# Outlook / Office 365 Plugin Authentication

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/outlook-office-365-plugin-authentication/1701>\
**Category:** App Marketplace\
**Created:** [September 12, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/outlook-office-365-plugin-authentication/1701 "2018-09-12T15:58:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Brian\_McFarlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@Brian\_McFarlane](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Brian_McFarlane)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/outlook-office-365-plugin-authentication/1701/1 "2018-09-12T15:58:26Z")

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We use the Zoom Office 365 Outlook Plugin ([https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005223126-Office-365-Outlook-Web-Add-In](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005223126-Office-365-Outlook-Web-Add-In)) for scheduling Zoom meetings.

We find that users must authenticate to the plugin very frequently (daily).&nbsp; We would suggest the following changes:

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1. Make use of Microsoft’s&nbsp;Persisting add-in state and settings to ensure session data is stored server side for zoom:&nbsp;[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/develop/persisting-add-in-state-and-settings](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/develop/persisting-add-in-state-and-settings)

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1. When installing the add in, it would be fantastic if the admin had the ability to configure authentication settings for the users ahead of time.&nbsp; You could make use of query strings on the XML URL.&nbsp; Something along these ideas:

Configure SSO and domain for plugin:

[https://zoom.us/office365/add-in/manifest.xml?authType=sso&authDomain=mydomain.com](https://zoom.us/office365/add-in/manifest.xml?authType=sso&authDomain=mydomain.com)

This would allow the user to have a better experience with Zoom in the Office 365 environment.

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**Author:** ![Keith\_Kemp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@Keith\_Kemp](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Keith_Kemp)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/outlook-office-365-plugin-authentication/1701/2 "2018-09-12T16:24:43Z")

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Both of these changes would have a huge impact as currently using Zoom is very cumbersome requiring frequent selecting of SSO, typing of the domain, and logging in.

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**Author:** ![bthorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@bthorp](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/bthorp)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/outlook-office-365-plugin-authentication/1701/3 "2019-01-25T20:48:46Z")

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This, we did not roll it out because of the login hassle users would be facing.

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/outlook-office-365-plugin-authentication/1701/4 "2021-05-12T15:55:07Z")

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For more info / support about the Outlook / Office integration, please reach out to [support.zoom.us](http://support.zoom.us).

-Tommy

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/outlook-office-365-plugin-authentication/1701/5 "2021-05-12T15:55:10Z")

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Closed on May 12, 2021, 3:55pm UTC