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6 Aug 2010 at 21:11 UTC
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26 Jan 2011 at 20:13 UTC
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Comment #1
jvieille commentedMy guess is that passwords are only there to make bbb happy.
We absolutely do not need them as the meeting node access permissions already control the meeting attendance.
My understanding is that if passwords are not filled up, they are generated randomly.
In any case, the user will never have to fill them up himself.
I suggest removing these items in the node meeting settings
Comment #2
jvieille commented+1
Comment #3
jvieille commented+1
Comment #4
madxdog commentedI would like to see better use of the password, not removal.
For instance, BigBlueButton + LDAP integration at a college or university. Authenticated users -- those listed in the LDAP Directory, don't need to know BBB passwords., we can use this module to allow, say, faculty and department coordinators to schedule meetings and classes, faculty to moderate, and students to attend.
But what if a researcher within the institution was to create a meeting and wanted her colleagues from other outside institutions to attend. These people are not listed in university LDAP directory, and thus cannot login. Module administrator could set permissions for anonymous users to attend meetings, but now every John, Moe, and Sally in the universe can join any meeting at the institution. BUT, if the module could require anonymous users to supply a meeting password, then the researcher could send that password to just her invited colleagues, and some semblance of security is preserved.
Comment #5
madxdog commentedI modified my copy of the module to include an "attend meetings with password" permission, assigned to the anonymous user role. When anonymous user views a meeting node, a message and password textbox appear in the meeting block. If no password is entered, attendance is denied. If password does not patch attendeePW, attendance is denied.
I can provide a patch file if interested
Comment #6
sanduhrsA patch would be appreciated.
Comment #7
jvieille commented+1
Comment #8
yzfr1 commentedI would like the patch file as well.
Comment #9
madxdog commentedhere is a patch. I created it against the bbb-6.x-1.x-dev release
Comment #10
madxdog commented