Proposed Bio-authentication System for Question Bank in Learning Management Systems

Abstract

The construction of online exams depends entirely on a pool of questions known as “Question bank” used to form online exams via an adopted learning management systems(LMS). The construction process of a question bank is very sensitive and time-consuming since it requires high skills and practice background of the assigned person. Complexity and expertise are needed to form high level assessments to assure the correct of knowledge transmission and success to acquire the needed knowledge. Previous studies and researches including LMS development progress have aimed only to identify and authenticate students to attempt online exams by merging traditional technologies (username , password) sometimes in combination with fingerprints or face recognition verification mechanisms. This research questions the security level of question bank itself which is considered as backbone of online exams against unwanted acts. We present a mutual design of a Bio-authentication technology of fingerprint of the authorized person as a nested internal security level to access the question bank. We believe it is a novel solution to come over many daily hacking scenarios simply as the case of forgetting the authorized access with high privileges unattended for many reasons which gives a hazardous snap for unwanted users to access the question bank . This novel solution is profoundly emerging fingerprint as data in the internal information security progress of user authentication in case of first level’s (Password/username) busting. This internal security level protects educational process and reflects its sensation for quality assurance purposes.