CompTIA Online Proctored Exam on Mac
CompTIA exams (A+, Network+, Security+, CySA+, etc.) are delivered by Pearson VUE at testing centers and via OnVUE for home proctoring. The home option is widely available for CompTIA in 2026.
CompTIA contracts Pearson VUE; OnVUE delivers the home variant. Setup: download OnVUE Mac app, run system check, ID check, 360 room scan with phone. During exam: live human proctor, continuous webcam, periodic screen capture. Capture pipeline = ScreenCaptureKit + AVFoundation, both honor window privacy. The overlay is invisible. A+, Network+, Security+ all use the same delivery infrastructure - the questions differ but the capture surface is identical.
Yes - same question pool, same scoring.
90 minutes for most (Security+, Network+); Performance-based questions extend it.
On-screen whiteboard within OnVUE only. Physical paper forbidden.
Need reference access during your exam?
Fracture runs a native floating overlay that sets the macOS window privacy flag. It is 100% excluded from screen capture feeds, window lists, and proctor recordings.