This page explains why meeting passwords are required on Webex meetings as of 1/10/2020.
Password Requirement for Scheduled Webex Meetings
Cisco released a security update for Webex meetings to enhance security and privacy. This update requires meeting participants to enter a password along with the meeting number when joining a meeting through the UConn Webex login: webex.uconn.edu
Personal Rooms and Video Conference Systems
Use of the "Personal Meeting Room" and video conferences systems is unchanged.
When a Password is Required
When you schedule a meeting, a 10 digit session identifier known as the "Access Code" and/or "Meeting Number" is randomly generated. If a user navigates to uconn-cmr.webex.com and searches for a session using that Meeting Number, they will be prompted to enter the session's password.
When a Password is not Required
If participants are given the direct link, they will not be asked to enter the password. You can access this direct link after scheduling your meeting on the Meeting Information page. Meeting organizers can also send the link to participants by adding their email to the "Attendees" field when scheduling a meeting.
Cisco Notes
As announced on Nov. 6, 2019 with the WBS39.10 release notes, starting from Jan. 10, 2020, all Webex sites are going to be configured to automatically add passwords for any new meetings, events, or training sessions. Below are details from the WBS39.10 release notes.
The most effective step to strengthen the security of your meetings is to create a strong password. Passwords protect against unauthorized attendance, so only users with access to the password can join the meeting.
Starting from Jan. 10, 2020, all Webex sites are going to be configured to automatically add passwords for any new meetings, events, or training sessions.
Password enforcement doesn’t affect the meeting join experience of attendees. Participants can easily join a meeting by clicking on the URL in the meeting invitation through email or the Webex Meetings mobile app, without requiring passwords. Users who enter the meeting number on the web page to join a meeting are required to enter passwords.
Password enforcement is only available for meetings scheduled after Jan. 10, 2020.
Cisco won’t enforce password requirements for attendees dialing in to the meeting through a phone or video device. We highly recommend that administrators configure their sites to require passwords for attendees joining through phones or video devices as well.
To support this change, with the WBS39.10 update, site administrators can’t disable passwords for meetings, events, and training sessions if their site has enabled passwords for them.