AI product readBridge/connector extension enabling communication between PSI's Atlas Cloud web-based testing platform and a local native messaging host application for in-application exam delivery
Enables PSI's browser-based test delivery platform to launch and communicate with local desktop applications during proctored or in-application exams (e.g., testing skills in actual software like Microsoft Office, coding IDEs, etc.)
User logs into PSI's Atlas Cloud platform → starts an in-application test → the web page connects to this extension via chrome.runtime.connectExternal → extension launches a native messaging broker (32-bit or 64-bit) → extension relays commands between the web platform and the native broker → native broker launches the required local application for the exam → test is delivered and results flow back through the chain
Relays messages between PSI web platform and native broker application via Chrome native messagingSupports both 32-bit and 64-bit native broker processesHandles broker lifecycle management (start, terminate, error recovery)Provides version reporting to the web platformBuffers pending messages during connection transitions
- Target users
- Test-takers using PSI's Atlas Cloud exam platform / Candidates taking professional certification or skills assessments / Users of PSI-affiliated testing services (enlightks.com, skillsbox.com, psiexams.com)
- Extension is very small (3 text files, ~196 lines of JS) with minimal surface area to analyze
- No UI code exists - extension is purely a background service worker bridge
- Cannot verify the native messaging host (com.psionline.lwc.broker32/64) behavior from extension code alone
MonetizationNo paid features detected
The extension contains zero billing, subscription, payment, premium gating, or upgrade code. It is a free bridge utility. The PSI testing platform itself is a paid service for organizations, but the extension itself does not gate any features behind payment. All extension functionality is available to any user who has the extension installed.
- Confidence
- 90
- Payment platform
- --
- Source
- AI / High
- Login required
- Yes
- Reason
- The extension itself has no login UI or authentication code, but it is a bridge/connector that only functions when the user is on PSI's Atlas Cloud testing platform (psionline.com, psiexams.com, enlightks.com, etc.). Users must be logged into the PSI testing platform to take exams. The extension communicates via chrome.runtime.onConnectExternal with these authorized domains, meaning the user must already be on the platform (and thus authenticated there) to use the extension.
Rubbish...
didn't work!!!!!! the worst
I cant uninstall it :/
There is only 1 trick when it comes to installation. When trying to use it for examinations; there need to have a .msi application from PSI installed to make this online extension work.
Doesn't work
it so noob
Tôi chỉ sài được một lần. Sau đó thì máy tính của tôi không thể phát hiện ra nó. Thật tệ.
Does not work, missed my exam
Live Chat text disappears and not visible during the exam. I was able to get around it by copy and pasting to the provided notepad but you might be out of luck in an exam where notepad isn't allowed.
Zero stars should be an option. PSI, do you have no shame? Look at your reviews! Look at the reviews on your customer service page! It would be difficult to find another piece of software as poor as this. I have be invigilating ECDL/ICDL tests since 2009 (5 lifetimes in technology terms) and the offerings of PSI are as dreadful as they were back then. Coupled with the quality of your questions, maybe someday soon ICDL will wise up and drop this dreadfully poor software.