[tschwimmer]

Check out Anubis - it's not quite what you're suggesting but similar in concept: https://anubis.techaro.lol/

[LPisGood]

How does it work? I don’t have time to read the code, and the website/docs seem to be under construction.

Does it have the client do a bunch of SHA-256 hashes?

[01HNNWZ0MV43FF]

Yeah it's like hashcash. You have to try random numbers until you roll a hash with enough leading zeroes. Then you get a cookie (JWT I think) that's valid for a week.

SHA2 can run on ASICs and isn't memory-hard, so I'm hoping someone will add something tougher

[emseetech]

Interesting! Not how I'd approach it but certainly thinking along the same lines.

[userbinator]

I just hit a site with this --- and hit the back button immediately.

[Retr0id]

Better than a 500 error

[fc417fc802]

Also better than a third party service IMO because of the privacy implications. You could even potentially give users the choice (complete overkill but technically you could do it).

[joeblubaugh]

Maybe once you can use something more professional as an interstitial page

[ndiddy]

From the announcement page: https://xeiaso.net/blog/2025/anubis/

> RPM packages and unbranded (or customly branded) versions are available if you contact me and purchase commercial support. Otherwise your users have to see a happy anime girl every time they solve a challenge. This is a feature.

[xena]

I'm going to be making distro packages and binaries public. I will have to figure out white label monetization I guess.

[neurostimulant]

It's open source with MIT license, so you should be able to remove those images yourself if you want.