Hi,
This is only my guess, based on Greg's video:
If you set a password (for that's what locks the unit into exam mode),
you'll be stuck in braille terminal mode. Even if you reset the unit, it'll
be locked into this mode unless we can figure out a flaw to unlock this
functionality.
The following is my guesses as to what Apex will do when this mode is
engaged:
1. The framework uses the password feature, introduced a few years back.
This is evidenced by the fact that exam mode can be engaged just as one
would set a password.
2. Once the exam mode password is set, BrailleNote will launch braille
terminal mode once you confirm the password and answer yes to confirm
changes (does not return you to main menu at all). This suggests that some
major refactor has been done on KeySoft.exe source code to enable future
scenarios where apps can be locked via a password.
3. Once in exam mode, you cannot exit exam mode unless you type the exam
mode password at the exit prompt, akin to unlocking your Apex with a
password. The fact that this persists even after a warm reset tells me that
a file-based password bank is in use (Rajmund and others found this out a
few months back), which means a malicious user could hypothetically gain
access to Apex's storage system (Flash Disk) to remove the exam mode
password unless ActiveSync lockdown is in place.
I can see some major issues with exam mode:
* What if the student forgot the password? A tedious procedure must be
followed to unlock the unit, if it exists.
* There is no time limit feature where exam mode can be disengaged
automatically.
* If access to Options Menu is possible and if support information mode can
be accessed, this may not stop the student from "forcing" the BrailleNote to
surrender the password (Flash Disk Reformat) unless if it prompts for a
password.
With exam mode in place, I can see a host of possibilities, including
locking some features of the brailleNote with a password, further
refactoring of KeySoft.exe source code (written in C++) and so on.
Cheers,
Joseph
-----Original Message-----
From: braillenote-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:braillenote-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of petras
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 12:31 PM
To: braillenote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [BNU] problem when keysoft 9.5 comes out
Hi, My braillenote has been having major issues and exam mod when it comes
out will not work properly. I could potenally get out of the test by doing
a reset and when it would start it would go to the main menu. That's why
exam mode will be no use. What should I do when it comes out?
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