Replit.com Bypassing Filtering

[Frodo_Baggins]

Hi Everyone,

 

Not sure what to do with this one, thoughts?

 

Computing teachers use Replit for Python, students have started using this to install other browsers within Replit to bypass filtering services (hosted on Repl's servers not internally.)

I've got Senso Cloud picking up bits and pieces but seems to be missing some of the searches, anyone came across this before and know of a solution to block\ restrict packages? - One for teachers to police?

They seem to have been using Replit for a while and I do like the idea of it but could be a bit of a nightmare (we use Netsweeper and Senso Cloud)

Cheers

 

Edit: Feel free to move if it's in the wrong subforum (posted here as replit is hosted)

Edited June 14, 2022 by Frodo_Baggins

[supportman]

Interesting to me as we are moving towards the cloud host.

 

I'd personally think its one for the teachers to monitor rather than needing anything specific.

[paulkerton]

We spent a week playing whack-a-mole and regularly check our filters for repl.it sites that are set up.

If we need to, we block repl.it whilst we do the whack a moling and we wait for computing to kick off, so we can explain to them what is happening and who is doing it.

[tom_newton]

Anyone got an example I can see?

[SpaceInvader83]

Looks like this will fix it:

https://blog.replit.com/computing-superpower-at-school

Edited June 16, 2022 by SpaceInvader83

[Frodo_Baggins]

Looks like this will fix it:

https://blog.replit.com/computing-superpower-at-school

Thanks will forward this onto the computing teachers!

[Frodo_Baggins]

Anyone got an example I can see?

Looks like Repl operate a version with a built-in firewall so we'll use that, If you still want an example for Smoothwall then this is one https://replit.com/@spykidx/Chromium-Advanced

[paulkerton]

Looks like this will fix it:

https://blog.replit.com/computing-superpower-at-school

 

Fantastic. I emailed this to our IT team on Thursday - still haven't heard back yet

[jerryfudd]

Has anyone got replit working behind a smoothwall?

 

Something is blocking it from creating repls, but due to the lack of logs in Smoothwall, no idea what! Allowed a bunch of things to try and troubleshoot, but still nothing.

[filteringtech]

Just to say that there's a jumbo jet full of "things that pupils shouldn't be accessing" because of "a specific KCSIE" reason hosted there. We have it blocked with the items required for the Computing Science GCSE curriculum whitelisted.

 

Ditto herokuapp, vercel and railway, which host "the same things".