From ccba971d6786379d334aa75beef3068b9db81c48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rebecca <ubq323@ubq323.website>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:38:12 +0000
Subject: auth: require advanced security question to prevent spam signups

---
 apioforum/auth.py                      | 3 +++
 apioforum/templates/auth/register.html | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/apioforum/auth.py b/apioforum/auth.py
index 93aafdd..8e939c0 100644
--- a/apioforum/auth.py
+++ b/apioforum/auth.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def register():
 	if request.method == "POST":
 		username = request.form["username"]
 		password = request.form["password"]
+		whens_8am = request.form["whens_8am"]
 		db = get_db()
 		err = None
 		if not username:
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ def register():
 			err = "username can't be longer than 20 characters"
 		elif not username.isalnum():
 			err = "username must be alphanumeric"
+		elif whens_8am != "08:00":
+			err = "you need to enter 08:00 am, not any other time. this is a genuine spam prevention measure"
 
 		if err is None:
 			db.execute(
diff --git a/apioforum/templates/auth/register.html b/apioforum/templates/auth/register.html
index ed09c56..74c8c28 100644
--- a/apioforum/templates/auth/register.html
+++ b/apioforum/templates/auth/register.html
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 	<label for="password">password</label>
 	<input type="password" name="password" id="password" required>
 	<br>
+	<input type="time" name="whens_8am" id="whens_8am">
+	<label for="whens_8am">when's 8am?</label>
+	<br><br>
 	<input type="checkbox" name="keep_logged_in" id="keep_logged_in">
 	<label for="keep_logged_in">keep me logged in</label>
 	<br>
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