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Enable SecureProctor LTI in Canvas

Canvas is a web-based learning management system, or LMS. It is used by learning institutions, educators, and students to access and manage online course learning materials and communicate about skill development and learning achievement.

This article explains how you can enable SecureProctor on a Quiz inside a Course on Canvas LMS.


 
​Pre-Requisites
Install the  SecureProctor Chrome extension  installed on your browser. 
Reach out to your Account Manager for the LTI keys specific to your account.

SecureProctor Terminology


  1. Group Name : In SecureProctor, the group name is the group under which candidates registered under a course on LMS are registered on SecureProctor.
    In other words, after integration, Course name and Quiz name on LMS is the Group name on SecureProctor.

  2. User ID : User ID is used to uniquely identify a candidate, on SecureProctor. After integration, the Email ID of the candidate on LMS becomes User ID on SecureProctor.

  3. Public key : Public key of the client's account on SecureProctor.

  4. Private key : Private key of the client’s account on SecureProctor

Setting up the SecureProctor tool

To set up the SecureProctor tool follow the following steps:

  1. Log in to your Canvas instance

  2. Go to the Admin setting

  3. Go to the Apps section and click on add app



  4. From the drop-down select the “By URL” option and fill in the required details and click on Submit

    1. Name: Name of the tool(SecureProctor)

    2. Consumer key: Public key        //To be shared by Mettl

    3. Shared Secret: Private key       //To be shared by Mettl

    4. Config URL:  https://lti-mpaas.mettl.com/lti.xml



SecureProctor external LTI app is now ready to be used in the courses on your Canvas LMS.

Note: By Default, the SecureProctor tool is added in all the courses present in your Canvas Dashboard, to disable SecureProctor from a course, go to Settings and remove it from the Navigation section.

Setting up the proctoring on a quiz via SecureProctor

Logging in the SecureProctor Chrome Extension

To login into SecureProctor Chrome Extension, the instructor simply needs to click on the SecureProctor tool added into the course, and they will be auto logged into it.

Not Logged in State


Logged in State


Enabling SecureProctor in a Quiz on Canvas

Once login is successful, go to the quiz settings to enable the Proctoring settings and follow the following steps:
  1. Go to the Edit Settings of the Quiz, where you want to setup SecureProctor 
  2. Turn the toggle switch for  SecureProctor on. You can also select the sub settings of SecureProctor as per your requirements about the severity of the exam. 
  3. As soon as you turn  SecureProctor on, a link for the SecureProctor Chrome Extension gets added into the description of the Exam/Quiz. 

Proctoring capabilities



  1. Capture Candidate Screen: Setting to capture test taker's screen in form of screenshots at regular interval. Images are attached in the report.
  2. a) Store Recorded Video: Setting to capture test taker's screen in form of video for the whole duration of the test. Video is attached in the report.
    b) Enable Audio Proctoring: Setting to capture speech/audio in the test environment. The reocrding is analysed for no of speakers, duration of their speech and their individual speech notes. Analysis is included in report. 
  3. Candidate Authorisation: Setting to enable manual authorization, if this setting is passed as true, then-candidate will have to undergo manual authorization.
  4. Full Screen Mode: Setting to enable the test window in full screen to disable multi window cheating scienarios.
  5. Navigation Control: Proctoring setting to enable test taker lockdown mode. 
  6. Restrict Chrome Extensions: Proctoring setting to disable all Chrome Extensions installed on a candidate machine, except the Mettl Chrome Extensions, for the duration of the exam. The Chrome Extensions get re-enabled after the Quiz gets over.

Quiz Restriction Settings

From the “Quiz Restriction” section, set up a Access Code for the Quiz. This Access code makes sure, students are not able to bypass SecureProctor.   
Click on Save.  

You have now successfully enabled SecureProctor in your Canvas.

Note: SecureProctor is currently available only for Basic Quizzes and not for New Quizzes.