Honorlock Proctoring

Welcome to the Moodle plugin for integrating with the Honorlock Proctoring! This plugin provides seamless integration between Moodle and Honorlock Proctoring, enabling online assessments to be proctored and monitored in real time. With this plugin, Moodle administrators can ensure the authenticity and validity of online exams, enhancing the reliability and trustworthiness of online education.

The Honorlock Proctoring Moodle plugin is easy to install and use, and requires minimal configuration. It provides a comprehensive solution for proctoring online exams, and is designed to be flexible and adaptable to the specific needs of each institution.

In this readme file, we will go through the key features of the Honorlock Proctoring Moodle plugin, and provide detailed instructions on how to install, configure and use it. Whether you are a Moodle administrator or an educator, this readme file will provide all the information you need to get started with the Honorlock Proctoring Moodle plugin.

Requirements

1. Honorlock Proctoring was tested with Moodle 3 and Moodle 4
2. Honorlock Proctoring authenticates for instructors via LTI. Please, check the LTI configuration below.

Configuration

There are two parts to the plugin integration - LTI configuration - Plugin Installation and configuration.

LTI Configuration

The LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) will serve as the interface for instructors to access and configure the Honorlock proctoring system for exams. To accomplish this, two steps are required: 1) setting up an LTI external tool and 2) adding the tool to each course where proctoring is desired.

Create the LTI External Tool

• Login as an admin in Moodle
• Go to the Site Administration > Plugins > Activity modules > External Tool > Manage Tools section
• Click the configure a tool manually link and enter the following configuration (Ignoring the ones not present in this list)
  • Tool name: Honorlock LTI
  • Tool URL: [environment.baseurl]/org/[organization_uuid]/launch
  • Tool Description: Honorlock LTI Tool 1.3
  • LTI version: LTI 1.3
  • Public key type: Keyset URL
  • Initial login URL: [environment.baseurl]/org/[organization_uuid]/oidc/login
  • Redirection URI(s): [environment.baseurl]/org/[organization_uuid]/launch
  • Custom parameters: platform=moodle
  • Tool configuration usage: Show as preconfigured tool when adding an external tool
  • Default launch container: Embed, without blocks
  • [optional] Icon URL (You might need to click "Show more..."): [environment.baseurl]/favicons/favicon.ico
• Scroll down and click the Save changes button.
• On the generated tool box click the configuration details button () and take note of the following values
  • Platform ID
  • Client ID
  • Deployment ID
  • Public keyset URL
  • Access token URL
  • Authentication request URL
• Contact Honorlock to complete the setup, they will require the previously obtained values.

Add LTI to a course

• Select a course in Moodle
• Toggle the Edit mode option on the top right corner of the page
• Under any topic
  • Click Add an activity or resource
  • Click External tool
  • Fill the following fields
    • Activity name: Honorlock
    • Preconfigured tool: Honorlock LTI
    • Click Save and return to course
    • Untoggle Edit mode
  • Click the Honorlock LTI external Tool