Automatic Verification on iOS 16 will replace CAPTCHAs on supported platforms

21 June 2022
Private Access Tokens are the future.

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Nick Tegrataker, 22 Jun 2022"It just verifies that the entity that uses it uses a ... moreAttackers can use Apple phones. I don't know what "rate-limiting" is, but in the video, Apple said that to prevent replay attacks, you have to do it manually.

Any websites can track your IP addresses. It has nothing to do with CAPTCHA. When you visit a website, the website has to know your IP address, otherwise they won't know the destination to send data to. GSMArena or any website can track your IP address even if you don't post or report comments. It's impossible that Apple doesn't know this. They can't be that uninformed. It's dishonest of them to mention IP address tracking.

    Anonymous, 22 Jun 2022This method doesn't verify that you're a human. I... more"It just verifies that the entity that uses it uses a new version of an Apple OS and has an Apple ID"

    Nope, if an attacker let bots access the website through iOS/macOS virtual machines, they would still not get through because the verification process uses the certificate stored inside iPhone, and then performs rate-limiting as well to see whether the request generated from your device is fraudulent or not.

    "This website tracks your IP addresses. You can see your location code on your posts"
    But GSMArena doesn't track your IP addresses if you don't try to submit and send the data to their server (i.e. Write or report comments).

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      Nick Tegrataker, 22 Jun 2022Apple literally explains what is used to verify you as a hu... moreThis method doesn't verify that you're a human. It just verifies that the entity that uses it uses a new version of an Apple OS and has an Apple ID. Apple probably purposely misses the point. I mean, I don't think that they are very stupid. The purpose of CAPTCHA is to prevent automation. However, you can use automation with this method.

      Also, it's dishonest to mention IP address tracking. With or without CAPTCHA, websites can track your IP addresses. This website tracks your IP addresses. You can see your location code on your posts.

        Nick Tegrataker, 22 Jun 2022🤦Exactly. Captcha was invented to prevent automation, so bots couldn't just do stuff.

          Olympus Oms, 21 Jun 2022What does automatic mean? Enough said 🤦

            David, 21 Jun 2022That is far worse than simply solving a CAPTCHA which just ... moreApple literally explains what is used to verify you as a human and the advantage of using its new protocol over the old CAPTCHA (i.e. The website will not be able to track you based on the information your iPhone presents) in its video for developers.

              frank, 21 Jun 2022no its notWhat does automatic mean? Enough said

                Nick Tegrataker, 21 Jun 2022Except that's not really what's happening in the ... moreWhat does automatic mean? Enough said

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                  David, 21 Jun 2022That is far worse than simply solving a CAPTCHA which just ... moreFingerprint or FaceID proves you what, an alien?

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                    • 21 Jun 2022

                    That is far worse than simply solving a CAPTCHA which just proves your human, now they have a identifiable log of you and goodness knows what other data when "verifying" yourself.

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                      Olympus Oms, 21 Jun 2022Automatically captcha is the same as a robot doing it. No m... moreno its not

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 21 Jun 2022

                        MKBHD just drop NOTHING phone video. The phone really looks like iPhone and then front just typical Android phone look. The light at the back will light up according to the ringtones in which the old brick dumb phone had that feature before 🤦🏻‍♂️ So much for revolutionary. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ for NOTHING

                          Olympus Oms, 21 Jun 2022Automatically captcha is the same as a robot doing it. No m... moreExcept that's not really what's happening in the background, but you can watch Apple's video in your free time in case you're interested. I did and it was pretty fun.

                          https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/10077/

                          TL;DR - As GSMArena writes in the title, it REPLACES CAPTCHAs. So if you're using an iPhone/Mac there will no CAPTCHA involved in the entire verification process.

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                            blue, 21 Jun 2022How exactly would you expect to do that? The fingerprint is... moreI think the person is referring to a digital fingerprint, as on browser, location, cross site cookies etc. This just adds even deeper to it by saying it's this exact device with this token from a person. Some browsers can hide their fingerprint or mask it the best they can.

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                              Nick Tegrataker, 21 Jun 2022Captcha doesn't provide user security, it only verifie... moreIf I were you?! I don't even bother to explain to brainless Apple haters how the feature works. No matter how or what way you explaining it. For them, they're superior and Apple users are just du*b sh*ep. Save your breath for people who truly appreciate and understand how new features works 😏

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                                • 21 Jun 2022

                                This tech has huge potential. I hope others also get onboard and make it universal so we do not have to go through captcha again

                                  Olympus Oms, 21 Jun 2022Automatically captcha is the same as a robot doing it. No m... moreThat's not how it works. FaceID creates a token from a face and would be automatically considered as "this is human doing it" by supported systems because there is a face in front of a FaceID system. And because it's a closed system there won't be any means really to misuse it in terms of abusing it to spam things with different face tokens. I don't know how verification will work, but I can assume it'll only work on iOS or iPadOS because they are closed isolated and secured systems and won't work anywhere else.

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                                    • 21 Jun 2022

                                    So sad, android users tend to brag how techie they are, and how iOS is a dumb down OS for casuals.

                                    But when they open their mouth to comment about new Apple features, it shows how little they know about tech.

                                      Grey Wolf, 21 Jun 2022That spamming usually gets deleted by the moderator after s... moreIt's just annoying when some bozo just posts nonsense and I get bunch of notifications just to see it's bunch of nonsense. Not end of the world, but annoying.

                                        Nick Tegrataker, 21 Jun 2022Captcha doesn't provide user security, it only verifie... moreAutomatically captcha is the same as a robot doing it. No matter how it's done, it's automatically.

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