New Security Policy to Block “Bots”
In an effort to combat unwanted participation in VCU-hosted meetings by unauthorized bots, the Zoom support team will allow access only to authorized SDK applications beginning March 12, 2026.
This step is specifically aimed at preventing unapproved applications from using bots to join meetings as “participants” to create AI-powered transcriptions, summaries and recordings for storage and delivery outside of the secure VCU Zoom environment. As a reminder, Zoom AI Companion remains the only authorized solution for these functions and can be enabled by users at any time in the “Settings” tab at vcu.zoom.us. No third-party applications are approved for AI notetaking, summaries, transcriptions or recordings at this time.
Previously, applications identified as a potential threat were individually blocked from VCU Zoom meetings on a case-by-case basis, but as the list of apps continues to grow at a rapid pace, it’s been deemed more practical to establish a whitelist of apps that are approved, and block all others.
If you have developed an SDK app that requires the ability to join Zoom meetings and does not involve AI-powered data collection or handling, contact us at [email protected] to request addition to the “approved” list, and we will work with the Information Security Office to make it happen.
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