Secure Online Examination System for e-learning

Abstract

As advancements in information and communication technology increases rapidly in our day to day life, the e-learning system has gained more attention in the educational institutions. Many educational institutions try to progress from pen-paper examination to online examination for many reasons, including personalized environment, secured system, and accurate evaluation. This research work focuses on a simple scheme for mutual authentication between the student and the server and secure delivery of question paper from the server. The experimental results shown in this research work are based on a set of survey questions given for students and instructors. The results are promising towards the use of the proposed system during the examination.