This page is written 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)

Content

• Inspera Assessment 
• Inspera Assessment with Inspera Integrity Browser and Inspera Resilience Proctoring
  • Inspera Integrity Browser minimum requirements
  • Inspera Resilience Proctoring minimum requirements
• Inspera Recorded, Record and Review and Live Proctoring
• Inspera Assessment with Safe Exam Browser
  • SEB minimum requirements
  • Downloadable versions of SEB

Inspera Assessment 

Inspera Assessment can be accessed by the two most recent stable versions of the following web browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Apple Safari

The most common browsers are on aggressive release schedules; therefore, the most current version is not explicitly listed. We recommend that you install new versions of the browsers as they are released.

Note that this only defines the recommended browsers. Other browser versions and vendors that follow modern web standards can also be used.

Recommended security measures

• Up-to-date antimalware
• Activated local firewall
• Local device encryption
• Updated and patched Operating Systems and Applications
• Safely kept user account and password
• Trusted and secure internet connection

• macOS: MacOS 10.15 to 13.6
  
  Note: Minimum requirement is macOS Big Sur (version 11) and higher from IIB 1.15.0. 
• 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
• A broadband internet connection (0.15Mbps upload speed)
• A working internet connection during installation so that the configuration file can be downloaded

Inspera Resilience Proctoring minimum requirements

• Windows: 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 on 64-bit platforms
  
  Note: Support for Windows 7 and 8.1 are discontinued from IIB version 1.14.19
• macOS: MacOS 10.15 to 15.0
  
  Note: Minimum requirement is macOS Big Sur (version 11) and higher from IIB 1.15.0.
• 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)
• A broadband internet connection (0.15Mbps upload 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.

Inspera Recorded, Record & Review and Live Proctoring

Inspera Recorded, Record & Review, and Live Proctoring can be used in two ways, either via an LMS plugin or integrated to Inspera Assessment. In both configurations, it can be used with our with Secure Browser to create a locked-down environment.

Without using Secure Browser

You must meet the minimum specification of either Inspera Assessment or your LMS and in addition:

• Internet connection: Minimum 5Mbps, 10Mbps recommended (the use of mobile cards/dongles/personal hotspots may not guarantee a constant bandwidth and therefore are not supported)
• Webcam: 640 x 480 pixels recording color at 15fps and a microphone
• Browser compatibility: Google Chrome (recommended), Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari. We recommend the latest versions.

With Secure Browser

Secure Browser is only available for Windows and MacOS. You must meet the minimum specification of either Inspera Assessment or your LMS and in addition:

• Operating System: Windows 10& above, MacOS 10.11 and above
• Processor: 1.8GHz or faster x86 compatible processor
• Internet connection: Minimum 5Mbps, 10Mbps recommended (the use of mobile cards/dongles/personal hotspots may not guarantee a constant bandwidth and therefore are not supported)
• Memory (RAM): 4GB
• Video: Single display, screen resolution of 1024 x 786, graphics card with at least 128MB of memory
• Webcam: 640 x 480 pixels recording color at 15fps and a microphone
• Browser compatibility: Google Chrome (recommended), Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari. We recommend the latest versions.

Our platform is highly versatile and supports a wide range of desktop and laptop operating systems. We ensure compatibility with all recent versions of Windows and MacOS, allowing users on both Windows PCs and Macs to access and utilize all functionalities of our platform without any issues.

In locked down mode, using our Secure Browser, our solution is available for Windows and Mac computers that meet the following requirements:

• Operating System: Windows 10& above, MacOS 10.11 and above
• Processor: 1.8GHz or faster x86 compatible processor
• Internet connection: Minimum 5Mbps, 10Mbps recommended (the use of mobile cards/dongles/personal hotspots may not guarantee a constant bandwidth and therefore are not supported)
• Memory (RAM): 4GB
• Video: Single display, screen resolution of 1024 x 786, graphics card with at least 128MB of memory
• Webcam: 640 x 480 pixels recording color at 15fps and a microphone
• Browser compatibility: Google Chrome (recommended), Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari. We recommend the latest versions.

Inspera Assessment with Safe Exam Browser

Inspera Assessment can be combined with Safe Exam Browser (SEB) to provide a lockdown environment to prevent candidates from accessing anything else on the computer for the duration of their assessment.  SEB is third-party software not written by Inspera.

Ensure a range of browsers are at their disposal in the event one does not function as expected.

SEB minimum requirements

The following operating systems are required for SEB on Inspera Assessment: