[Test-Taking] How does the ProctorExam Chrome Extension work?

 

You can find our extension and download it via this link: ProctroExam Activity Sharing. 

 

 

The source code for the Chrome extension is publicly available here:

https://gitlab.com/proctorexam1/opensource/browser-plugin

 

If you look at the “manifest.json” file, you’ll see what the plugin is able to do:

 "permissions": [

    "desktopCapture", "activeTab", "contextMenus", "tabs", "https://*.proctorexam.com/*"

  ],

 

 

What this means is:
- The extension can capture the screen during an exam;
- The extension can monitor the tabs that are opened inside Chrome during an exam, i.e. it can monitor browser history;
- contextMenus is just the ability to show the menu (as shown in the screenshot below);
- Most importantly: All these permissions are only active if the *.proctorexam.com site is open. i.e. the plugin cannot do operate if our site is not open.

 

 

 

To summarise: The extension will not operate when the user is not taking an exam on proctorexam.com. During an exam, it will only record browsing history.