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|Description=LockDown Browser is an academic examination software that locks down the student's computer during an exam.
|Description=LockDown Browser is an academic examination software that locks down the student's computer during an exam.
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}}[https://web.respondus.com/he/lockdownbrowser/ Lockdown Browser], or LockDown Browser, is a custom web browser that locks down a student's computer during an exam, it often is integrated with learning management systems, such as [https://www.instructure.com/canvas Canvas], [https://www.powerschool.com/products/classroom/learning-management/ Schoology], etc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2026-06-17 |title=LockDown Browser Resources |url=https://web.respondus.com/he/lockdownbrowser/resources/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002160459/https://web.respondus.com/he/lockdownbrowser/resources/ |archive-date=2024-10-02 |access-date=2026-06-17 |website=Respondus.com}}</ref> The first documented version released in 2016<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-29 |title=LockDown Browser Version History |url=https://respondus.com/support/ldbverhist.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129214919/https://respondus.com/support/ldbverhist.php |archive-date=2020-11-29 |access-date=2026-06-17 |website=Respondus.com}}</ref>, and it grew in relevance during and after the Covid-19 Lock-downs<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Trend - Searches on LockDown Browser |url=https://trends.google.com/explore?q=lockdown%2520browser&date=all&geo=Worldwide |url-status=live}}</ref>.
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==Consumer-impact summary==
Lockdown Browser integrates with Respondus Monitor. The former is mainly responsible for preventing students to access their computer during exams, and the latter is mainly responsible for monitoring the students during examinations. The restriction of access include disabling of browser toolbar, windows feature (such as print screen, accessing computer's tool bar), the ability to exit the application, the ability to power off the computer, keyboard functions, and more.<ref name=":0" />
 
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