Re: ASCII Captcha

From: Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:26:36 +0000
Subject: Re: ASCII Captcha
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At 4:21 PM -0400 8/29/08, Eric Gorr wrote:
On Aug 29, 2008, at 4:09 PM, Robert Cummings wrote:
I cannot see any reason why a person with both visual and audio impairments could not be presented with a test to prove they are human.
Go on, I'm all eyes and ears... describe such a test.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha#Attempts_at_more_accessible_CAPTCHAs discusses this. And, I look forward to see what those doing research in this area come up with in the future. It does seem obvious that since they are human, that a good test can be designed which does not rely on security through obscurity.
Maybe a blood test? Nope, that could be faked. Back to thinking (ponder, ponder, ponder...) Cheers, tedd -- ------- http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com

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