This article is for institutions that are either existing Inspera customers or are considering implementing Inspera.
If you are a candidate, please refer to your institution’s own guidance on taking an assessment using the Inspera platform. Your institution may impose different requirements to our minimum specification.
The minimum system requirements depend on which configuration of Inspera you are using:
- Inspera Assessment (open book, no lockdown or proctoring)
- Inspera Assessment with Inspera Integrity Browser (Lockdown with or without proctoring)
- Inspera Assessment or an LMS with Inspera Recorded, Record & Review and Live Proctoring
- Inspera Assessment with Safe Exam Browser (Lockdown using SEB)
Each of these has a separate dedicated article. This article coveres Inspera Assessment with Inspera Integrity Browser, with or without proctoring.
Lockdown with or without proctoring (Inspera Proctoring)
Inspera Assessment can be combined with Inspera Integrity Browser (IIB), an in-house application that provides a lockdown environment to prevent candidates from accessing anything else on the computer for the duration of their assessment. Additionally, Inspera Proctoring can be used in record & review.
Inspera Integrity Browser is only available for Windows and macOS.
MacOS 14 Users on Versions Below 1.15.12
The use of Inspera Integrity Browser, with versions below 1.15.12 in conjunction with MacOS 14 has been identified to cause screen flickering issues. To resolve this issue, please reach out to the Service Desk to update to the latest version.
Inspera Integrity Browser Requirements
| Operating Systems supported | ||
| Minimum | Recommended | Full Supported List |
| Windows 7 on 64 bit platforms | Windows 11 | Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and 11 on 64-bit platforms |
| MacOS 10.15 | MacOS 15.7 | macOS 10, macOS 11, macOS 12, macOS 13, macOS 14, macOS 15, macOS 26 |
- Support for Windows 7 and 8.1 is discontinued from IIB version 1.14.19. We don't recommend using touchscreen devices. We strongly encourage being on the Recommended Windows OS version.
- If you are using IIB version 1.15.0 and above, the minimum requirement is macOS Big Sur (version 11) We strongly encourage being on the Recommended macOS version.
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Important: To ensure the best performance and security, we strongly advise using the recommended versions of Windows and macOS.
Support for officially unsupported operating systems by Microsoft and Apple (including macOS 10, macOS 11, macOS 12, macOS 13 Ventura and Windows 7, Windows 8.1/Windows 8.2) will be phased out in upcoming releases. IIB may work on these older OS versions but these OS Versions will not be tested with IIB. We recommend upgrading to the recommended Windows and Mac OS versions.
- OpenGL 2.0 graphics driver
- CPUs newer than 2011 (Intel Sandy Bridge (Core i3, i5, and i7) or newer)
- Minimum SSE 4.2 in AMD processors and CPU.
Note: ARM-based processors are not supported for now. - A broadband internet connection (0.15Mbps upload speed, 0.20Mbps download speed)
- A working internet connection is required during installation so that the configuration file can be downloaded
Inspera Resilience Proctoring Requirements
| Operating Systems supported | ||
| Minimum | Recommended | Full Supported List |
| Windows 7 on 64 bit platforms | Windows 11 | Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and 11 on 64-bit platforms |
| MacOS 10.15 | macOS 26 | macOS 10, macOS 11, macOS 12, macOS 13, macOS 14, macOS 15, MacOS 26 |
- Support for Windows 7 and 8.1 is discontinued from IIB version 1.14.19. We don't recommend using touchscreen devices. We strongly encourage being on the Recommended Windows OS version.
- If you are using IIB version 1.15.0 and above, the minimum requirement is macOS Big Sur (version 11). We strongly encourage being on the Recommended macOS version.
- If you are running a Windows machine and want to install and run a different configuration than the existing IIB version and configuration, IIB first needs to be uninstalled, and then reinstalled.
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Important: To ensure the best performance and security, we strongly advise using the recommended versions of Windows and macOS.
Support for officially unsupported operating systems by Microsoft and Apple (including macOS 10, macOS 11, macOS 12 and macOS 13 Ventura and Windows 8.1/Windows 8.2, Windows 7) will be phased out in upcoming releases. IIB may work on these older OS versions but these OS Versions will not be tested with IIB. We recommend upgrading to the recommended Windows and Mac OS versions.
- CPUs newer than 2011 (Intel Sandy Bridge (Core i3, i5, and i7) or newer)
- 75 MB of free storage space per hour
- Web camera & microphone (internal or external).
Known compatibility issue between Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 USB webcam and IIB causing error in camera/mic check in IIB. - A broadband internet connection (0.15Mbps upload speed, 0.20Mbps download speed)
- A working internet connection during installation so that the configuration file can be downloaded
Depending on the security settings implemented by the institution for each test, candidates may be required to have Admin rights. For instance, Administrator permission is needed for IIB in Strict lockdown mode to install and launch IIB, as well as to restart, stop, or start IIB in case it is interrupted.