Posted by GOwin
what do you call that process of verifying users by asking them to type in the characters displayed as images on their screens?
(like the one they use when you sign up for paypal). TIA
Posted by evoke
Hmmm... not sure either??
ED
Posted by Eamonn
verification?!?!
Posted by Eleventy7
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Can't argue with that can ya?!
Posted by Eamonn
nope
Posted by ShawO
Yep, verification alright...
word verification to be exact...
one of them is Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart or CAPTCHA in short developed by the Carnegie Mellon University...
its being used by Yahoo!
check it out!
http://www.captcha.net
Posted by chucky egg
That's pretty smart
And right up until I tried it I would have sworn you made the whole thing up
Posted by mixin
Result of the Test: FAIL
You entered the following word:
televisions
The possible words were:
television tv
damn how did i fail that!
Posted by chucky egg
@MixiN
You see, these tests aren't as easy as they look.
Don't feel bad though, 'cos they say the computers cant pass the test either