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Re:Why memory-hard proof-of-work hashes are not a popular ch... by 7sedam7 on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @12:30PM (#50168910)
i don't know, seems pretty reasonable choice, especially with harder problem for requests that look like bots
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Re:Why memory-hard proof-of-work hashes are not a popular ch... by ribtoks on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @01:43PM (#50169957)
Sure, the limitation is mostly on the verification side (of CAPTCHA solution). For client-side it does make sense.
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