April 24, 2024 at 11:49AM
Google Meet is updating its client-side encryption for secure video meetings, allowing external participants without Google accounts to join encrypted calls. This feature gives users control of their encryption keys, ensuring only meeting participants can decrypt call media. Admins can activate this feature for certain Workspace licenses and set identity verification methods for external users. For more information, visit the link provided.
Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways are:
– Google is updating the client-side encryption mechanism for Google Meet to allow external participants, including those without Google accounts, to join encrypted calls.
– Client-side encryption ensures that only people in the meeting have access to the data delivered through the application.
– Google has already implemented client-side encryption in Meet, but the application did not initially have the option for external users to join secure calls.
– To activate this new feature, admins need to update their IdP/KACLS configurations to open up access to external participants and determine the third-party identity providers that can be used to join the meeting.
– Admin-side settings are available to set identity verification methods, and supported methods include using an existing Google or Microsoft account, as well as a one-time password supplied via SMS or email for external users invited to an encrypted Meet session.
– More details for Meet Client-side Encryption (CSE) are available for admins to provide external participants access to client-side encrypted content.
Please let me know if you need any further clarifications or a summary of the next steps based on this information.