[yoyoyoyo]

Originally Posted by bazzup

thats the second key your private one is'nt it?

why, yes it is! maybe that info will help to point out the error I am receiving to magnus. thanks!

[GameWizard]

Either I'm missing something, or this script is messed up?

After installing the script, and using Method B. I attempted to register on my board a few times to see how it would react, and it appears to allow the registration if the first few characters of the first word are correct, or simply resemble that of the first word.

It seems to not care what the rest looks like. Although it doesn't let me pass if the first 3-4 characters are completely different. What the hell? lol.

[magnus]

Originally Posted by GameWizard

Either I'm missing something, or this script is messed up?

After installing the script, and using Method B. I attempted to register on my board a few times to see how it would react, and it appears to allow the registration if the first few characters of the first word are correct, or simply resemble that of the first word.

It seems to not care what the rest looks like. Although it doesn't let me pass if the first 3-4 characters are completely different. What the hell? lol.

There are 2 words. One of which the system knows, the other which the system is unsure of. The entire point is to present multiple words that are readable to humans, but proven unreadable by bots. So as long as you answer the actual key word correctly, you could technically input whatever you wanted for the variable word.

Again, this is something you, as a human, can logically determine. A bot will see a mass of letters an be unable to differentiate them. The main goal of reCAPTCHA is to provide a next level of spam bot prevention while using wasted human cycles (re: distributed human computing) to help translate books to digital text.

[GameWizard]

But i find it confusing how yes, it makes it easier for humans, but at the same time could potentially make it easier for bots as well, could it not? All the bot would need to do is identify that your script is being used then attempt to read the word(s) which don't even need to be typed correctly! The first 3 letters or so seem to be the only requirement, the rest can be neglected or mistyped and the script still allows the user to continue...

[bazzup]

Originally Posted by GameWizard

But i find it confusing how yes, it makes it easier for humans, but at the same time could potentially make it easier for bots as well, could it not? All the bot would need to do is identify that your script is being used then attempt to read the word(s) which don't even need to be typed correctly! The first 3 letters or so seem to be the only requirement, the rest can be neglected or mistyped and the script still allows the user to continue...

well i have had this for over a week now i think and i was having 20+ bots a day registering and not confirming their emails and all this has stopped.

yes they will learn the script but until then this is working mighty fine for me

[magnus]

Originally Posted by GameWizard

But i find it confusing how yes, it makes it easier for humans, but at the same time could potentially make it easier for bots as well, could it not? All the bot would need to do is identify that your script is being used then attempt to read the word(s) which don't even need to be typed correctly! The first 3 letters or so seem to be the only requirement, the rest can be neglected or mistyped and the script still allows the user to continue...

There are 2 words. The challenge word and the variable word. The variable word can be anything. The challenge word must be typed 100% correctly. There's no 1, 2 or 3 letter minimum. Each challenge word must be 100% accurate.

Regardless of the variable word, this system, at worst, is no less secure than the default CAPTCHA. So there's no concern in that department.

The following is pure speculation, as the exact algorithim is intentionally not divulged:

It's possible that the variable word may have a minimum character requirement as the system may be able to determine the word length while not being able to exactly decipher the actual letters. Again, this is pure speculation on my part.

[Godders]

Hi there.
I am having some trouble using this.

I have made the changes as directed and placed the private and public keys where requested.
I get the following error
"To use reCAPTCHA you must get an API key from http://recaptcha.net/api/getkey"

Am i missing something? Fantastic script btw I cant wait to use it!

[TheInsaneManiac]

I like this, but what if I want the Image Verification border to stay there

[HP10T]

I get an error while importing via the product manager...
Database error in vBulletin 3.5.4:

Invalid SQL:

### INSERT QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
INSERT INTO plugin
(`active`, `executionorder`, `title`, `hookname`, `phpcode`, `product`)
VALUES
('1', '5', 'Automatically modify register template', 'parse_templates', 'if (isset($vbulletin->templatecache[\'register\']))\r\n{\r\n $find = \' $imagereg\';\r\n \r\n $append = \" <script type=\'text/javascript\'>\r\n var RecaptchaOptions = {\r\n theme : \'\" . $GLOBALS[\'vbulletin\']->options[\'recaptcha_theme\'] . \"\',\r\n tabindex : \" . $GLOBALS[\'vbulletin\']->options[\'recaptcha_tabindex\'] . \"\r\n };\r\n </script>\";\r\n\r\n $vbulletin->templatecache[\'register\'] = str_replace($find, $append . \"\\n\" . $find, $vbulletin->templatecache[\'register\']);\r\n\r\n unset($find, $append);\r\n}', 'recaptcha');

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'executionorder' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Monday, February 11th 2008 @ 02:13:16 PM
Script : http://utahnissans.com/forums/admincp/plugin.php
Referrer : http://utahnissans.com/forums/adminc...?do=productadd

[magnus]

Originally Posted by HP10T

I get an error while importing via the product manager...
Database error in vBulletin 3.5.4:

Invalid SQL:

### INSERT QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
INSERT INTO plugin
(`active`, `executionorder`, `title`, `hookname`, `phpcode`, `product`)
VALUES
('1', '5', 'Automatically modify register template', 'parse_templates', 'if (isset($vbulletin->templatecache[\'register\']))\r\n{\r\n $find = \' $imagereg\';\r\n \r\n $append = \" <script type=\'text/javascript\'>\r\n var RecaptchaOptions = {\r\n theme : \'\" . $GLOBALS[\'vbulletin\']->options[\'recaptcha_theme\'] . \"\',\r\n tabindex : \" . $GLOBALS[\'vbulletin\']->options[\'recaptcha_tabindex\'] . \"\r\n };\r\n </script>\";\r\n\r\n $vbulletin->templatecache[\'register\'] = str_replace($find, $append . \"\\n\" . $find, $vbulletin->templatecache[\'register\']);\r\n\r\n unset($find, $append);\r\n}', 'recaptcha');

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'executionorder' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Monday, February 11th 2008 @ 02:13:16 PM
Script : http://utahnissans.com/forums/admincp/plugin.php
Referrer : http://utahnissans.com/forums/adminc...?do=productadd

Well, you're trying to run a hack developed for vB3.6 on vB3.5 -- that's what happens.

If you're feeling frisky, you can edit the .xml and remove references to executionorder. This in no way guaranteed to work. It shouldn't break anything, however, you should always make backups just in case.

If you don't want to edit the file yourself, I've attached a modified .xml. Simply replace the on in the original archive with this.

[HP10T]

Thanks for the quick reply, I think I am going to upgrade to 3.6 first .

[Doctor Dan]

For those who would like to use "Method A" (the register.patch file) to modify their register.php file but do not have shell access (e.g. hosting services that only provide cPanel access), you may find this "trick" useful:

1. Upload the register.patch file to your forum's root directory.

2. Create a plain text file called runpatch.pl with the following contents:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

save it, and upload it to your forum's root directory.

3. Change the permissions on the runpatch.pl file that you just uploaded to 0755 so that you can execute the script.

4. In a web browser, type:

http://yourdomain/yourforum/runpatch.pl

The perl script will run, which in turn runs the patch command.

5. Delete the runpatch.pl file from your forum's root directory.

N.B.: This technique assumes that you can run perl scripts with system calls on the server where your forum resides, which is usually the case.

- Dan

[Doctor Dan]

A quick mod if you want to restore the "image verification" frame around the reCAPTCHA panel, just like how vBulletin's standard CAPTCHA panel appears:

In the template register find:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

and replace it with:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

You can also center the reCAPTCHA panel within the frame by adding a "<center>" tag:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

- Dan

[magnus]

Thanks, Dan! I've linked your tips in the first post.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by magnus

You're missing a close bracket ')' in the following block (highlighted in red):

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

Also, why are you typing out the code changes manually? Just copy and paste them from the original post to make sure there are no typo's and to retain proper formatting.

You mean it's missing in this line, not the other one:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.