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McCranium
Jun 29, 2023Copper Contributor
Lobby Bypass - People in my organization and trusted organization
We have a requirement that I can't believe is unique. We have a multi-tenant organization, and our leadership would like the organizations that are part of the broader enterprise to be able to bypass...
- Jun 30, 2023
McCranium I wouldn't spend too long looking at this, as it's advising about features that simply don't exist. There is no graph api setting to control lobby access so you can't develop or find third party solutions to change the products capabilities in this area.
Kinda reads like a ChatGPT response making stuff up to me.
LeonPavesic
Jun 30, 2023Silver Contributor
Hi McCranium,
Enabling lobby bypass selectively for specific organizations within a multi-tenant environment can be a complex requirement, and Microsoft Teams does not provide a native solution to achieve this directly. Lobby bypass settings in Teams are based on user identity and membership rather than organizational relationships.
Regarding cross-tenant synchronization and how Teams determines external users, it's important to understand that cross-tenant sync, such as Azure AD B2B guest accounts, allows users from different organizations to collaborate and access shared resources. However, these users are still considered external to each other's organizations.
While there isn't a built-in feature in Teams to differentiate lobby bypass for specific organizations within a multi-tenant environment, you may consider exploring the following options:
1. Custom Development: Explore the possibility of custom development using the Microsoft Teams APIs or Graph API to implement a solution that selectively manages lobby bypass based on specific organizational criteria. This would require custom coding and may require ongoing maintenance.
2. Third-Party Solutions: Investigate third-party solutions that specialize in advanced Teams governance and administration. Some third-party tools offer more granular control over lobby bypass settings and may provide the ability to configure bypass rules based on specific organizational criteria.
3. User Education and Best Practices: Educate users in your organization about the proper use of lobby bypass and establish best practices for inviting and managing external participants in meetings. This can help ensure that participants from trusted organizations join meetings smoothly while maintaining appropriate security measures for external guests.
Kindest regards
McCranium
Jun 30, 2023Copper Contributor
LeonPavesic - Thank you so much for the reply, it is very thorough! In fact it is much more detailed than any other answers I've received so far.
- StevenC365Jun 30, 2023MVP
McCranium I wouldn't spend too long looking at this, as it's advising about features that simply don't exist. There is no graph api setting to control lobby access so you can't develop or find third party solutions to change the products capabilities in this area.
Kinda reads like a ChatGPT response making stuff up to me.
- McCraniumJun 30, 2023Copper ContributorThanks for the reply, I really appreciate it.