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Dev tools · December 18, 2025

IronWall Protocol

Stop bots without CAPTCHA. 3KB Client-Side Proof of Work.

What it does

Stop punishing users with traffic lights. IronWall is a privacy-first alternative to reCAPTCHA. Instead of checking humanity, we challenge the device's computational power (Proof-of-Work). Spamming 1M requests costs a botnet real electricity/CPU time, making attacks economically unviable. ✅ 3KB SDK (Tiny) ✅ No Tracking / No Cookies ✅ Invisible to Humans (~1s solve time) ✅ Enterprise Controls (Geo-Fencing, IP Reputation) Drop-in support for React, Vue, and Vanilla JS.

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