Browser lockdown for a school

[Brian McKee]

On 18/10/2007, Bill Moseley <moseley at hank.org> wrote:
> This was warnocked on edubuntu -- sorry for any dups.
>
> Looking at installing edubuntu at an elementary school.  One question
> the school has is how to lock down the work stations.
>
> I'm aware of Pessulus and Sabayon.  The school also wants to have
> a pre-approved list of web sites accessible.
>
> For example, OSX/Safari parental controls work well, as when a site
> shows up the "admin" can enter their password and allow access.  Very
> easy for the admin in the lab.
>
> Anything like that available for Firefox or other capable browser?
> Browser will need Java and Flash.
>
> Or is this something better done with a firewall?  Need something
> that's relatively easy for the teacher in the lab to use.

Better done in a firewall in terms of security - e.g. they can't 'get
around it' - but likely a lot harder for the teachers to admin  (do
you really want your teachers playing with your firewall anyway?)

Full Circle magazine #4 http://www.fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-4/ had
an article on creating white lists for firefox - make sure to check
that out for ideas.

Brian