Inaccessibility of CAPTCHA - A W3C Working Group Note explaining how CAPTCHAs can present a major obstacle to users who have limited vision or a learning disability such as dyslexia. This document examines a number of potential solutions and alternative systems.
JCaptcha - An open source Java framework for captcha definition and site integration. Project information, documentation, issue tracker, and download.
reCAPTCHA - A captcha system that uses successful decodings to helps digitise books for online use. Background, and details on how to incorporate into a site. Source code in several languages, and plugins for popular blogging and CMS software.
Securimage - Open source PHP script for generating image CAPTCHAs with audio alternatives. Includes documentation, a gallery and an online demonstration. [LGPL]
Wikipedia: CAPTCHA - Explains how captcha features can keep spammers from signing up for certain accounts online, such as email or weblogs. Explains how the system can be circumvented as well.
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