howto: Perl CGI, image with random scewed text for accoutn creations

exodist · 03-11-2007, 05:59 PM

I am writing some web stuff in perl-CGI, I need to have an accoutn registration page, I want to verify it is a real person and not a script the same way most sites do with an image containing random text that has been scewed so an OCR program cannot read it. I am wondering what the best way to accomplish this is.

P.S. I am a teacher, one of my students is blind, he informed me that many sites now also offer an audio alternative to the image, does anyone know about those as well?

Thank you!

theNbomr · 03-13-2007, 10:04 AM

As a general reply, I suggest considering the ImageMagick toolkit. A tutorial that may be of particular interest is http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/distorts/#wave. While I can't cite a specific reference, I am sure there are ready-made packages out there that do what you want. The buzzword used to describe this technology is 'captcha', and a Google search should turn up lots of useful hits.
--- rod.

exodist · 03-13-2007, 06:36 PM

Thank you, took em a while but I was able to find the term captcha in another forum, I found a perl module that does the graphical part. However I am still looking for an option for those who need accessibility options such as the blind.

-Chad Granum