Experience with 'Secure' Exam Testing Software? 49
Durindana writes "My law school has decided using the Exam4 software from Extegrity, thinking it would be a good idea. I disagree; the software can only be used by students on their own laptops, and (of course) Exam4 is mono-platform. Anyone have experience using this software (e.g. security level, reliability) or, hopefully, successfully opposing its use? It strikes me as a hell of a disadvantage to students who'd like an alternative to hand-writing but - for some strange reason - don't own a Windows laptop."
Anyone else see the irony? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Gak, you're posting the same crap (Score:2, Insightful)
You can't trust the client (Score:4, Insightful)
The *only* ways to do this kind of thing is either have the software running on trusted hardware like a previously set up computer lab, or run the software on a trusted server and give the *untrusted* clients only a thin-client (citrix/ts/vnc/web browser). AND you have to have someone supervising them to make sure they've smuggled no notes in and aren't cut'n'pasting from another app.
Surely a law school, of all places, would have someone who knows a bit about information security on staff?
This software looks like exactly the kind of product developed by someone with no security training outside Microsofts VB tutorials.
Exactly the kind of software not to use for anything important - and Exams at Law School are important - there is a huge amount of money and future careers involved.
- Muggins the Mad
Re:Exam software?? (Score:2, Insightful)