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>Resource metering through client-side computationally intensive "electronic
>payments" can provide an alternative strategy in defending against brute
>force guessing attacks.
The first question I had was,
Why not just use a turing test. It's simple and, theoretically, only humans can distinguish the passphrase. It requires much less overhead. Obviously this would be used in addition to a password. That's my two cents.
>Resource metering through client-side computationally intensive "electronic
>payments" can provide an alternative strategy in defending against brute
>force guessing attacks.
The first question I had was,
Why not just use a turing test. It's simple and, theoretically, only humans can distinguish the passphrase. It requires much less overhead. Obviously this would be used in addition to a password. That's my two cents.
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