Anti-Cheating Mode | Creating Interviews | Mensora Docs

Anti-Cheating Mode adds a layer of integrity monitoring to your interviews. When enabled, the system enforces mandatory device permissions, tracks tab switches, blocks external paste, and detects multi-monitor setups.

Enabling Anti-Cheating

Open the Settings tab of any interview and scroll to the Anti-Cheating Mode section. Toggle Enable Anti-Cheating on.

What Gets Enforced

Once enabled, every session created under this interview will enforce the following restrictions:

Mandatory camera, microphone, and screen sharing — candidates cannot skip the device permission step.
Tab-switch and focus-loss tracking — every time a candidate leaves the interview tab, it is recorded and timestamped.
External paste blocking — pasting content copied from outside the interview page is blocked.
Multi-monitor detection — candidates using more than one screen are warned that the setup has been detected.

Candidates are informed of these restrictions before the session begins, so there are no surprises.

What Candidates See

When anti-cheating is active and a candidate leaves the interview tab (for example, switching to another application or browser tab), they see a Page departure detected dialog upon returning.

First Departure

A gentle notice tells the candidate they have left the page. The departure count is recorded.

Repeated Departures

Each subsequent departure increments the counter. The dialog reminds the candidate that all departures are recorded and may be reviewed.

Maximum Reached

Once the limit is hit, a warning appears: further departures will be flagged for review. The candidate can still continue, but the session report will highlight these events.

Reviewing Violations

After the session, all recorded departures and flagged events appear in the session report. Reviewers can see how many times the candidate left the page and whether the maximum threshold was exceeded. Leaving the page has many innocent causes; treat it as something to ask about, not as a verdict.

Tip

Use anti-cheating mode for high-stakes assessments where integrity is critical. For casual practice sessions or user-research interviews, you can leave it off to reduce friction for candidates.