They therefore function closer to a username than to a cryptographic signature this is why QAnon could not verify themselves on another website when 8chan went down in late 2019. Such tripcodes are not reproducible across different imageboards they work by prepending a secure salt to the tripcode, barring intrusion, known only to the server owner. In general, anonymity is considered to be one of the advantages of an imageboard, and some boards have from time to time removed the ability to post with a name altogether (known as 'forced anonymous/anonymity').ĭue to the fact tripcodes can be cracked given enough time, some imageboards, such as 4chan and 8chan, implement a 'secure' tripcode. For those who want a custom tripcode, however, there are custom tripcode generators (which are technically tripcode crackers) available, such as Meriken's Tripcode Engine and MTY_CL. Trying to take another user's tripcode and compute their password from it (for instance, to make posts that appear to come from a particular person) is somewhat computationally difficult. Entering a particular password will let one 'sign' one's posts with the tripcode generated from that password. A tripcode is the hashed result of a password that allows one's identity to be recognized without storing any data about users. Most imageboards and 2channel-style discussion boards allow (and encourage) anonymous posting and use a system of tripcodes instead of registration. Tripcodes A diagram of a typical tripcode derivation process. Imageboards are also different from online galleries in that most of the works posted are not made by the poster, but instead are taken from other online sources: galleries, other imageboards, and edited pictures. The most popular English language imageboard, 4chan, similarly has a large variety of topics. In Japan, where imageboards are more common, topics will vary widely, ranging from trains to current news. Imageboards are much more transitory with content-on some boards (especially highly trafficked ones), the thread deletion time can be as little as 10 minutes. The two share many of the same structures, including separate forums for separate topics, as well as similar audiences. The primary focus of imageboards, however, is directed away from text posts, and is instead placed on picture posts. Imageboards, similar to bulletin board systems, are used for discussions of a variety of topics. These sites later inspired the creation of a number of English-language imageboards. The first imageboards were created in Japan as an extension of the textboard concept. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īn imageboard is a type of Internet forum that focuses on the posting of images, often alongside text and discussion. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.

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