in reply to Image generation

I think the authentication image you're referring to is called a "captcha". Authen::Captcha may be useful. There are tons of CPAN modules to do pie charts, like Chart::Pie. None of which I've used myself.

I've had good experiences with PAR; you don't even have to have Perl installed to run a pp-generated executable.

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Re^2: Image generation
by halley (Prior) on Aug 26, 2005 at 13:12 UTC
    The BIG downside to "captcha"-like technologies is that it limits access to those who can use image-oriented interfaces. That excludes the whole blind population, or those who use text-only browsers for other reasons. (That also means the US Government can't buy or use your methods, since they can't legally exclude a disabled population so cavalierly.) Before you dismiss that group out of whim, ask yourself if there is any other way to accomplish your goals.

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