Re: CAPTCHA system in webDNA
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2005
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = The bot programmer would have to custom code a bot specifically for a site that uses this technique, and it's possible but unlikely, don't you think? >But what about when the bots figure it out and are reprogrammed to >bypass? Clever, but not secure. >-Dan > >On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:06:20 -0500 > Justin Carroll
wrote: >>Awesome solution. It bypasses all the hassle and is just as effective. >>Great job, Ken. >> >>Justin Carroll >> >> >>On 1/18/05 10:22 PM, "Kenneth Grome" wrote: >> >>>>Has anyone done a CAPTCHA system in WebDNA? >>> >>>It's easier (and probably just as effective) to use a system that >>>described a numeric value in words, then just tell the visitor to >>>enter that value in numeric digits: >>> >>>"To stop the robots from submitting this form automatically, please >>>enter 'one two three four five' in numbers into the following form >>>field:" >>> >>>Then just generate the numeric string randomly and use a "numbers to >>>words" database to put the words on the page in between the single >>>quotes. Or instead of individual digits you could use a "numbers to >>>words" database that contains the full verbal description of all the >>>numbers from one to 10,000 and use those verbal descriptions instead: >>> >>>"Please enter the number 'four thousand two hundred seventy nine' >>>into the following form field:" >>> >>>if you use one of these two techniques it can all be done in WebDNA, >>>no images and no other special software required. >>> >>>:) >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome www.kengrome.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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The bot programmer would have to custom code a bot specifically for a site that uses this technique, and it's possible but unlikely, don't you think? >But what about when the bots figure it out and are reprogrammed to >bypass? Clever, but not secure. >-Dan > >On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:06:20 -0500 > Justin Carroll wrote: >>Awesome solution. It bypasses all the hassle and is just as effective. >>Great job, Ken. >> >>Justin Carroll >> >> >>On 1/18/05 10:22 PM, "Kenneth Grome" wrote: >> >>>>Has anyone done a CAPTCHA system in WebDNA? >>> >>>It's easier (and probably just as effective) to use a system that >>>described a numeric value in words, then just tell the visitor to >>>enter that value in numeric digits: >>> >>>"To stop the robots from submitting this form automatically, please >>>enter 'one two three four five' in numbers into the following form >>>field:" >>> >>>Then just generate the numeric string randomly and use a "numbers to >>>words" database to put the words on the page in between the single >>>quotes. Or instead of individual digits you could use a "numbers to >>>words" database that contains the full verbal description of all the >>>numbers from one to 10,000 and use those verbal descriptions instead: >>> >>>"Please enter the number 'four thousand two hundred seventy nine' >>>into the following form field:" >>> >>>if you use one of these two techniques it can all be done in WebDNA, >>>no images and no other special software required. >>> >>>:) >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome www.kengrome.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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