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    Sliceya CAPTCHA

    By Gareth Heyes (@hackvertor)

    Published 17 years 3 months ago • Last updated March 22, 2025 • ⏱️ 2 min read

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    If you've read this blog from the beginning you'll know I like to write CAPTCHAS. The reason being is that it is a technical challenge to write something that a computer has difficulty reading. I think the Codetcha I wrote a while ago was successful in concept because the code errors would be very difficult for a computer to fix (if random enough). But the Codetcha only catered for technical users

    Enter Sliceya! This new CAPTCHA relies on the fact that humans can identify a image or face easier than a computer can. The idea is you assemble slices of a picture in the correct order and type what you think the picture is. To make this hard for the computer to solve the keywords would have to be random enough and the picture should be different each time.

    I've done a proof of concept which searches the web and brings back images that match the keywords you've sent. The picture is then dynamically sliced and you have to solve the puzzle and enter the correct keyword.

    I would like to thank Ronald for testing and giving me some excellent suggestions.

    Here is the proof of concept. Enjoy! Sliceya!

    Update...

    I've removed the hint and it now accepts either part of the keyword. For example barac will be accepted even though the spelling is incorrect. Example here:- Updated sliceya

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