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Listed below are a variety of security features available within Zoom. Some of these features have been turned on by default by IT Services, and some can be initiated by the meeting/event organizer either prior to, or during a session.

*Meetings created in Canvas may need to be edited from a Zoom client in order to enable these features.

Enabled Already

Require a Password

• Enabled by default at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú
• Available with Canvas-created meetings
• Available in personal rooms
• Invited participants logged in to Zoom or Canvas will not need to actually enter the passcode

Before a Meeting

Require Registration

• Available with Canvas-created meetings*
• Available in personal rooms
• Useful when inviting participants that don't have zoom accounts
• Select the checkbox when scheduling via the web interface (ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúOH.zoom.us)

Only Authenticated Users Can Join

• Available with Canvas-created meetings*
• Available in personal rooms
• Requires attendees to have a Zoom account
• Option for requiring a ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú-provided Zoom account
• This option can be activated using a checkbox under advanced options when creating a meeting through the Zoom client or web interface (ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúOH.zoom.us)

Enable Waiting Rooms

• Available with Canvas-created meetings*
• Available in personal rooms
• Requires attendees to wait to be allowed into a meeting
• Requires hosts to allow attendees in
• This option can be activated using a checkbox under security when creating a meeting through the Zoom client or web interface (ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúOH.zoom.us)

Always Display Participant Name on Their Videos

• Available with Canvas-created meetings*
• Available in personal rooms
• Useful for identification of attendees
• This option can be activated in Zoom Settings/Preferences/Video/ by selecting the checkbox for "Always display participant name on their videos"

During a Meeting

Enable Waiting Rooms

• Available with Canvas-created meetings*
• Available in personal rooms
• Requires attendees to wait to be allowed into a meeting
• Requires hosts to allow attendees in
• This option can be activated within the Security section

Lock a Meeting

• Available with Canvas-created meetings
• Available in personal rooms
• Prevents additional participants from joining the meeting
• Could prevent legitimate participants from rejoining without unlocking the meeting
• This option can be activated within the Security section

Limit Screensharing Ability

• Available with Canvas-created meetings
• Available in personal rooms
• Three different options:
  • Only host can share
  • Only one participant can share at a time
  • Only host can start sharing when someone else is sharing
• This option can be activated under Screen Share/Advanced Sharing Options

Disable Unmute

• Available with Canvas-created meetings
• Available in personal rooms
• Participants won't be able to unmute themselves
• Host can unmute and mute participants as desired
• This option can be activated under Security with "Unmute themselves"

Disable/Limit Chat

• Available with Canvas-created meetings
• Available in personal rooms
• Can be disabled entirely or set to only permit participants to chat with the host
• This option can be activated in Chat after opening the Chat option

Mute All

• Available with Canvas-created meetings
• Available in personal rooms
• If "Disable unmute" has not been enabled, participants can still unmute themselves after taking this action
• This option can be activated in Participants after opening the Participants option

Remove a Participant

• Available with Canvas-created meetings
• Available in personal rooms
• This option can be activated from the Participants panel. Select the name of the attendee to remove, then select "Remove" from the options under More.

Disable Annotation for Others/Participants

• Available with Canvas-created meetings
• Available in personal rooms
• Without disabling annotation for others, any participant at any time may draw or write on the screen being shared
• This option can be activated after sharing a screen, under More.

Printable table format of Zoom Security Options from Above