Native by default
Use official operating-system assessment capabilities wherever they can provide the right boundary.
Secure assessments, built for modern operating systems.
Sentry Assess is being built around the secure-assessment capabilities already provided by modern operating systems—creating a simpler, more transparent foundation for high-stakes digital assessments.
Sentry Assess is a secure assessment client and LMS integration layer designed to connect digital exams with the security capabilities built into modern operating systems.
Your LMS
ORCHESTRATESentry AssessVerify · translate · launch
Signed assessment policy
macOSInitial target
WindowsPlanned
Native OS assessment security
THE THESIS
Modern operating systems already know how to secure an assessment. Sentry Assess is being designed to orchestrate that capability—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 · 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.
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.
03 · The architecture
One policy. The right native capability.
We’re designing a cross-platform trust and integration layer between LMS assessments and the security capabilities built into supported operating systems.
Technical overviewCanvasBlackboardMoodleD2LSchoologyPlanned 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.
04 · For institutions
A secure assessment layer that fits the systems you already run.
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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.
Founding institution program
We’re looking for our first institutions.
Pilot Sentry Assess alongside your existing assessment solution—without committing to a campus-wide replacement.
Start with a department, course, or small faculty group. Help us validate deployment, compatibility, and reliability in real assessment environments.
Early access
Direct product input
Deployment assistance
Priority pilot support
Preferential long-term licensing consideration
Become a founding institution 05 · Questions, answered
Start with the honest version.
We’re early. That’s why we’re inviting institutions into the conversation now.
Sentry Assess is under active development. We are speaking with institutions interested in early pilots and helping shape the product.
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.
For institutional inquiries
hello@sentryassess.com