Accessing a Zoom Recording

Detailed instructions on how to access the Zoom recording shared with you.

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When someone within Stony Brook shares a Zoom recording link with you and requires authentication, you'll need to sign in with NetID/NetID (SSO) to access it.

Keep Zoom Cloud Recording Retention in mind when sharing/accessing cloud recordings, as cloud recordings are automatically deleted as per that retention timeline.
  1. If you get a link to a recording but are prompted to sign in (e.g., with email address and password), don't fill in the email/password. Instead, scroll down
    zoom login page, email and password container
  2. Scroll down and click on Sign in with SSO (SSO=NetID/NetID password)
    Red arrow pointing to the sign in with SSO option below the email and password sign in
  3. Enter the Company Domain which is "stonybrook"
    Sign in with SSO tab, choose company Domain
  4. Then enter your NetID and NetID password:
    "NetID Sign in, username and password containers"
  5. If you are prompted for a password* after signing in with SSO, ask the person who made the recording (the Zoom Host) to share that password with you. (Only the Zoom Meeting Host has this password).
    The password container
    *There is a global setting in the Zoom portal , Zoom hosts can change that setting so their cloud recordings by default do not prompt viewers for a password.
This Content Last Updated:
05/06/2025

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This KB Article References:
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This Content Last Updated:
05/06/2025