What's new in SEB Safe Exam Browser 2.1.2
Apr 22, 2017
- Fixes a bug when a browser window wasn’t scaled correctly to fit the screen (it was placed in the lower left screen corner, mainly off-screen) when only one screen is connected and the „useBuiltin“ setting is false.
- Fixes a bug when the main browser window stayed open when starting SEB by opening a config file. The window couldn’t be manually closed and stayed in the foreground (as a „zombie“ window, caused by a timing problem when the window gets the close command while it’s still being opened).
- To solve the latter problem and improve usability generally, when starting SEB by opening a .seb config file or a seb(s):// link, the start URL from persistent settings of the SEB client isn't opened first anymore, instead the new settings are directly applied. In case loading or decrypting these settings isn’t successful (load error, canceled by the user, wrong decryption credentials etc.), SEB quits instead of continuing with the persistent client settings.
- Fixed visible screen area was being wrong calculated, not considering correctly if the SEB dock was visible on that screen. This also caused the temporary browser window for authentication not to be moved up when the user moved it underneath the SEB dock.
- Fixed this calculation when no main browser window is open yet (when starting SEB by opening a seb(s):// link from a authenticated server and only the temporary browser window is opened).
- Now opening the main browser window, the SEB dock and the temporary browser window when starting SEB by opening a seb(s):// link from a authenticated server always on the main screen as defined by settings (not macOS).
- Fixed a bug when SEB could kill itself when a space switch occurred.
New in SEB Safe Exam Browser 1.5.2 (Feb 28, 2012)
- SEB can open additional browser windows now.
- New browser preferences pane where the policy for opening hyperlinks in a new browser window can be set: Block those links generally, open in same window or open in new window. Separate settings are available for normal links and links in JavaScript/plug-ins.
- In addition SEB can optionally ignore links requesting to open in a new window which direct to a different host than the one of the current page.
- Improved integrity of the SEB environment by elevating all SEB windows (including the background covering windows) on a higher window level than regular windows and enhanced suppression of other applications opening alert windows, requesting to become active and switching to foreground.
- SEB now blocks the systems screen shot function (in OS X 10.7 Lion), preventing users to save pictures of the browser windows.
- New option to enable or disable browsing back/forward (with cmd + cursor right/left keys). This can prevent users to browse back out of an exam to an unprotected start page.
- New options to enable/disable plug-ins, Java, JavaScript and pop-up windows.
- The clipboard is now cleared when SEB starts and before it quits. But the content of the clipboard (if it's a text string) is saved before SEB clears it, and by pressing a new link button in general preferences pane you can paste that saved string to the Start URL field.
- Added option to prevent full screen invoked by Flash (usually used in Flash video players) when third party applications are allowed. When switching to third party applications is disabled, Flash fullscreen mode is deactivated generally now for security reasons.
- New option in advanced preferences pane to download a PDF file and open it in a third party application instead of viewing it inline.
- Added an option to choose the name and path of a file to be uploaded automatically: If users download a file, edit it in a third party application and save it with the same name at the same path, pressing the "chose file" button in the browser window doesn't present a file requester, instead the file is automatically chosen.
New in SEB Safe Exam Browser 1.3.1 (Jul 19, 2011)
- VM detector refuses to start up SEB on a virtual machine.
- Improved compatibility with OS X 10.7 Lion.
- In the Advanced preferences pane it can be chosen if SEB should allow down- and uploading files and if downloaded files should be opened automatically. This is useful when running additional applications during an exam in an managed OS X user account.
- SEB MacOSX allows to run additional applications during an exam in an account managed by OS X parental controls
- SEB MacOSX is localized in English, German and French.
- Improved security of SEB kiosk mode by preventing other applications to unhide, to steal user input focus and to change presentation options.
- SEB is OS X code signed, so changes of the binary are prevented and the identity of its publisher can be verified.
- Hyperlinks embedded in Javascript, in Flash and other plugins are ignored when they link to another host than the one of the current page.
- Context menu (activated by right mouse click) is also disabled in plugin web content.
- Display and system idle sleep is switched off while SEB is running.
- Normal shutdown and restart invoked by keyboard or other applications is canceled.
- Sleep mode invoked by keyboard is delayed to hinder possible tricking with fast user switching.
- SEB runs on 32-bit-only Mac's also (although for security reasons web plugins are disabled on this architecture).
New in SEB Safe Exam Browser 1.2.1 (Jun 16, 2011)
- Fixed a bug of SEB 1.2 crashing when there was no preferences file saved yet. Completed french translation of new GUI elements.
New in SEB Safe Exam Browser 1.2 (Jun 6, 2011)
- Main features:
- In the Advanced preferences pane it can be chosen if SEB should allow down- and uploading files and if downloaded files should be opened automatically. This is useful when running additional applications during an exam in an managed OS X user account.
- SEB MacOSX allows to run additional applications during an exam in an account managed by OS X parental controls
- SEB MacOSX is localized in English, German and French.
- Improved security of SEB kiosk mode by preventing other applications to unhide, to steal user input focus and to change presentation options.
- SEB is OS X code signed, so changes of the binary are prevented and the identity of its publisher can be verified.
- Hyperlinks embedded in Javascript, in Flash and other plugins are ignored when they link to another host than the one of the current page.
- Context menu (activated by right mouse click) is also disabled in plugin web content.
- Display and system idle sleep is switched off while SEB is running.
- Normal shutdown and restart invoked by keyboard or other applications is canceled.
- Sleep mode invoked by keyboard is delayed to hinder possible tricking with fast user switching.
- SEB runs on 32-bit-only Mac's also (although for security reasons web plugins are disabled on this architecture).
New in SEB Safe Exam Browser 1.0.2 (Mar 28, 2011)
- SEB MacOSX is localized in English, German and French.
- Updated to latest WebKit framework build.
- Improved security of SEB kiosk mode by preventing other applications to unhide, to steal user input focus and to change presentation options.
- SEB is now MacOSX code signed, so changes of the binary are prevented and the identity of its publisher can be verified.
- Hyperlinks embedded in Javascript, in Flash and other plugins are now ignored when they link to another host than the one of the current page.
- Context menu (activated by right mouse click) is now also disabled in plugin web content.
- Switching to fullscreen video in plugins doesn't disengage the kiosk mode anymore.
- Display and system idle sleep is now switched off while SEB is running.
- Normal shutdown and restart invoked by keyboard or other applications is canceled.
- Sleep mode invoked by keyboard is delayed to hinder possible tricking with fast user switching.
- When first starting SEB, a notice is shown about with which keys to quit SEB and how to access its preferences.
- SEB now also runs on 32-bit-only Mac's (although for security reasons web plugins are disabled on this architecture).
- Network and server errors are now displayed.
- Added reload button (cmd + R).
- Browser cache is now cleared when exiting SEB.
- When SEB quits, applications which were visible before starting it are unhidden.
- An "About" panel with information about SEB and its release version is displayed briefly while starting SEB and by clicking the "About" button in preferences.
- A help button in preferences displays online manual.
New in SEB Safe Exam Browser 1.0.1 (Dec 28, 2010)
- German localization has been added. Alerts (including browser error messages), text and buttons in preferences window (including tool tips) are displayed in German when SEB is started on a OS X system set to German language.