Engineering

4 posts on platform security, incidents, and implementation architecture.

How We Stopped Bot Signups and Contact Form Spam in Clarity

A production case study: the bot pattern we saw, the layered controls we implemented, and how we reduced abusive sign-up and contact traffic without hurting real users.

One-Click OpenRouter: Connect 100+ AI Models with OAuth

Clarity now supports OAuth for OpenRouter — click Connect, approve, and you're done. No API key to copy, no tab-switching. PKCE-secured, AES-256-GCM encrypted, and ready in five seconds.

Password Security: The Math Behind Uncrackable Passwords

Learn why length beats complexity, how crack time is calculated, and what actually keeps your financial accounts safe in 2026.

Turnstile + Vercel Cron for Next.js: A Practical Anti-Bot Stack

A technical implementation guide for securing public Next.js endpoints with Turnstile verification, durable rate limits, and authenticated cron-based bot cleanup.