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Eliminate bot attacks from the CAPTCHA equation

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Date Published
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Stytch Team
Word Count
1,086
Company Posts That Month
11
Language
English
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Summary

Bots account for a substantial portion of internet traffic, posing significant threats to online security and leading to financial losses for businesses and users through activities like credential stuffing and ticket scalping. To combat this, CAPTCHA systems have been employed to differentiate humans from bots, but they have limitations due to a design flaw known as the public key problem, which allows bots to outsource CAPTCHA solving to low-cost human labor through CAPTCHA farms. These services exploit the public key exposure in CAPTCHA systems to efficiently solve CAPTCHA challenges, creating an economically viable model for attackers that bypasses the intended security measures. Companies like Stytch are developing solutions to eliminate these vulnerabilities by introducing more robust CAPTCHA systems, such as their Strong CAPTCHA, aiming to reduce the friction and cost imposed on users and businesses by CAPTCHA fraud.

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