Exams built on integrity and trust
When an assessment is Secured by Synap, everyone who relies on the result can trust how it was delivered — with monitoring, fair marking, verifiable certificates and protected data built in from start to finish.
What it means
What does “Secured by Synap” mean?
Synap is the assessment platform behind the exam you’re taking or relying on. When an organisation runs its exams on Synap, the whole process — the questions, the candidate experience, the marking and the data — is backed by rigorous security and integrity controls.
This page explains the safeguards that sit behind that badge, so candidates, employers, regulators and awarding bodies can be confident that a Synap-delivered exam is fair, secure and defensible.
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The safeguards
How Synap protects every exam
The controls that keep assessments fair, secure and trustworthy — for the candidate and for everyone who relies on the result.
Secure monitoring & lockdown
Online and in-person proctoring, a locked-down environment, and automatic detection of attempts to switch away from the exam — each breach paused and logged for a human to review.
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Double and blind marking with independent markers, moderation and resolution rules that reduce bias and produce a defensible final mark.
Learn moreVerifiable certificates
Branded certificates with a public validation URL and optional expiry dates, so a credential can be checked and trusted long after the exam.
Learn moreGranular access control
Role-based, field-level permissions and separate sub-portals keep sensitive content and candidate data visible only to the people authorised to see it.
Learn moreProtected, compliant data
ISO 27001-certified infrastructure, GDPR compliance and a UK-based team, with encrypted, continuously backed-up data you retain full control over.
Learn moreReliable, resilient delivery
A 99.9% uptime SLA and infrastructure built to stay online when thousands of candidates start at once — so exam day runs smoothly.
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Backed by recognised standards
- ISO 27001 certified
- GDPR compliant
- UK-based team
- 99.9% uptime SLA
- Encrypted & backed up
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Explore how Synap secures exams
See the full picture of how Synap protects exam integrity, candidate data and delivery at scale.
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