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

chrome/common/extensions/api/screenlock_private.idl

Index: chrome/common/extensions/api/screenlock_private.idl
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+// Copyright (c) 2013 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.
+
+// Control and monitor the screen locker.
+[platforms=("chromeos"), implemented_in="chrome/browser/chromeos/extensions/screenlock_private_api.h", permissions=screenlockPrivate]
+namespace screenlockPrivate {
+  callback BooleanCallback = void(boolean locked);
+
+  interface Functions {
+    // Returns true if the screen is currently locked, false otherwise.
+    static void getLocked(BooleanCallback callback);
+
+    // Set <code>locked=true</code> to lock the screen,
+    // <code>locked=false</code> to unlock it.
+    static void setLocked(boolean locked);
+
+    // Show a message to the user on the unlock UI if the screen is locked.
+    static void showMessage(DOMString message);
+  };
+
+  interface Events {
+    // Fires whenever the screen is locked or unlocked.
+    static void onChange(boolean locked);

[Matt Perry, 2013/11/12 21:26:30]

nit: onChanged to be consistent with other events of the same name.

[benjhayden, 2013/11/13 00:46:23]

Done.

+  };
+};