LockDown Browser Integration for Assessments

LockDown BrowserTM is a custom browser that deters cheating by restricting student access to other websites, applications, and tools during online assessments.

When LockDown Browser is enabled:

  • the assessment cannot be accessed with other browsers.

  • the assessment is displayed in full screen mode and cannot be minimized.

  • browser menu and toolbar actions are limited to Back, Forward, Refresh, and Stop.

  • messaging, screen-sharing, virtual machine, and remote desktop applications are blocked.

  • print and screen capture functions are disabled.

  • copying and pasting content to or from the assessment is prohibited.

  • right-click menus, function keys, keyboard shortcuts, and task switching are disabled.

  • students cannot exit the assessment without submitting it for grading.

For more information on the faculty and student experiences, see

LockDown Browser Premium Add-on

Platform Managers can review resources and purchase LockDown Browser in Core, Settings, Activate new features, under Premium add-ons.

Free trial

To start a full, 30-day trial of LockDown Browser, select Start free trial.

  • Your trial begins after you agree to the terms and select Start trial.

Note: If LockDown Browser is not purchased at the end of the free trial, the LockDown Browser experience is removed, but students and faculty can still access assessments and results.

Purchase premium add-on

To purchase LockDown Browser, select Buy LockDown Browser.

  • Review the Blackbaud Solutions Agreement and Terms and Conditions before submitting your order.

  • The cost of the integration will be added to your Blackbaud contract.

LockDown Browser Integration Settings

Platform Managers and Integration Managers update LockDown Browser settings in Core, Settings, Integration settings, LockDown Browser.

If students manage their own devices, they are prompted to download and install LockDown Browser when accessing an enabled assessment for the first time.

For school-managed devices, the following installation files are available for administrators under Managed install files:

  • Microsoft Windows

  • Apple Mac OS

  • Chromebook extension

  • Apple iPad

Administrators can allow access to specific applications, such as screen sharing to monitor students during assessments, by adding them to the Allow list.

  1. In Core, select Settings, Integration settings, LockDown Browser.

  2. Under Allow list, select the edit icon.

  3. Select Add application.

  4. Enter the Program name.

  5. Enter the Program file name.

    Tip: For Microsoft Windows programs, enter the .exe file name. For example, enter "mspaint.exe" to allow Microsoft Paint.
    For Mac OS, enter the process entry name. For example, enter "ARDAgent" to allow ARDAgent.

LockDown Browser includes a built-in list of blocked applications. Administrators can add new applications to the Block list between browser updates.

Tip: Enable Allow for bulk block to let students close all blocked applications with a single click instead of closing each application individually.

  1. In Core, select Settings, Integration settings, LockDown Browser.

  2. Under Block list, select the edit icon.

  3. Select Add application.

  4. Enter the Program name.

  5. Enter the Program file name.

    Tip: For Microsoft Windows programs, enter the .exe file name. For Mac OS, enter the process entry name.

In the event that LockDown Browser becomes unresponsive, or a student is unable to submit their assessment due to a system error, a teacher can initiate the proctor exit process.

Note: Do not share the proctor exit passcode with students. The proctor exit steps should be performed by a teacher directly on a student's device.

  1. In Core, select Settings, Integration settings, LockDown Browser.

  2. Under Proctor exit passcode, select the edit icon.

  3. Enter the new Passcode.

  4. Select Save.

  1. On the student's device, select the information icon letter i in a circle at the top of the LockDown Browser window.

  2. In the LockDown Browser - Information dialog box, select Proctor Exit.

  3. Enter the Exit Password provided by your administrator and select OK.

  4. LockDown Browser will close.

A student cannot resume a LockDown Browser assessment until the teacher allows them to continue.

  1. On the teacher's device, go to the Assignment Center or class Assignments tab.

  2. Select the assessment name.

  3. Select the student from the list.

  4. Select Allow continue.

The student can now resume the assessment.