Automatic Verification on iOS 16 will replace CAPTCHAs on supported platforms
One of the many new privacy features in iOS 16 is Automatic Verification - Apple’s take on Private Access Tokens. These will allow users to bypass CAPTCHAs on supported sites and apps by verifying the device and Apple ID on the log-in screen. Apple claims the process keeps user data and personal information away from the sites you’re trying to log in while also hiding your IP addresses.
iOS 15 login vs iOS 16 with Automatic Verification
Cloudflare and Fastly - two of the biggest cloud computing services providers are already on board to support Private Acess Tokens including Apple’s Automatic Verification meaning millions of sites and apps will support CAPTCHA-less log-ins soon. Automatic Verification will be supported on iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura
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- Anonymous
- 22 Jun 2022
- 70d
Attackers 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 CAP...
- Nick Tegrataker
- 22 Jun 2022
- Xpf
"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 ver...
- Anonymous
- 22 Jun 2022
- 70d
This 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 st...
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