Safe Exam Browser 2.3 for macOS released

Safe Exam Browser 2.3 for macOS is a major update, which improves security massively by supporting the Automatic Assessment Configuration (AAC) macOS Assessment Mode, available from macOS 10.15.4. SEB 2.3 also adds new capabilities, improves the user interface for students and exam administrators and fixes several issues:

• Support for Automatic Assessment Configuration (AAC) macOS Assessment Mode. AAC is used by default if running on macOS 10.15.4 or newer. Assessment Mode blocks various macOS features which shouldn't be accessible during exams. Also no other applications and processes running in the background can access the network while Assessment Mode is active.
• Optionally, the old SEB kiosk mode can be used also on latest macOS versions, as AAC doesn't support optionally enabling features like like screen capture/sharing, Siri and Dictation. Assessment Mode also cannot be used if you want to run a video conferencing solution in the background during an exam for proctoring.
• New options to enforce using the internal (built-in) display of a MacBook or iMac but optionally still allowing to use the external display on a Mac without built-in display (Mac Mini, Mac Pro).
• Fixed an issue when calculating the Config Key for configuration files containing prohibited processes entries for both macOS and Windows.
• New battery indicator in the SEB Dock, automatically displayed on devices with battery when the macOS menu bar with its battery indicator is disabled. This specifically applies when using Assessment Mode, as then the menu bar is always hidden.
• Full compatibility with macOS 11 Big Sur.
• Native support for Apple Silicon.
• Preferences window can be opened by holding the option/alt key when starting SEB (also when dropping a SEB configuration file onto the SEB icon).

See release notes for all changes.