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Show HN: Cerno – CAPTCHA that targets LLM reasoning, not human biology

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Why This Matters

Cerno introduces a novel CAPTCHA that leverages large language model (LLM) reasoning rather than traditional human biology cues, aiming to enhance security against automated bots. This shift could significantly improve the robustness of online verification systems, making it harder for malicious automation to bypass protections. For consumers and the tech industry, this innovation promises more secure and user-friendly authentication methods in the future.

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velocity_std Standard deviation of tangential velocity across 60Hz resampled trajectory.

path_efficiency Euclidean start-to-exit distance divided by actual path length.

pause_count Intervals where velocity < 0.0005 for ≥ 100ms. Correlated with maze decision points.

movement_onset_ms Time from first event to first significant movement above threshold.

jerk_std Standard deviation of the third derivative of position.

angular_velocity_entropy Shannon entropy of direction changes across 16 angular bins.