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Experience with 'Secure' Exam Testing Software?

Posted by Cliff on from the transforming-teacher's-pet-into-pet-peeve dept.

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."

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  1. To re-phrase by psilosopher256 · · Score: 5, Funny

    To re-phrase this question: "What are the security vulnerabilities of my exam software, and how can I exploit them to do well on my test?"

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    ---Psilosopher
  2. UltraSecure Mode by joelparker · · Score: 4, Funny
    From the website, emphasis mine:
    • "UltraSecure Mode" requires a special "Start Code"
      for invoking "UltraSecure Mode" and a "Secret Number"
      for unlocking the encrypted exam answers; and our nifty
      "ExamOpener" utility software that "semi-automatically"
      retrieves exams from the floppy disks...

    And cheaters get "Double Secret Probabtion"
    then a nifty fine of "One Trillion Dollars"
    and jail time in an "UltraSecure" cell
    guarded by "Sharks With Laser Beams"

  3. What kind of name is "Extegrity"? by Feztaa · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm surprised that nobody else has brought this up, but hear me out...

    If "interior" is the opposite of "exterior", then what is the opposite of "extegrity"? :)