Simple pilot deployment
Start with a contained course or department instead of changing the whole campus workflow.
Secure assessments, built for modern operating systems.
Sentry Assess is a secure assessment client and LMS integration layer for institutions that need clear, supportable assessment workflows.
It connects an LMS assessment with supported operating-system security capabilities—so institutions can evaluate a focused, transparent approach instead of adding another layer of broad device control.
Initial platform focus: macOS · Windows support planned · Pilot conversations open
Your LMS
LAUNCH REQUESTSentry AssessReceive · verify · configure
Policy authenticity and configuration check
macOSInitial target
WindowsPlanned
Request supported native capability → begin assessment session
THE THESIS
Modern operating systems already provide powerful security capabilities. Sentry Assess is designed to orchestrate those capabilities for assessment environments—not take over the whole computer.
01 · A different approach
Less software between the student and their operating system.
Traditional lockdown software often tries to enforce a long list of system restrictions itself. Our approach is to make the assessment policy explicit, then use the operating system as the security boundary wherever possible.
Traditional conceptual model
Assessment software
Attempts to enforce many
system restrictions itself
Sentry conceptual model
Assessment policy
Sentry Assess
Supported OS assessment APIs
OS-provided assessment security
02 · Institutional outcomes
Practical clarity for the teams responsible for assessment.
Evaluate a focused assessment layer with the people who operate your LMS, support students, and review security boundaries.
Transparent architecture
Give IT and academic technology teams a clear conceptual model for what is requested and when.
Native boundaries
Use supported operating-system assessment capabilities where they fit, without claiming control beyond them.
LMS-compatible workflow
Keep the launch point familiar for instructors and assessment administrators.
03 · Principles
Security that knows when to step back.
These are product and architecture goals we’re building toward—not claims of a finished or certified service.
Native by default
Use official operating-system assessment capabilities wherever they provide an appropriate security boundary.
Private by design
Request the assessment environment required—not continuous control of the student device.
Built for LMS workflows
Keep the instructor experience familiar: create, configure, publish, assess.
Transparent security
Make policies, session boundaries, and technical decisions easier to understand.
04 · The architecture
A considered path from launch to assessment.
Conceptually, Sentry Assess sits between an LMS launch request and a supported operating-system capability. The exact implementation will be validated with pilot institutions and platform requirements.
Review the conceptual flowCanvasBlackboardMoodleD2LSchoologyPlanned LMS integrations
LMS assessment
Cryptographically signed policy
Verify authenticity
Map to supported capability
Native assessment security
Session ends with the assessment
Focused on assessment security, not surveillance.Webcam and AI proctoring are not part of the initial product.
05 · For institutions
A secure assessment layer that fits the systems you already run.
Designed for assessment administrators, faculty, academic technology teams, and IT or security stakeholders evaluating digital assessment workflows.
Talk to the team01
Simpler deployment and predictable behavior across modern devices.
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A workflow that starts in the LMS your faculty already know.
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Transparent architecture for IT, security, and academic technology teams.
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An intentionally lightweight foundation with room for competitive institutional pricing.
Early pilot conversations
Evaluate the approach in a contained setting.
Start alongside your existing assessment solution, with a department, course, or small faculty group.
We’ll use the pilot to understand deployment, compatibility, and reliability questions before broader product decisions are made.
Early access
Direct product input
Deployment assistance
Priority pilot support
Preferential long-term licensing consideration
Become a founding institution 06 · Questions, answered
Start with the honest version.
We’re early. That’s why we’re inviting institutions into the conversation now.
Sentry Assess is intended for schools, colleges, universities, faculty, assessment administrators, and IT or security teams evaluating secure digital assessment workflows.
Join the conversation
Interested in a different approach to secure assessments?
Tell us what your institution is working on. We’re building Sentry Assess with the teams who understand the real-world details.
Institutional inquiries
hello@sentryexams.com