Low Spam User Registration Process

ByMetwally

In today’s digital landscape, combating spam is an ongoing challenge for software developers and website administrators alike. One area where spam can be particularly troublesome is user registration processes. Spammers often exploit registration forms to create fake accounts, flood platforms with irrelevant content, or even engage in malicious activities.

To mitigate these risks, developers need to implement a robust and efficient user registration process that minimizes the potential for spam while still providing a seamless experience for legitimate users.

While we have countless solutions for this problem, we would like to introduce you to one that we at “Cloud Native Base Camp” believe it is a good start. A start which you can build upon in the future as your software grows and you encounter new challenges that demand greater security.

User_registration-Page-2
Front End
Fill
Email Address
request pin code
store Email Address and token in local storage
receiving pin code via Email
fill pin code
request
verification
 verified 
 not verified 
continue filling data
start over
request registration
store
session token
in local storage
not blocked
 blocked 
not blocked
 blocked 
Display
block message
 token 
block
if error
store expirable block flag in local storage
disable pin form
& display block message
 blocked 
Back End
generate pin code
and token
send pin to email address
return token
verify
Not
verified
 verified 
add email as verified
in cache
get verified
email address
from cache
return error
Not Exist
create:
user, session
return session token
remove user data
from cache
increase
verification tries
counter
get tries counter
from cache
less than
threshold
 threshold
is reached 
add email as blocked in cache
Exists
return verified
return not verified
return block
check if blocked
not blocked
Email Address
email address
pin code
token
not blocked
response
all user data
response
return block
 blocked 
response
User Email Inbox
cache the pin, token and email
Low Spam User Registration Process

Post Written by Ahmed Metwally

More than 23 years of experience in the field of information systems.
Starting from IT and software development, then cloud and DevOps.
He has helped many companies adopt cloud technology. He held several diverse positions during his career.
From software developer to chief architect.

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