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Webcam proctoring

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✅ This feature is currently only available with Enterprise-level plans upon request. Please contact us for further information.

The webcam proctoring feature prompts candidates to activate their webcam before starting the test. Throughout the test, periodic snapshots are captured and analyzed by our AI software to identify any suspicious behavior.

Enable webcam proctoring & AI analysis

As with other test settings, webcam proctoring can be activated on a per-test and per-team basis (for accounts with multiple teams).

To enable this feature, navigate to your Test Settings and scroll down to the Test integrity. Turn the Webcam proctoring switch on.

Screenshot of the "Test Integrity" settings panel within a platform. The panel displays several toggle options for test integrity features:

- **Unusual activity alerts**: Enabled. This option includes alerts if suspicious activity is detected when analyzing the candidate's code.
- **Copy/paste blocking**: Disabled. Candidates are restricted from pasting text from outside the environment when enabled.
- **Follow-up questions (Beta)**: Disabled. Follow-up questions generated by ChatGPT are used to check candidates' understanding of their provided code.
- **Webcam proctoring (Beta)**: Enabled. Candidates must activate their webcams before starting the test, and periodic snapshots will be taken for monitoring.
- **AI analysis**: Enabled. Snapshots with suspicious activity, such as multiple faces or no face visible, will be highlighted in the test report.

The "Webcam proctoring" and "AI analysis" options are highlighted with a red border.

ℹ️ If you want to receive suspicious behavior notifications and detailed proctoring reports, you must enable the AI analysis. Otherwise you will have to manually review the snapshots to determine if suspicious behavior occurred.

Suspicious behavior notifications

After candidates complete the test, you can see any relevant suspicious activity notifications on the Candidates tab.

You will also have access to more detailed alerts in the report.

The "warning" section of a candidate report is highlighted. the warnings are "no face detected at times during the test, several people were present at the same time during the test, and different faces were identified during the test".

Detailed proctoring reports

For a detailed proctoring report, click on the Proctoring tab at the top of the report. This tab will allow you to review alerts and the corresponding captured snapshots for three patterns:

  • No face detected — the candidate has left the room, for example.
  • Multiple faces detected — the candidate is using unauthorized assistance.
  • A different face is detected — the candidate is having someone else take the test for them.
The webcam proctoring tab is selected. Below is a test timeline showing when the suspicious activity was detected. There are options to click on the suspicious activity for screenshots.

If you expand any of the suspicious activity notifications, you’ll see captured images of the suspicious activity as well as a timeline of when the activity occurred.

The image shows a section of a room with a wall decorated with framed pictures and certificates arranged above a shelf. The room has wood-paneled walls and a closed door to the left. There are four smaller images displayed, each taken at different timestamps, showing the same view with no faces detected in any of the frames. The top of the interface indicates "Face absent (0 seconds)" and a "Test timeline (2 min)" with a progress bar.

Clicking on See all images will allow you to see all the webcam images that were collected during the test.

Candidate experience

On entering the test, candidates receive instructions to ensure optimal test-taking conditions, and are directed to the relevant privacy policies.

⚠️ Candidates are not blocked from taking the test even if their webcam is inactive. A specific alert appears in the report if the webcam is inactive for part or all of the test.

Image retention policy

When using this feature in your tests, you will have an additional option on the “Data retention” page to define how long webcam screenshots are stored and available for review. To comply with GDPR regulations, this data retention period is capped at 90 days.