19-12-2012, 06:51 PM
Enhanced Security for Online Exams Using Group Cryptography
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Abstract
Online exam is field that is very popular and made many security assurances. Then also it fails to control cheating. Online exams have not been widely adopted well, but online education is adopted and using allover the world without any security issues. An online exam is defined in this project as one that takes place over the insecure Internet, and where no proctor is in the same location as the examinees. This project proposes an enhanced secure filled online exam management environment mediated by using remote monitoring and control of ports and input. The target domain of this project is that of online exams for any subject’s contests in any level of study, as well as exams in online university courses with students in various remote locations. This project proposes easy solution to the issue of security and cheating for online exams. This solution uses an enhanced Security Control system in the Online Exam (SeCOnE) which is based on group cryptography with an e-monitoring scheme.
Existing System
Different cheating patterns exists in current system including copying the answers of others, exchanging answers, searching the Internet for answers, using the data and software saved on the student’s local computer and discussing the exam by e-mail, external storage devices.
Disadvantages
1) Level of communication between teachers and students decreases.
2) The tendency to cheat by students increases.
3) The system must rely on students’ honesty or their having an honor code
Proposed System
This project proposes a solution to the issue of security and cheating for online exams. This solution uses an enhanced Security Control system in the Online Exam (SeCOnE) which is based on e-monitoring scheme. The e-monitoring provides a proctor function to remote examinees to prevent cheating, and thus removes the requirement of having to go to a fixed location. The target of this project is online exams of any type and exams in online university courses with students at remote locations.
Project proposes administering an online exam at a fixed time with the same questions for all examinees, just like an off-line exam, but without restricting the physical location of the examinees. As the SeCOnE system enables many kinds of tests to be given online, it can provide teachers with better evaluation standards for students and may contribute to improving the quality of education.
Advantages
1) Online exam management system having some monitoring method to prevent and to detect cheating.
2) Without regard to location and time.
3) Avoid intercepting or interfering with communications during an online exam.
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Abstract
Online exam is field that is very popular and made many security assurances. Then also it fails to control cheating. Online exams have not been widely adopted well, but online education is adopted and using allover the world without any security issues. An online exam is defined in this project as one that takes place over the insecure Internet, and where no proctor is in the same location as the examinees. This project proposes an enhanced secure filled online exam management environment mediated by using remote monitoring and control of ports and input. The target domain of this project is that of online exams for any subject’s contests in any level of study, as well as exams in online university courses with students in various remote locations. This project proposes easy solution to the issue of security and cheating for online exams. This solution uses an enhanced Security Control system in the Online Exam (SeCOnE) which is based on group cryptography with an e-monitoring scheme.
Existing System
Different cheating patterns exists in current system including copying the answers of others, exchanging answers, searching the Internet for answers, using the data and software saved on the student’s local computer and discussing the exam by e-mail, external storage devices.
Disadvantages
1) Level of communication between teachers and students decreases.
2) The tendency to cheat by students increases.
3) The system must rely on students’ honesty or their having an honor code
Proposed System
This project proposes a solution to the issue of security and cheating for online exams. This solution uses an enhanced Security Control system in the Online Exam (SeCOnE) which is based on e-monitoring scheme. The e-monitoring provides a proctor function to remote examinees to prevent cheating, and thus removes the requirement of having to go to a fixed location. The target of this project is online exams of any type and exams in online university courses with students at remote locations.
Project proposes administering an online exam at a fixed time with the same questions for all examinees, just like an off-line exam, but without restricting the physical location of the examinees. As the SeCOnE system enables many kinds of tests to be given online, it can provide teachers with better evaluation standards for students and may contribute to improving the quality of education.
Advantages
1) Online exam management system having some monitoring method to prevent and to detect cheating.
2) Without regard to location and time.
3) Avoid intercepting or interfering with communications during an online exam.