Re: quick link to recent captcha guidelines?

Yes, very much indeed.  although it does not seem to address a common 
argument to using  anything but an image verification, that being site 
security.  Will check out the notes though as I dare say they speak to 
this.
Cheers,
Karen



On Mon, 9 Sep 2019, Shawn Henry wrote:

> Hi Karen,
>
> Inaccessibility of CAPTCHA: Alternatives to Visual Turing Tests on the Web
> W3C Working Group Note
> 23 August 2019
> https://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest/
>
> "2.1.3 Logic Puzzles
> ... Simple mathematical or word puzzles ...
> ...The use of logic puzzles as a CAPTCHA technique, however, introduces 
> substantial barriers to access for people with language, learning or 
> cognitive disabilities. An individual with dyscalculia will understandably 
> find even simple arithmetic puzzles challenging. ...
> "
> -- https://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest/#logic-puzzles
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Best,
> ~ Shawn
> <http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/>
>
>
> On 9/9/2019 4:10 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>>  Hi all,
>>  I am currently involved in a discussion on the Google accessibility list
>>  regarding the use of math problems as a form of captcha.  the individual
>>  is stating that such a substitution carries no security whatsoever.
>>  Given the places where I have personally, and thankfully  found the math
>>  problem  verification present,  I am wanting to share the recent w3c
>>  information on their use.
>>  Can anyone give me a simple link to  a relevant section, or share an
>>  article discussing math problems as captcha challenges with their  pros /
>>  cons?
>>  Thanks,
>>  Karen
>>
>> 
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