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Safe Exam Browser 2.x for Windows. IMPORTANT: This is the legacy version which isn't actively developed anymore.
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[Question] Checking Authenticity of Third Party Applications in Unmanaged PCs #107

Closed cemonem closed 3 years ago

cemonem commented 3 years ago

Checking Authenticity of Third Party Applications in Unmanaged PCs

Description

Hello, Is it possible to check the authenticity of the allowed third party applications within Safe Exam Browser (by checking if the md5sum of the executable matches the one in the configuration file etc.)? Although the configuration of the browser is enforced with the browser exam keys and the moodle plugin, it seems that one can cheat by replacing the allowed executable with another application with the same name, even though that application may not be permitted during the exam.

Environment & Version

Windows 10

SEB-Version: 3.0.1

dbuechel commented 3 years ago

Yes, you can define an original name for each application executable which you define in the configuration. We might extend this in the future to also enable validation by a checksum or alike, although that would require a change to the configuration every time an application is updated.