This guide is for university administrators, exam controllers, certification managers, and assessment leaders who are running or planning online proctored exams and are concerned about cheating, content leakage, and exam integrity—without harming the candidate experience.
If you’re asking questions like:
This blog answers those questions.
A secure browser is a controlled exam environment that restricts access to system functions, applications, websites, and shortcuts during an online test.
Unlike standard browsers, a secure browser:
Talview’s Secure Browser is designed specifically for high-stakes and scalable online assessments, where maintaining fairness and credibility is critical.
One of the biggest misconceptions in online testing is that proctoring alone is enough. Video monitoring can observe behavior, but it cannot reliably prevent digital misuse such as:
Without a secure browser, exam integrity depends heavily on post-exam reviews often leading to disputes, delays, and inconsistent outcomes.
A lockdown environment shifts integrity from detection to prevention.
Talview’s Secure Browser:
This ensures candidates stay within the exam environment throughout the session.
When candidates are technically prevented from misusing the system:
This leads to faster reviews, fewer appeals, and higher confidence in results.
One of the biggest challenges in remote exams is variation:
Talview’s Secure Browser standardizes the exam experience across supported devices, helping institutions defend results with confidence—regardless of where candidates are located.
This ensures uninterrupted exam focus.
Ideal for exams where open-book is not permitted.
Talview’s Secure Browser works alongside:
This layered approach strengthens integrity without over-surveillance.
A common concern is whether lockdown browsers increase anxiety or technical failures.
Talview addresses this with:
Security is enforced without creating panic.
Trust is built through clarity, consistency, and fairness.
A secure browser:
For institutions, this means fewer escalations and stronger credibility.
For candidates, it means confidence in a fair testing process.
Talview’s Secure Browser is trusted because it:
It is not just a tool, It is a core component of a reliable exam integrity strategy.
If you are serious about running credible online exams, a secure browser is no longer optional. It is a foundational layer that prevents misuse, simplifies reviews, and strengthens trust in results.
Talview’s Secure Browser enables institutions to move online without compromising exam integrity or candidate experience, making it a dependable choice for universities and certification bodies building secure, scalable online assessments.