Understanding Proctoring Flags in Testlify
Testlify’s AI-powered Advanced Video Proctoring ensures fairness and integrity in every assessment. During test sessions, the system monitors candidate behavior and assigns a Proctoring Flag based on detected activities.
Here’s what each flag means:
🟢 Green Flag — No Violation
Meaning:
The test-taker completed the assessment smoothly without any suspicious activity.
Conditions:
- Zero violations detected across all proctoring checks.
- No signs of unusual behavior or unauthorized assistance.

🟡 Yellow Flag — Potential Violation
Meaning:
Some unusual behavior was observed, but no confirmed cheating occurred. This may include leaving the test area, background noise, or inconsistent movement.
Conditions:
- Other minor proctoring violations detected.

Recommendation:
A quick manual review of the test recording is advised to ensure authenticity.
🔴 Red Flag — Violation
Meaning:
Confirmed cheating was detected during the test.
Conditions:
- No face detected in Advanced Video Proctoring (more than 3 instances).
- Multiple faces detected (more than 3 instances).
- Another person’s face detected (more than 3 instances).
- Use of AI plugins detected.
- External copy-paste activity found (greater than 0).

Recommendation:
The candidate’s session should be reviewed and possibly invalidated.
Note:
All proctoring data is securely captured and can be reviewed through session recordings and violation logs for full transparency.