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I just set up passwords on Zoom rooms for a little room automation project I'm building. There's no drawbacks; you can send out a link that includes the passwor
by pjkundert 7y ago
I just set up passwords on Zoom rooms for a little room automation project I'm building. There's no drawbacks; you can send out a link that includes the password, so nobody gets left out (no matter how technically challenged). And, someone who "stumbles upon" the room can't just get access.
All in all, Zoom has done a lot of things right, given the extremely challenging competitive environment they're in.
- bostonvaulter2 7y agoIs including the password in the link always enabled? If you're looking at a link is there a way to tell if it has a password or not? I've had issues in the past where people with the link were unable to join since they didn't know the password.
- rmccue 7y agoYes, it has a ?pwd query string (which appears to be a base 64 encode of the password)
- eat_veggies 7y agoThe pwd parameter is always 32 characters long, so I assume it's either a hash or a random nonce, rather than a direct encoding of the password.
- rblatz 7y agoTotal pain in the ass to join from a zoom room though
- kart23 7y agoThe password doesnt do anything for teachers who dont know how to use zoom. And people are not stumbling upon links. What happens is one kid sends the link to a bunch of other people, with the password, who can then join since zoom doesnt require accounts. There are obviously ways to alleviate this like the waiting room feature, or muting everyone and turning chat off, but the problem is that most teachers arent trained well with zooms capabilities and weaknesses.