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diff --git a/guides/source/security.md b/guides/source/security.md index de0b523057..74256c7b84 100644 --- a/guides/source/security.md +++ b/guides/source/security.md @@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ Here are some ideas how to hide honeypot fields by JavaScript and/or CSS: * make the elements very small or color them the same as the background of the page * leave the fields displayed, but tell humans to leave them blank -The most simple negative CAPTCHA is one hidden honeypot field. On the server side, you will check the value of the field: If it contains any text, it must be a bot. Then, you can either ignore the post or return a positive result, but not saving the post to the database. This way the bot will be satisfied and moves on. You can do this with annoying users, too. +The most simple negative CAPTCHA is one hidden honeypot field. On the server side, you will check the value of the field: If it contains any text, it must be a bot. Then, you can either ignore the post or return a positive result, but not saving the post to the database. This way the bot will be satisfied and moves on. You can find more sophisticated negative CAPTCHAs in Ned Batchelder's [blog post](http://nedbatchelder.com/text/stopbots.html): |