NAPLAN Online Testing
Locked down browser
Students will be required to use the NAPLAN test player locked down browser to undertake the test. All devices (tablet, PC or Mac) used for student tests must have the locked down browser installed.
Links to install the locked down browser for various supported operating systems are below, along with installation / usage instructions (in PDF form).
What does a locked down browser do?
The locked down browser is a secure browser designed to
- prevent students from accessing other applications, web pages, software or hardware features and only provides access to the test player.
- prevent use of operating system commands such as functions accessed by Ctrl-Alt-Delete.
- disable features such as the camera, spell check, screenshot, home, back and power buttons.
- prevent execution in a virtual machine or a virtual desktop (e.g. Citrix Virtual desktops, VMware or Parallels on Mac)
- prevent the user from exiting without confirmation
Locked down browser Apps will
not contain test content, therefore a connection to the Internet will still be required in order to take the test.
Before downloading a locked down browser, check
device requirements
