Yes – Use an existing template is only shown when there really are templates to choose from. You hand the Safe Exam Browser config file over to students by other means, like you did with Moodle ≤ 3.8. The quiz can be attempted with any configuration of Safe Exam Browser. Yes – Use SEB client config: No configurations of Safe Exam Browser are on Moodle side.All manual settings and the use of templates will be disabled. Yes – Upload my own config: You can upload your own Safe Exam Browser configuration file.Your manual settings overwrite the settings in the template. Templates are managed by the Moodle Administrator. Yes – Use an existing template: A template for the configuration of Safe Exam Browser can be used.You can configure Safe Exam Browser manually. Yes – Configure manually: No template for the configuration of Safe Exam Browser will be used.No: Safe Exam Browser is not required to attempt the quiz.Require the use of Safe Exam Browser - Set whether students can only attempt the quiz using the Safe Exam Browser. The following minimum versions of the Safe Exam Browser are required for use of the Config Key feature: macOS – 2.1.5pre2, Windows – 2.4, iOS – 2.1.16. Then, during the quiz, Moodle sends its responses with a Config Key custom HTTP request header, which is combined with the URL of the HTTP request into a SHA256 hash. Download the Safe Exam Browser configuration file.ĭifferent measures assure that the Safe Exam Browser used for taking the quiz is in fact using the correct configuration and no modified or manipulated Safe Exam Browser can be used.Ī Browser Exam Key or multiple Browser Exam Keys can be set to validate the SEB version(s) used by students to access the quiz, and to assure that the Safe Exam Browser client is correctly configured/secured for that specific quiz.Īnother possibility is to use the Config Key.For other Safe Exam Browser versions, please use 'Download configuration' and then open the downloaded config file, which will start Safe Exam Browser into the quiz. Note: The 'Launch Safe Exam Browser' button to start the quiz in Safe Exam Browser from another browser works with Safe Exam Browser 3.0.1 for Windows and Safe Exam Browser 2.1.5pre2 for macOS onwards only. Launch the Safe Exam Browser, which applies the settings and sends the students to the quiz starting page.This button redirects to the configured download location for Safe Exam Browser, default is. They can – depending on your settings – either If done within Moodle, on a quiz page, students are offered some choices. This Safe Exam Browser configuration file can either be generated using the Safe Exam Browser config tool (the documentation can be found under ) or directly within Moodle. In order to enable students to take an attempt with Safe Exam Browser, it is necessary to hand them a Safe Exam Browser configuration file which contains the rules applying. Spell checking and dictionary lookup is disabled, but can optionally be allowed.

Specific web sites/pages/resources can be configured to be accessible during an exam, using a URL filter.The clipboard is cleared when starting and quitting Safe Exam Browser.The possibility of taking screen shots is disabled. Shortcut keys such as Win+Tab, Alt+Tab, Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+F4, Print Screen, Cmd+Tab are disabled or cannot be used to close Safe Exam Browser or to switch to other user accounts on the computer.Switching to other applications is disabled by default, but it's possible to allow to use specific third-party applications during an exam.Safe Exam Browser cannot be closed until the test is submitted.The browser window won't have a URL or search field and back/forward navigation and reload can be disabled.Students will only be able to attempt the quiz if they are using Safe Exam Browser.The restrictions placed on students are similar to those in the quiz Extra restrictions on attempts > Browser security 'Full screen pop-up with some JavaScript security' case, but because Safe Exam Browser is software running on the student's computer, it can do a much more effective job of restricting their actions. The application must be downloaded and installed on the device that the student uses to attempt the quiz. Safe Exam Browser is a customised web browser, available for Windows (7, 8.1, 10), macOS (starting 10.7, recommended 10.11 or newer) and iOS (9.3.5 or newer).

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