The chrome.screenlockPrivate API allows select apps to control the ChromeOS ScreenLocker.

chrome/common/extensions/api/_permission_features.json

 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 // See c/c/e/features/* to understand this file, in particular feature.h,
 // simple_feature.h, and base_feature_provider.h.
 
 {
   "activeTab": {
     "channel": "stable",
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     {
       "channel": "stable",
       "extension_types": ["extension", "platform_app"],
       "whitelist": [
         "mlocfejafidcakdddnndjdngfmncfbeg",  // CCD Development
         "ganomidahfnpdchomfgdoppjmmedlhia",  // CCD Testing
         "eemlkeanncmjljgehlbplemhmdmalhdc"   // CCD Release
       ]
     }
   ],
+  "screenlockPrivate": {
+    "channel": "stable",
+    "extension_types":["platform_app"],
+    "whitelist": ["begdogjjbmiahnbahpidlnbgpbjbpajl"]
+  },
   "downloads": {
     "channel": "stable",
     "extension_types": ["extension"]
   },
   "downloads.open": {
     "channel": "stable",
     "extension_types": ["extension"]
   },
   "downloads.shelf": {
     "channel": "stable",
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     // Only allowed for whitelisted extensions until all the caveats are
     // addressed. Tracked in crbug/285151.
     "channel": "stable",
     "extension_types": ["extension"],
     "location": "component",
     "whitelist": [
       "mfffpogegjflfpflabcdkioaeobkgjik"  // GAIA Component Extension
     ]
   }]
 }