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GoToSocial/web/source/nollamas/index.js
kim d8c4d9fc5a [feature] proof of work scraper deterrence (#4043)
This adds a proof-of-work based scraper deterrence to GoToSocial's middleware stack on profile and status web pages. Heavily inspired by https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis, but massively stripped back for our own usecase.

Todo:
- ~~add configuration option so this is disabled by default~~
- ~~fix whatever weirdness is preventing this working with CSP (even in debug)~~
- ~~use our standard templating mechanism going through apiutil helper func~~
- ~~probably some absurdly small performance improvements to be made in pooling re-used hex encode / hash encode buffers~~ the web endpoints aren't as hot a path as API / ActivityPub, will leave as-is for now as it is already very minimal and well optimized
- ~~verify the cryptographic assumptions re: using a portion of token as challenge data~~ this isn't a serious application of cryptography, if it turns out to be a problem we'll fix it, but it definitely should not be easily possible to guess a SHA256 hash from the first 1/4 of it even if mathematically it might make it a bit easier
- ~~theme / make look nice??~~
- ~~add a spinner~~
- ~~add entry in example configuration~~
- ~~add documentation~~

Verification page originally based on https://github.com/LucienV1/powtect

Co-authored-by: tobi <tobi.smethurst@protonmail.com>
Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/pulls/4043
Reviewed-by: tobi <tsmethurst@noreply.codeberg.org>
Co-authored-by: kim <grufwub@gmail.com>
Co-committed-by: kim <grufwub@gmail.com>
2025-04-28 20:12:27 +00:00

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/*
GoToSocial
Copyright (C) GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
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(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
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*/
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
// Get the nollamas section container.
const nollamas = document.querySelector(".nollamas");
// Add some "loading" text to show that
// a proof-of-work captcha is being done.
const p = this.createElement("p");
p.className = "nollamas-explanation";
p.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Your browser is currently solving a proof-of-work challenge designed to deter \"ai\" scrapers. This should take no more than a few seconds..."));
nollamas.appendChild(p);
// Add a loading spinner as well if motion is allowed.
if (!window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches) {
const i = this.createElement("i");
i.className = "fa fa-2x fa-spin fa-refresh nollamas-solving";
i.setAttribute("title","Solving...");
nollamas.appendChild(i);
}
// Read the challenge and difficulty from
// data attributes on the nollamas section.
const challenge = nollamas.dataset.nollamasChallenge;
const difficulty = nollamas.dataset.nollamasDifficulty;
console.log('challenge:', challenge); // eslint-disable-line no-console
console.log('difficulty:', difficulty); // eslint-disable-line no-console
// Prepare the worker with task function.
const worker = new Worker("/assets/dist/nollamasworker.js");
worker.postMessage({
challenge: challenge,
difficulty: difficulty,
});
// Set the main worker function.
worker.onmessage = function (e) {
if (e.data.done) {
console.log('solution found for:', e.data.nonce); // eslint-disable-line no-console
let url = new URL(window.location.href);
url.searchParams.set('nollamas_solution', e.data.nonce);
window.location.href = url.toString();
}
};
});