Re: [PHP] anti-spam GD security image code validation

2007-02-23 Thread tedd
At 3:59 PM -0600 2/23/07, Richard Lynch wrote: CAPTCHA also has serious accessiblity issues. CAPTCHA does have its problems, but those problems can be lessened. The main problem is how does one identify a user from a computer AND make the technique accessible at the same time. As we previou

Re: [PHP] anti-spam GD security image code validation

2007-02-23 Thread Richard Lynch
On Wed, February 21, 2007 7:17 am, Bare wrote: > Ok, I could store actual security code in a hidden text field of the > form, > but then it wold be visible to spam bots, isn't it? Google for CAPTCHA to find a zillion solutions, and read them. But you are on the right track, and your assumptions a

Re: [PHP] anti-spam GD security image code validation

2007-02-21 Thread cajbecu
> > Ok, I could store actual security code in a hidden text field of the form, > but then it wold be visible to spam bots, isn't it? > Or maybe there's another way to do this? > it`s not very good ideea to keep the security code in a hidden text field. keep it in a session var. cajb. -- PHP

[PHP] anti-spam GD security image code validation

2007-02-21 Thread Bare
Can someone explain how the validation works? I have included a code (that generates random security code and places it on a GIF) to the page where the submission form is. Now, when submitting a comment, the user has to type and submit this security code. So far it's OK, but how to VALIDATE if he