Introducing mCaptcha net
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Introducing mCaptcha net
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Re: Introducing mCaptcha net
#2> mCaptcha uses a Proof-of-Work (PoW) based algorithm to offer Denial-of-Service protection
if you want denial-of-service protection, wouldnt it be better to use a delay-based algorithm, instead of a proof-of-work one?
Proof-of-work is not environmentally friendly, wastes your legitimate users resources, and doesnt stop all DOS types
Just force a delay in time to requests to your site and allow only as many as you can process
Re: Introducing mCaptcha net
#3> mCaptcha uses a Proof-of-Work (PoW) based algorithm to offer Denial-of-Service protection if you want denial-of-service protection, wouldnt it be better to use a delay-based algorithm, instead of a proof-of-work one? Proof-of-work is not environmentally friendly, wastes your legitimate users resources, and doesnt stop all DOS types Just force a delay in time to requests to your site and allow only as many as you ca…
Hi, I'm the author of mCaptcha o/
To impose delays, there must be some way of identifying users individually. But to do so will have privacy implications. PoW is a stateless way of imposing delays without the privacy implications of tracking.
That said, it isn't perfect. I'm on the lookout for cleaner and more efficient ways of doing it.