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htcfreek
Apr 01, 2022Iron Contributor
BigBlueButton not working if 'Enhanced Security Mode' is enabled
The web version of the meeting software BigBlueButton isn't working anymore if I enable the 'Enhanced Security Mode' and set it to 'balanced' or higher. Then the web page is showing only a loading sc...
- Apr 27, 2022
The developers from BigBlueButton and Google found the reason why it isn't working when the feature is enabled. According to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-security-browse-safer the WASM standard isn't working if enhanced security is enabled. And WASM is required in BigBlueButton.
So the workaround is to add the BigBlueButton URL to the bypass list using the GPO or the settings ux. (See this https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/issues/14717#issuecomment-1110759614.)
It would be great if there is a note in the GPO description too.
Kelly_Y
Microsoft
Apr 29, 2022htcfreek The policy documentation has been updated: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#enhancesecuritymode
Have a great weekend!
-Kelly