AI Overlay for Eklavvya (Splashgain) Proctoring on Mac
Eklavvya, by Splashgain Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd, is an Indian online-assessment platform used by 500+ institutions including the Bihar Public Service Commission and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Its proctoring ships as a Plug-and-Play SaaS with both a browser app and a secure-browser variant.
Eklavvya advertises CERT-IN certification and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 compliance for information security, plus a self-described 99.96% accuracy on its AI proctoring. The technical surface is straightforward: a browser app variant for image-based proctoring suited to low-bandwidth Indian connectivity, and a secure-browser variant that runs on desktops and laptops including Mac. Both call into the same macOS capture stack. The image-proctoring mode takes periodic snapshots every 30 to 45 seconds and after exam start and end; each snapshot is pulled from the OS-composited frame buffer after Apple has stripped windows marked sharingType = none.
Key points
- Eklavvya operates two delivery modes on Mac: a browser app and a secure browser variant; both source frames from the same macOS capture pipeline.
- Image-based proctoring mode is optimized for connections as slow as 0.1 Mbps; the slow cadence does not change the per-window privacy behavior of each snapshot.
- Splashgain ML detects multiple faces, unauthorized persons, and devices in the camera frame; none of those checks read from the screen.
- Eklavvya secure browser kills competing screen-sharing apps; LDBypass is not a screen-sharing app and is not on the kill list.
- CERT-IN and ISO certifications govern Splashgain server-side handling of captured data; they do not change what the macOS frame buffer hands the recorder.
How it works
┌── macOS host ─────────────────────────────────┐ │ ┌── Safari/Chrome ─────────────┐ │ │ │ ┌── proctoring extension ─┐ │ │ │ │ │ Browser screen-capture │ │ ← reads │ │ │ │ → exam recording │ │ visible │ │ │ └─────────────────────────┘ │ pixels │ │ └──────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌── LDBypass overlay ──────────┐ ← rendered │ │ │ ChatGPT / Claude / Ollama │ excluded │ │ └──────────────────────────────┘ from cap │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Compatibility on Mac
| macOS 14 Sonoma+ | Yes (required for window-privacy API) | ✓ |
| Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Native arm64 build | ✓ |
| Intel Macs (2019+) | Universal binary supported | ✓ |
| Eklavvya browser app | Snapshot capture via macOS frame buffer | ✓ |
| Eklavvya secure browser | Locks down browser; OS still filters windows | ✓ |
Common questions
Does Eklavvya kill background screen-sharing apps feature terminate LDBypass?
That feature targets apps that publish a screen-sharing stream (Zoom, Meet, AnyDesk, TeamViewer). LDBypass does not publish a stream.
Is the overlay visible to Eklavvya human review team?
The human reviewer plays back the same recording the OS-filtered capture produced. The overlay is not in the recording.
Will Eklavvya 360-degree environment check catch the overlay?
The environment check uses your webcam or phone camera to scan the room; a physical camera aimed at the screen would see the overlay pixels. Close the overlay during the scan.
Does Eklavvya support Mac specifically?
Eklavvya states it runs across desktop, laptop, mobile, and tablet. The Mac path is the standard browser route.