1. Project Proposal Secure Web Access for Tests

2.  Professors, instructors, and teachers use websites to teach and post data for students to study. If these teachers want to hold an open book/notes test, there is no way to make the information accessible without mitigating the opportunities for cheating. Problem

3.  Schools offer wireless network access.  Cannot monitor who connects to it  Cannot prevent students from “Googling” the answers to questions  Cannot prevent online chats  Students have laptops.  Cannot prevent students from running programs that can provide answers to the questions. Characteristics

4.  Schools  Teachers/Professors/Instructors Customer

5. Solution Connection to school network Classroom wireless access point Student laptop Teacher station

6.  openWRT  GNU/Linux based firmware for small wireless devices  open source  Connect to school network for website access  Set allowed URL’s through UI  Generate random password for student wireless access  Ensure new password for each classroom session  Ensure no one outside the classroom can connect Secure Wireless Access Point

7.  Prevent student-to-student communication  Student authentication page  Teacher monitor application  show students connected and duration  set alerts for connects/disconnects Secure Wireless Access Point cont.

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