Re: Re: security code

From: Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:26:07 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: security code
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On Thu, November 10, 2005 10:45 am, Gustavo Narea wrote: > CAPTCHA tests are indispensables. The problem comes when you *only* > use > visual tests (such as "visual turing numbers"). > > If you need CAPTCHA tests, you may use them both visuals and audibles. > This is a good example: https://www.e-gold.com/acct/login.html So the user who is both blind AND deaf? Or the blind user who is at a library computer with no audio output? I saw some research where out of four people with "normal" hearing, all four were unable to distinguish the crappy audio output into the correct word and use a site. Granted, a very small sample, and the audio from the test site may well have been at the low end of the spectrum for quality. But it was a real site, and these were just regular people roped in for a test of the audio's usefulness. As "cool" as CAPTCHA seems at first, I don't think it's going to be a long-term solution. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm

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