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Respondus LockDown Browser

LockDown Browser is a web browser that increases academic integrity by “locking” the browser and preventing students from navigating to external resources during a quiz or exam on Canvas. When students complete an online assessment in LockDown Browser, they are unable to access their class notes and other applications, print (except if enabled) or copy questions, visit other websites (except if enabled or websites have been whitelisted), or close the assessment until it is submitted. Assessments requiring LockDown Browser cannot be accessed or completed with any other browser. 

 

Key Features

  • Restricts access: cannot access other applications or websites (except if enabled or websites have been whitelisted) while using this browser. Quizzes/exams using this browser cannot be accessed by other browsers like Firefox, Chrome, and Safari 
  • Disables functions: cannot print (except if enabled), take screenshots or use keyboard shortcuts 
  • Locks until submission: cannot close Lockdown Browser until the quiz or exam is submitted (except if enabled) 

Getting Started

To use LockDown Browser, you will need to enable LockDown Browser in your Canvas site and then enable it for the desired Canvas quizzes in your course.  

Note: Students MUST download LockDown Browser from the link provided by Canvas or from this LockDown Browser download link when trying to access a Canvas Quiz that has LockDown Browser enabled. 

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)

If you decide to use Respondus LockDown Browser in your course, you are required to have certain quiz settings enabled to ensure that its use is compliant with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). To do this, refer to the Instructions for requiring LockDown Browser for a Canvas Assessment. 

Instructions

  • Require LockDown Browser for a Canvas assessment  
    • Once you have added LockDown Browser in the Course Navigation of your Canvas course, you can add a password, require LockDown Browser to view quiz results, allow access to specific websites, and enable a calculator in the Advanced Settings.  

Important: We recommend discouraging students from using iPads to complete LockDown Browser enabled quizzes, due to the technical difficulties and incompatibilities that can occur.

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Last updated on: October 15, 2024

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