Release notes for Safe Exam Browser version 3.5 for macOS:
SEB 3.5 supports the URL content filter also in the modern WebView, fixes general issues and in the optional Screen Proctoring feature (requiring to run your own instance of SEB Server with SEB Screen Proctoring service. SEB never connects to any centralized proctoring or other servers, this always has to be configured individually in case you want to use it!).
New in SEB 3.5 (Build 15487):
- Added support for URL content filter in WKWebView. Note: If using custom regular expressions as SEB URL filter expression, only the subset supported by WKWebView/Safari Content Filters is allowed, see https://webkit.org/blog/3476/content-blockers-first-look/ ).
- Updated selection policy of modern WebView (no longer dependent on using URL content filters).
- Renamed web browser engine (WebView) policy 'Prefer Modern' to 'Force Modern' and removed UI references to URL content filters regarding the WebView selection policy.
- Now blocking inline predictive text.
- Now blocking AI Writing Tools in macOS Sequoia.
- Now terminating Passwords Menu Bar Extra (item) as it can be used to cheat.
- Added "Choose Application" button also for prohibited macOS apps (Settings/Applications).
- Fixed: Entering URL filter rule (Settings / Network / Filter) in text field needed to be confirmed (return/enter key).
- Fixed: New URL filter rule wasn't saved when using "Apply and Start SEB".
- No longer accepting Start URL with obviously wrong format in Settings / General (for example with preceding space).
- Improved validating Start and SEB Server URL in Settings / General: If no protocol scheme is entered, https:// is added.
- Fixed: ConfigKey wasn't updated correctly in Settings window after saving a config file
- Removed some legacy SEB versions from user agent string (only outputting 3.4, 3.4.1 and 3.5).
- Updated Safari version in hardcoded user agent element strings.
- Now allowing independent enabling/disabling of screen/window capture in Settings / Security.
Optional features which need to be individually configured and are disabled by default
- The SEB Server feature Raise Hand is now available again if enabled in session settings.
- Fixed: Prefix in Moodle login User ID resolution for SEB Server wasn't working.
- Screen Proctoring Metadata: Now removing SEB version in focused window title.
- Fixed: Crash after ending a screen proctoring session without internet connection.
- Fixed: Expired Screen Proctoring token caused unnecessary server connection interruption handling.
- Fixed: SEB couldn't be quit because it was trying to transmit a screen shot which already was transmitted and deleted.
- Improved security when caching screen shots when connection is offline.
- Now first closing Screen Proctoring, then SEB Server connection.