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Respect-weighted rate limits for the open web

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Continuity-auth – Respect-weighted rate limits for the open web

by danieltanfh95·May 27, 2026·2 points·4 comments
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Uses cryptographic device-continuity proof instead of CAPTCHA for rate limiting.

Strengths
  • •Novel architecture using time and continuity as trust signals instead of puzzles
  • •Supports browsers via WebCrypto and CLI clients with PEM keys
  • •Token-bucket rate limiting based on earned trust tiers
Weaknesses
  • •Work in progress with zero stars and no demonstrated deployment
  • •Requires client-side key management which adds integration complexity
Category
Security
Target Audience

Web developers, API maintainers

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Post Description

Identity is a missing piece for managing security in cyberspace where agents co-exist with humans. Traditional methods of managing open-access like captcha or anubis punish real humans while either being rapidly outclassed by computer-use agents or scaling poorly as the value of the site rises.

continuity-auth is my attempt to fix this from first principles by using device-continuity proof as a trust signal and time (enforced via rate-limiting) as the core resource to provide a graceful, zero-trust, login-less method to prevent abuse, supporting both browsers and CLI as first-class clients.

Built with Clojure/Script, babashka, and Datalevin. Work in progress. Happy to discuss.

Source: https://github.com/danieltanfh95/continuity-auth

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