ETH Zürich

ETH Zürich is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and through its SafeExamBrowser GitHub organization it maintains Safe Exam Browser (SEB), a specialized kiosk application that temporarily converts any Windows, macOS, or iOS device into a locked-down examination terminal. Designed for universities, certification bodies, and K-12 districts, SEB blocks access to system functions, unauthorized websites, applications, and external storage while exposing only the assessment platform chosen by the institution. Typical deployments integrate the browser with learning-management systems such as Moodle, Canvas, or OpenOLAT, enabling secure high-stakes testing, formative quizzes, and proctored remote exams without additional hardware. Configuration files let administrators allow specific peripherals—like a USB mouse or an on-screen scientific calculator—or restrict clipboard use, printing, and screen capture on the fly. Because SEB is open-source, academic IT teams adapt its cryptographic verification and URL filtering to local privacy regulations and network topologies, then push policies through MDM or GPO. The same codebase supports bring-your-own-device scenarios in lecture halls and large computer labs, automatically restoring normal operation once the exam session ends. Safe Exam Browser is available for free on get.nero.com, where downloads are delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always installing the newest release and permitting batch deployment alongside other academic tools.