Enable Authentication for your Zoom Meetings via the Web

To prevent unwanted participants from outside of the University of Delaware community from interrupting your Zoom meetings (Zoombombing), you should enable the authentication option. This requires all participants to be logged in to their UD Zoom account before they can join.

Note: This will not allow users outside of UD to join your meeting. If you require a method to vet participants outside UD, you should consider using the Waiting Room option.

Enable Authentication for your Existing Meetings

To add the require authentication option to meetings you already have scheduled, follow these steps.

1. Sign in to the UD Zoom portal and enter your UD credentials if prompted on the UD Central Authentication Service page.
2. Click on the “Meetings” on the left. This should show all of your scheduled meetings on the right.
3. Click the topic name that you’ve chosen for the meeting. This will show the meeting details.
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click “Edit This Meeting.” You are now able to adjust the settings of the meeting.
5. Scroll down the page and check the box for “Only authenticated users can join.“
6. Click “Save” at the bottom. If you have more meetings, repeat each by starting again at step 2.

Enable Authentication for New Meetings

To add the require authentication option to new meetings, follow these steps.

1. Sign in to the UD Zoom portal and enter your UD credentials if prompted on the UD Central Authentication Service page.
2. Click on the “Meetings” on the left.Click “Schedule a New Meeting.”
3. Scroll down the page and check the box for “Only authenticated users can join.“
4. Adjust other meeting settings as needed.
5. Click “Save” at the bottom.