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Safe Exam Browser quiz access rule
Note! since Moodle 3.9 a better SEB integration is built into the standard Moodle release. You probably don't need this plugin any more.
This quiz access rule was created by Tim Hunt at the Open University. It provides integration for Safe Exam Browser 2.0 or later with Moodle. It can be used with versions 2.7 of Moodle, or later.
If you install this plugin, there is a new option 'Allowed browser exam keys' on the quiz settings form where you can enter valid keys for version of SEB that should be allowed to attempt the quiz. There is also a new capability 'Not required to use Safe Exam Browser'. Users with that capability (by default teachers and above) are exempt from the secure browser check.
Note this plugin is not needed from Moodle 3.9 onwards any more. Its function is embedded in the default quizaccess_seb access rule. Version 'Release 1.4 for Moodle 3.4+ (20200727)' is the final release.
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I have tried to figure out how I am supposed to be configuring this plug in but can't seem to get it. So I am running Moodle 3.1.1+ with SEB 2.13 on Windows. I get that in the QUIZ module I need to enter the SEB key. So, I figure I first need to configure SEB, so I start the Config tool, set the startup website to URL, and then under the Exam Tab, I find the Key Code and copy that to the Quiz Module. I save the settings in both SEB and Moodle's Quiz Module.
Now, students are logging into the school network, each with their own profiles that follow them to any computer they log on to. When they login the first time at any given workstation, they must configure the SEB to my Moodle site. I instruct them to do so. Now the Problem is... when they open SEB under their login profile, it is a different allowed Key in SEB for every single user. So, when they go to attempt the quiz, the keys don't match because I only have my key in the quiz module. The Network is running Windows 7 Enterprise.
What am I missing here? Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Tim, once I feel I have a good grasp of all of this, I will test it in 3.4.
It does a perfect job of removing all site navigation other than that needed during the quiz attempt.
BUT: When it initially hits the Moodle quiz landing page (the one with the button to "attempt quiz now") all of the normal Moodle navigation items are still available on the page.
The user menu, the bootstrap custom menu, the previous and next activity links at the bottom of the page, the Boost theme nav drawer, everything.
This allows students to navigate off around the site prior to starting the exam to access content which they can copy and then later paste into a quiz answer if desired.
I've tested it with Boost, More and Clean themes and it is the same on all.
Because the SafeExamBrowser apends SEB to the useragent string I've managed to use some javascript to detect this and then hide all the navigation stuff with CSS but it would be much better if it was done by default.
Is there a simple way which I've overlooked or should I file a bug report?
I'll be completely happy with my use of the cssua javascript and some CSS.
Cheers
The latest versoin only works with Moodle 3.4+ because it contains the code to integrate with the new Privacy API, and that only works with PHP 7.1.
1.1 seems pretty old.. while 1.2 says moodle3.2.
i hope 1.2 should work for Moodle 3.1.1 as well?
I will be grateful, if you may please respond to my last question?