Opened 15 years ago
#953 new Defect
Trac registration allows bots to create bogus accounts & spam us
Reported by: | icode4u | Owned by: | davea |
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Priority: | Minor | Milestone: | Undetermined |
Component: | Web - Forums | Version: | 6.6.31 |
Keywords: | trac registration spam | Cc: |
Description
Trac registration allows bots to create bogus accounts & spam us.
Registering as a new user on Trac (here) allows bots to create bogus accounts, write comments on any bug, and thereby spamming us with advertising for bugs we have subscribed to.
I request that a "prove you're a human" control be added to the BOINC Trac registration page, or an authentication mechanism to prove you have a real email address should be added to the registration process.