12306 Ticketing network introduced a new way of verification, users spit bad not reliable

Donews March 18 News (reporter Chen)

Spring Festival has just come to a curtain, the railway 12306 ticketing network also launched a new way to verify the interface, that is, users login, in addition to filling in the login name and password, but also to accurately select the picture verification code to login successfully. It is reported that the new certification method after the introduction of the mainstream ticket tools for a while can not log in, but in the evening, Rob the ticket company initial crack solution has been released.

Yesterday, a user login 12306 Web site, found in the login interface, in the login name and password below, is a huge white box, that is, the verification code area, the middle of the area is written "point this start verification." Users follow the prompts, after the point of view, the verification code area appeared 8 pictures, verification Requirements "Please click on the image of all the Fireflies", the recognition of success can enter the ticket purchase page.

It is understood that eight verification code picture completely random, there are many mass patterns can be optional, basic are life can see the object, it is said that this kind of verification involves the human brain fuzzy processing, normal users can easily identify, Rob ticket software can only "inexplicable". The traveler can not see a picture or is not sure, you may refresh and choose again.

12306 the first time after the revision of the verification code, all ticket-grabbing tools have been unable to log in. Then there are web site reviews said that the 12306-enabled picture verification code simple and effective, grab tickets software such as can be cracked on the "invincible", it is worth a praise. However, it is clear that the battle between the railway ticketing website and the ticket-grabbing software will continue. Last night, there was a ticket to the software company issued a statement, has been in the first time into the technical team, the introduction of response measures to achieve automatic image verification code recognition, 12306 introduced new verification measures for its ticket-grabbing software has no impact, and even claimed that "success rate increased 200%".

The following are some of the points of view collected by Donews:

Typcn_technical: Better to use Hashcash verification

12306 of the new verification code can be identified, in fact, it is better to use Hashcash verification, similar to the way to dig Bitcoin, but only a little shorter operation time, but also to a certain extent hit the ox, do not buy a pile of computers can not rob.

Know the friend Wang Cat: This method is not reliable

It was embarrassing to see this captcha at noon.

Before and classmates discussed the picture verification code problem, the conclusion is not reliable.

? The picture is too complex, too confusing, and the conditions are too bizarre to block most normal users.

? Easy to enumerate, the question bank is too weak, not as good as the character combination possibilities

? Crack threshold is not necessarily higher than character type Captcha

Visual 12306 images are low-resolution network images. Guess the public service is enough to crack, do not need to do their own machine learning what kind of.

Know your friend the Arctic: The user experience is not too high

The machine recognizes the pattern slowly, the person recognizes also not too fast, will delay the booking time, as is explained in the Dark Cloud diagram: The machine identifies the trouble, the person also is troublesome. There is almost no such thing as machine-generated, fast-recognizing, slow-recognition machines.

Know friends Dabaii: Advertising Opportunities Unlimited

For this user must use, users do not have alternatives to the site. Turning the verification code into an ad is an opportunity to blow up the day. These pictures can be used to invite all kinds of advertising, such as: Please choose healthy nutrition and delicious "Silver Heron peanut Milk", please choose this year's feast is not gifts, gifts received only "brain Platinum" grandpa and grandma advertising map. Finish）