Verifying user identities for admission to video conferences
One example method for controlling online meeting attendance includes obtaining meeting information associated with a meeting, the meeting information comprising a meeting identifier; receiving, by a video conferencing system from a client device, a request to join the meeting, the request comprising the meeting identifier; receiving a user identifier corresponding to a user; accessing a set of guest identifiers corresponding to a plurality of meeting guests invited to the meeting; determining that the user is a meeting guest of the plurality of meeting guests based on the user identifier and a correspondence to a guest identifier of the set of guest identifier, wherein the user identifier is not in the set of guest identifiers; and responsive to determining that the user is a meeting guest of the plurality of meeting guests, connecting the client device to the meeting.
1. A method comprising:
initiating, by a video conferencing system, a virtual meeting;
receiving, by the video conferencing system from a client device, a request to join the virtual meeting and a user identifier, the video conferencing system not having any stored information identifying any invitees to the virtual meeting;
determining, based on a response from a user identity provider, that a user associated with the user identifier is authorized to join the virtual meeting; and
connecting the client device to the virtual meeting.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising requesting, from the user identity provider, authentication of the user identifier.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising establishing, by the video conferencing system, a profile for the user based on the user identifier and the response from the user identity provider.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, before connecting the client device to the virtual meeting, connecting the client device to a waiting room.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
issuing a challenge to the client device;
receiving a response to the challenge; and
based on validating the challenge, connecting the client device to the virtual meeting.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing a profile for the user associated with the user identifier;
determining a trust level for the user; and
wherein connecting the client device to the virtual meeting is based on the trust level.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
in response to the trust level satisfying a threshold, issuing a challenge to the client device;
receiving a response to the challenge; and
based on validating the challenge, connecting the client device to the virtual meeting.
8. A system comprising:
a communications interface;
a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and
one or more processors communicatively coupled to the communications interface and the non-transitory computer-readable medium, the one or more processors configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:
initiate, by a video conferencing system, a virtual meeting;
receive, by the video conferencing system from a client device, a request to join the virtual meeting and a user identifier, the video conferencing system not having any stored information identifying any invitees to the virtual meeting;
determine, based on a response from a user identity provider, that a user associated with the user identifier is authorized to join the virtual meeting; and
connect the client device to the virtual meeting.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to request, from the user identity provider, authentication of the user identifier.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to establish, by the video conferencing system, a profile for the user based on the user identifier and the response from the user identity provider.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to, before connecting the client device to the virtual meeting, connect the client device to a waiting room.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:
issue a challenge to the client device;
receive a response to the challenge; and
based on validating the challenge, connect the client device to the virtual meeting.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:
access a profile for the user associated with the user identifier;
determine a trust level for the user; and
wherein connecting the client device to the virtual meeting is based on the trust level.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute further processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to:
in response to the trust level satisfying a threshold, issue a challenge to the client device;
receive a response to the challenge; and
based on validating the challenge, connect the client device to the virtual meeting.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
initiate, by a video conferencing system, a virtual meeting;
receive, by the video conferencing system from a client device, a request to join the virtual meeting and a user identifier, the video conferencing system not having any stored information identifying any invitees to the virtual meeting;
determine, based on a response from a user identity provider, that a user associated with the user identifier is authorized to join the virtual meeting; and
connect the client device to the virtual meeting.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to request, from the user identity provider, authentication of the user identifier.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to establish, by the video conferencing system, a profile for the user based on the user identifier and the response from the user identity provider.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to, before connecting the client device to the virtual meeting, connect the client device to a waiting room.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
issue a challenge to the client device;
receive a response to the challenge; and
based on validating the challenge, connect the client device to the virtual meeting.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
access a profile for the user associated with the user identifier;
determine a trust level for the user; and
wherein connecting the client device to the virtual meeting is based on the trust level.