Scheduled Service Change: Expanding Zoom "Cornell Users" Selection 07/16/2020
Event:
2020-07-16 21:00:00
Expected Duration:
2020-07-16 22:00:00
Status:
Closed
Brief Description:
On Thursday, July 16, 2020, for the "Only authenticated users can join meetings" option in Zoom, CIT is expanding the default Zoom "Cornell Users" domains to include Cornell email domains of "*.cornell.edu" (wildcard prefix) in addition to "cornell.edu".
User Impact:
After the update, all Cornell Zoom users will see the added "*.cornell.edu" domain if selecting the option for "Only authenticated users can join meetings - Cornell Users" when scheduling a new meeting. Already-scheduled meetings will not be changed and users will continue to be able to edit the allowed domains manually if they wish to do so.
Services Affected:
Web and Video Conferencing
Full Description:
On Thursday, July 16, 2020, for the "Only authenticated users can join meetings" option in Zoom, CIT is expanding the default Zoom "Cornell Users" domains to include Cornell email domains of "*.cornell.edu" (wildcard prefix) in addition to "cornell.edu". This will expand the default "Only authenticated users can join meetings" restriction to also allow Weill Cornell Medicine users (with "@med.cornell.edu" email address) and other Cornell Zoom users with accounts under an expanded email domain. Already-scheduled meetings will not be changed and users will continue to be able to edit the allowed domains manually if they wish to do so.
CIT TDX ID:
81799
Timeline of Changes
| Description | Current Status | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Thursday, July 16, 2020, for the "Only authenticated users can join meetings" option in Zoom, CIT is expanding the default Zoom "Cornell Users" domains to include Cornell email domains of "*.cornell.edu" (wildcard prefix) in addition to "cornell.edu". This will expand the default "Only authenticated users can join meetings" restriction to also allow Weill Cornell Medicine users (with "@med.cornell.edu" email address) and other Cornell Zoom users with accounts under an expanded email domain. Already-scheduled meetings will not be changed and users will continue to be able to edit the allowed domains manually if they wish to do so. | 2020-07-16 | 18:04:20 |