Captcha requests

eccles · Post by **eccles** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:10 pm

I keep getting subjected to captcha requests recently. As a mobile internet user my IP is autogenerated by Three UK as a CGNAT address so is effectively not a physical IP. Could this be a reason for the extra security?

Post by **Panikos** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:12 pm

I'll take a look at it and see what's going on

Post by **Panikos** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:07 pm

Eccles, This forum shouldn't be showing a Captcha request for anyone unless registering and then it's that thing which asks how many legs a donkey has just to confuse bots. It''s possible that there is a security system on the server itself which is being triggered, but I have found nothing of that kind so far.

I think you are right and it's the CGNAT address causing it but in that case I 'think' it does it even before you get to the board itself so we wouldn't be able to fix it. Can you try and get a screen shot next time as it might give a clue.

I think it's similar to the problem when I use a VPN. Because you end up sharing an external IP number with 100s of others and many modern systems think that means you're a bot.

I'm hoping the screen shot will show it IS happening on our server and give me something I can look up.

eccles · Post by **eccles** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:12 am

OK will do. It hasn't happened since I posted this. It'll probably not do it for ages now I want it to.

Post by **Panikos** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:49 am

That is just so true.