User talk:Umherirrender

AntiSpoof vs SpoofCheck

Hi, I'm wondering if PHP's native SpoofCheck class could make some of the work of AntiSpoof.

Maybe even replace it if all spoof-suspected usernames are to be refused ?

Otherwise I think it might be worth a line mentioning why it is not used.

(I'm asking as AntiSpoof was started in 2006 and SpoofCheck in 2012, maybe you didnt know about it ?)

Best regards ! And thanks for your work !

Dalc'husted (talk) 22:09, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, you are refering to PHP's Spoofchecker class? I did not know that this exists.

The php class can be used to find mixed-scripts words as done by AntiSpoof (with isSuspicious()). But AntiSpoof does more as that, it has a database to store a value for each username to find "similiar looking" usernames on account creation and rejects the new user. With the php class that is not possible. The list of similiar looking letters used by AntiSpoof (EquivSet libary) is also used by AbuseFilter to simplify filter matching against this letters. A replacement seems not possible here. Der Umherirrende 19:00, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]