and administrators have the option to make the changes themselves. A configuration of authentication. This configuration is useful because it prevents domains that are untrusted from being invited to the event. Moreover, a good deal of the software can also be used to secure meetings where a large number of participants come from a range of organizations and participate in them. Account owners and administrators can choose from a variety of authentication methods in order to access their accounts:

• Signed-in users in my account: A webinar or meeting can be joined by any user who is signed in to their account and has access to the account.

• Sign in to Zoom with specified domain: There is an option to allow Zoom users, whose email addresses contain certain domains, to join a meeting or webinar by specifying the rule to allow them to participate. There are two ways to add multiple domains, you can either use a comma between them or you can use a wildcard if you are listing more than one domain. If you would like to upload the domains in a CSV file, you can do that as well.

• Sign in to external Single Sign-On (SSO): Specify a rule in which the users are required to authenticate via the service of a 3rd party in order to access your website.

Configure Meeting Authentication Options

1. It is possible to enable a setting at the account or group level that only authenticated users can join meetings.

2. Click the Add Configuration option under Meeting Authentication Options.

3. To help users identify the meeting’s authentication method, you can type a name in the Give a name for users to know this authentication field to identify it more easily.

4. From the dropdown menu, you will be able to select an authentication method.

5. If necessary, complete the required fields on the form.

6. Click on the Save button.
   

   Note: By clicking the Add Configuration button, you will be able to add more authentication methods.

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