• I make websites
  • If someone is banned twice (two accounts) I want it to take them more than 5min and a VPN to make a 3rd account
  • I’m okay with extreme solutions, like requiring everyone to have a Yubikey-or-similar physical key
  • I really hate the trend of relying on a phone number or Google capcha as a not-a-bot detection. Both have tons of problems
  • but spam (automated account creation) is a real problem

What kind of auth should I use for my websites?

  • umami_wasabi
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    8 months ago

    PoW? The client need to do some computation before the server takes the like signup or signin or something. Not 100% foolproof but can thwart some bot attempts I guess.

    • jeffhykin@lemm.eeOP
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      8 months ago

      PoW sure, but like what’s the tool name. Rolling my own PoW sounds not-smart. I’ve messed with metamask a bit but last I check isn’t real practical for mobile.