--- loncom/interface/createaccount.pm	2010/12/01 22:56:12	1.37.2.4
+++ loncom/interface/createaccount.pm	2012/05/16 21:19:39	1.48
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # institutional log-in ID (institutional authentication required - localauth
 #  or kerberos) or an e-mail address.
 #
-# $Id: createaccount.pm,v 1.37.2.4 2010/12/01 22:56:12 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: createaccount.pm,v 1.48 2012/05/16 21:19:39 droeschl Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ use Apache::lonhtmlcommon;
 use Apache::lonlocal;
 use Apache::lonauth;
 use Apache::resetpw;
-use Captcha::reCAPTCHA;
+use Authen::Captcha;
 use DynaLoader; # for Crypt::DES version
 use Crypt::DES;
 use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
 use HTML::Entities;
 
+#TODO this module needs documentation
+
 sub handler {
     my $r = shift;
     &Apache::loncommon::content_type($r,'text/html');
@@ -65,14 +67,8 @@ sub handler {
     if ($sso_username ne '' && $sso_domain ne '') {
         $domain = $sso_domain; 
     } else {
-        $domain = &Apache::lonnet::default_login_domain();
-        if (defined($env{'form.courseid'})) {
-            if (&validate_course($env{'form.courseid'})) {
-                if ($env{'form.courseid'} =~ /^($match_domain)_($match_courseid)$/) {
-                    $domain = $1; 
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        ($domain, undef) = Apache::lonnet::is_course($env{'form.courseid'}); 
+        $domain ||= &Apache::lonnet::default_login_domain();
     }
     my $domdesc = &Apache::lonnet::domain($domain,'description');
     my $contact_name = &mt('LON-CAPA helpdesk');
@@ -98,9 +94,7 @@ sub handler {
     }
 
     my ($js,$courseid,$title);
-    if (defined($env{'form.courseid'})) {
-        $courseid = &validate_course($env{'form.courseid'});
-    }
+    $courseid = Apache::lonnet::is_course($env{'form.courseid'});
     if ($courseid ne '') {
         $js = &catreturn_js();
         $title = 'Self-enroll in a LON-CAPA course';
@@ -128,8 +122,7 @@ sub handler {
             return OK;
         } else {
             $start_page = 
-                &Apache::loncommon::start_page($title,$js,
-                                               {'no_inline_link'   => 1,});
+                &Apache::loncommon::start_page($title,$js);
             &print_header($r,$start_page,$courseid);
             $r->print($output);
             &print_footer($r);    
@@ -137,8 +130,7 @@ sub handler {
         }
     }
     $start_page =
-        &Apache::loncommon::start_page($title,$js,
-                                       {'no_inline_link'   => 1,});
+        &Apache::loncommon::start_page($title,$js);
 
     my %domconfig = 
         &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['usercreation'],$domain);
@@ -147,7 +139,7 @@ sub handler {
         &print_header($r,$start_page,$courseid);
         my $output = '<h3>'.&mt('Account creation unavailable').'</h3>'.
                      '<span class="LC_warning">'.
-                     &mt('Creation of a new user account using an e-mail address or an institutional log-in ID as username is not permitted for the GCI WebCenter.').'</span><br /><br />';
+                     &mt('Creation of a new user account using an e-mail address or an institutional log-in ID as username is not permitted at this institution ([_1]).',$domdesc).'</span><br /><br />';
         $r->print($output);
         &print_footer($r);
         return OK;
@@ -286,7 +278,7 @@ sub selfenroll_crumbs {
     }
     my $last_crumb;
     if ($desc ne '') {
-        $last_crumb = &mt('Self-enroll in [_1]','<span class="LC_cusr_emph">'.$desc.'</span>');
+        $last_crumb = &mt('Self-enroll in [_1]',"<span class='LC_cusr_emph'>$desc</span>");
     } else {
         $last_crumb = &mt('Self-enroll');
     }
@@ -297,17 +289,6 @@ sub selfenroll_crumbs {
     return;
 }
 
-sub validate_course {
-    my ($courseid) = @_;
-    my ($cdom,$cnum) = ($courseid =~ /^($match_domain)_($match_courseid)$/);
-    if (($cdom ne '') && ($cnum ne '')) {
-        if (&Apache::lonnet::is_course($cdom,$cnum)) {
-            return ($courseid);
-        }
-    }
-    return;
-}
-
 sub javascript_setforms {
     my ($now) =  @_;
     my $js = <<ENDSCRIPT;
@@ -374,13 +355,6 @@ function validate_email() {
     if (validmail(field) == false) {
         alert("$lt{'email'}: "+field.value+" $lt{'notv'}.");
         return false;
-    } else {
-       var emailaddr = field.value;
-       var lcemail = emailaddr.toLowerCase();
-       if (emailaddr != lcemail) {
-           field.value = lcemail;
-           alert("WebCenter usernames are all lower case.\\nAccordingly your username will be "+lcemail+" once activated.");
-       }
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -410,7 +384,7 @@ sub print_username_form {
         }
         if (grep(/^email$/,@{$cancreate})) {
             $output .= '<div class="LC_left_float"><h3>'.&mt('Create account with an e-mail address as your username').'</h3>';
-            my $captchaform = &create_recaptcha();
+            my $captchaform = &create_captcha();
             if ($captchaform) {
                 my $submit_text = &mt('Request LON-CAPA account');
                 my $emailform = '<input type="text" name="useremail" size="25" value="" />';
@@ -419,7 +393,7 @@ sub print_username_form {
                 } else {
                     $output .= '<br />';
                 }
-                $output .=  '<form name="createaccount" method="post" onSubmit="return validate_email()" action="/adm/createaccount">'.
+                $output .=  '<form name="createaccount" method="post" onsubmit="return validate_email()" action="/adm/createaccount">'.
                             &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::start_pick_box()."\n".
                             &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('E-mail address'),
                                                              'LC_pick_box_title')."\n".
@@ -427,8 +401,7 @@ sub print_username_form {
                             &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_closure(1).
                             &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('Validation'),
                                                              'LC_pick_box_title')."\n".
-                            $captchaform."\n".
-                            &mt('If either word is hard to read, [_1] will replace them.','<image src="/res/adm/pages/refresh.gif" alt="reCAPTCHA refresh" />').'<br /><br />';
+                            $captchaform."\n".'<br /><br />';
                 if ($courseid ne '') {
                     $output .= '<input type="hidden" name="courseid" value="'.$courseid.'"/>'."\n"; 
                 }
@@ -469,13 +442,12 @@ sub login_box {
                                             );
     my ($lkey,$ukey) = &Apache::lonpreferences::des_keys();
     my ($lextkey,$uextkey) = &getkeys($lkey,$ukey);
-    my $logtoken=Apache::lonnet::reply('tmpput:'.$ukey.$lkey.'&createaccount',
+    my $logtoken=Apache::lonnet::reply('tmpput:'.$ukey.$lkey.'&createaccount:createaccount',
                                        $lonhost);
     $output = &serverform($logtoken,$lonhost,undef,$courseid,$context);
     my $unameform = '<input type="text" name="uname" size="20" value="" />';
     my $upassform = '<input type="password" name="upass'.$now.'" size="20" />';
-    $output .= '<form name="client" method="post" onsubmit="return(send());">'."\n".
-               '<input type="hidden" name="udom" value="'.$domain.'" />'.
+    $output .= '<form name="client" method="post" action="" onsubmit="return(send());">'."\n".
                &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::start_pick_box()."\n".
                &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title($titles{$context},
                                                  'LC_pick_box_title')."\n".
@@ -484,6 +456,16 @@ sub login_box {
                &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('Password'),
                                                 'LC_pick_box_title')."\n".
                $upassform;
+    if ($context eq 'selfenroll') {
+        my $udomform = '<input type="text" name="udom" size="10" value="'.
+                        $domain.'" />';
+        $output .= &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_closure(1)."\n".
+                   &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('Domain'),
+                                                     'LC_pick_box_title')."\n".
+                   $udomform."\n";
+    } else {
+        $output .= '<input type="hidden" name="udom" value="'.$domain.'" />';
+    }
     $output .= &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_closure(1).
                &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title().
                '<br /><input type="submit" name="username_validation" value="'.
@@ -505,7 +487,7 @@ sub login_box {
 sub process_email_request {
     my ($useremail,$domain,$domdesc,$contact_name,$contact_email,$cancreate,
         $server,$settings,$courseid) = @_;
-    $useremail = lc($env{'form.useremail'});
+    $useremail = $env{'form.useremail'};
     my $output;
     if (ref($cancreate) eq 'ARRAY') {
         if (!grep(/^email$/,@{$cancreate})) {
@@ -520,28 +502,33 @@ sub process_email_request {
             my $uhome = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($useremail,$domain);
             if ($uhome ne 'no_host') {
                 $output = &invalid_state('existinguser',$domdesc,
-                                         $contact_name,$contact_email,'',$useremail);
+                                         $contact_name,$contact_email);
                 return $output;
             } else {
-                 my $captcha = Captcha::reCAPTCHA->new;
-                 my $captcha_result =
-                     $captcha->check_answer(
-                                            'PRIVATEKEY',
-                                            $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},
-                                            $env{'form.recaptcha_challenge_field'},
-                                            $env{'form.recaptcha_response_field'},
-                                           );
-                if (!$captcha_result->{is_valid}) {
+                my $code = $env{'form.code'};
+                my $md5sum = $env{'form.crypt'};
+                my %captcha_params = &captcha_settings();
+                my $captcha = Authen::Captcha->new(
+                                  output_folder => $captcha_params{'output_dir'},
+                                  data_folder   => $captcha_params{'db_dir'},
+                                 );
+                my $captcha_chk = $captcha->check_code($code,$md5sum);
+                my %captcha_hash = (
+                                  0       => 'Code not checked (file error)',
+                                  -1      => 'Failed: code expired',
+                                  -2      => 'Failed: invalid code (not in database)',
+                                  -3      => 'Failed: invalid code (code does not match crypt)',
+                                   );
+                if ($captcha_chk != 1) {
                     $output = &invalid_state('captcha',$domdesc,$contact_name,
-                                             $contact_email);
-
+                                             $contact_email,$captcha_hash{$captcha_chk});
                     return $output;
                 }
                 my $uhome=&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($useremail,$domain);
                 if ($uhome eq 'no_host') {
                     my (%rulematch,%inst_results,%curr_rules,%got_rules,%alerts);
                     &call_rulecheck($useremail,$domain,\%alerts,\%rulematch,
-                                    \%inst_results,\%curr_rules,%got_rules,'username');
+                                    \%inst_results,\%curr_rules,\%got_rules,'username');
                     if (ref($alerts{'username'}) eq 'HASH') {
                         if (ref($alerts{'username'}{$domain}) eq 'HASH') {
                             if ($alerts{'username'}{$domain}{$useremail}) {
@@ -593,11 +580,11 @@ sub send_token {
                 'domain'     => $domain,
                 'username'   => $email,
                 'courseid'   => $courseid);
-    my $token = &Apache::lonnet::tmpput(\%info,$server);
+    my $token = &Apache::lonnet::tmpput(\%info,$server,'createaccount');
     if ($token !~ /^error/ && $token ne 'no_such_host') {
         my $esc_token = &escape($token);
         my $showtime = localtime(time);
-        my $mailmsg = &mt('A request was submitted on [_1] for creation of a GCI WebCenter account.',$showtime).' '.
+        my $mailmsg = &mt('A request was submitted on [_1] for creation of a LON-CAPA account at the following institution: [_2].',$showtime,$domdesc).' '.
              &mt('To complete this process please open a web browser and enter the following URL in the address/location box: [_1]',
                  &Apache::lonnet::absolute_url().'/adm/createaccount?token='.$esc_token);
         my $result = &Apache::resetpw::send_mail($domdesc,$email,$mailmsg,$contact_name,
@@ -639,7 +626,7 @@ sub process_mailtoken {
                 if ($result eq 'ok') {
                     $msg = $output; 
                     my $shownow = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($now);
-                    my $mailmsg = &mt('A GCI WebCenter account has been created [_1] from IP address: [_2].  If you did not perform this action or authorize it, please contact the [_3] ([_4]).',$shownow,$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},$contact_name,$contact_email)."\n";
+                    my $mailmsg = &mt('A LON-CAPA account for the institution: [_1] has been created [_2] from IP address: [_3]. If you did not perform this action or authorize it, please contact the [_4] ([_5]).',$domdesc,$shownow,$ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},$contact_name,$contact_email)."\n";
                     my $mailresult = &Apache::resetpw::send_mail($domdesc,$data{'email'},
                                                                  $mailmsg,$contact_name,
                                                                  $contact_email);
@@ -648,9 +635,8 @@ sub process_mailtoken {
                     } else {
                         $msg .= &mt('An error occurred when sending e-mail to [_1] confirming creation of your LON-CAPA account.',$data{'username'});
                     }
-                    my %form = &start_session($r,$data{'username'},$domain, 
-                                              $lonhost,$data{'courseid'},
-                                              $token);
+                    &start_session($r, $data{'username'}, $domain, $lonhost,
+                        $data{'courseid'}, $token);
                     $nostart = 1;
                     $noend = 1;
                 } else {
@@ -677,31 +663,24 @@ sub process_mailtoken {
 }
 
 sub start_session {
-    my ($r,$username,$domain,$lonhost,$courseid,$token) = @_;
-    my %form = (
-                uname => $username,
-                udom  => $domain,
-               );
-    my $firsturl = '/adm/roles';
-    if (defined($courseid)) {
-        $courseid = &validate_course($courseid);
-        if ($courseid ne '') {
-            $form{'courseid'} = $courseid;
-            $firsturl = '/adm/selfenroll?courseid='.$courseid;
-        }
-    }
+    my ($r, $username, $domain, $lonhost, $courseid, $token) = @_;
+
     if ($r->dir_config('lonBalancer') eq 'yes') {
-        &Apache::lonauth::success($r,$form{'uname'},$form{'udom'},
-                                  $lonhost,'noredirect',undef,\%form);
-        if ($token ne '') { 
-            my $delete = &Apache::lonnet::tmpdel($token);
-        }
+        Apache::lonauth::success($r, $username, $domain, $lonhost,
+            'noredirect', undef, {});
+
+        Apache::lonnet::tmpdel($token) if $token;
+
         $r->internal_redirect('/adm/switchserver');
     } else {
-        &Apache::lonauth::success($r,$form{'uname'},$form{'udom'},
-                                  $lonhost,$firsturl,undef,\%form);
+        $courseid = Apache::lonnet::is_course($courseid); 
+
+        Apache::lonauth::success($r, $username, $domain, $lonhost,
+            ($courseid ? "/adm/selfenroll?courseid=$courseid" : '/adm/roles'),
+            undef, {}); 
     }
-    return %form;
+
+    return;
 }
 
 
@@ -717,7 +696,7 @@ sub print_dataentry_form {
         $output .= &javascript_setforms($now)."\n".&javascript_checkpass($now);
         my ($lkey,$ukey) = &Apache::lonpreferences::des_keys();
         my ($lextkey,$uextkey) = &getkeys($lkey,$ukey);
-        my $logtoken=Apache::lonnet::reply('tmpput:'.$ukey.$lkey.'&createaccount',
+        my $logtoken=Apache::lonnet::reply('tmpput:'.$ukey.$lkey.'&createaccount:createaccount',
                                            $lonhost);
         my $formtag = '<form name="server" method="post" target="_top" action="/adm/createaccount">';
         my ($datatable,$rowcount) =
@@ -746,7 +725,7 @@ ENDSERVERFORM
         my $upasstwo = '<input type="password" name="upasscheck'.$now.'" size="10" />';
         my $submit_text = &mt('Create LON-CAPA account');
         $output .= '<h3>'.&mt('Login Data').'</h3>'."\n".
-                   '<form name="client" method="post" '.
+                   '<form name="client" method="post" action="" '.
                    'onsubmit="return checkpass();">'."\n".
                    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::start_pick_box()."\n".
                    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title(&mt('Username'),
@@ -791,6 +770,17 @@ sub get_creation_controls {
         if (ref($usercreation->{'cancreate'}) eq 'HASH') {
             if (ref($usercreation->{'cancreate'}{'statustocreate'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
                 @statustocreate = @{$usercreation->{'cancreate'}{'statustocreate'}};
+                if (@statustocreate == 0) {
+                    my ($othertitle,$usertypes,$types) =
+                        &Apache::loncommon::sorted_inst_types($domain);
+                    if (ref($types) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                        if (@{$types} == 0) {
+                            @statustocreate = ('default');
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        @statustocreate = ('default');
+                    }
+                }
             } else {
                 @statustocreate = ('default');
                 my ($othertitle,$usertypes,$types) =
@@ -862,7 +852,7 @@ sub username_validation {
     if ($uhome ne 'no_host') {
         my $result = &Apache::lonnet::authenticate($username,$upass,$domain);
         if ($result ne 'no_host') { 
-            my %form = &start_session($r,$username,$domain,$lonhost,$courseid);
+            &start_session($r, $username, $domain, $lonhost, $courseid);
             $output = '<br /><br />'.&mt('A LON-CAPA account already exists for username [_1] at this institution ([_2]).','<tt>'.$username.'</tt>',$domdesc).'<br />'.&mt('The password entered was also correct so you have been logged in.');
             return ('existingaccount',$output);
         } else {
@@ -912,7 +902,7 @@ sub username_check {
     my (%rulematch,%inst_results,$checkfail,$rowcount,$editable,$output,$msg,
         %alerts,%curr_rules,%got_rules);
     &call_rulecheck($username,$domain,\%alerts,\%rulematch,
-                    \%inst_results,\%curr_rules,%got_rules,'username');
+                    \%inst_results,\%curr_rules,\%got_rules,'username');
     if (ref($alerts{'username'}) eq 'HASH') {
         if (ref($alerts{'username'}{$domain}) eq 'HASH') {
             if ($alerts{'username'}{$domain}{$username}) {
@@ -958,7 +948,7 @@ sub username_check {
                     'time'       => $now,
                     'domain'     => $domain,
                     'username'   => $username);
-        my $authtoken = &Apache::lonnet::tmpput(\%info,$lonhost);
+        my $authtoken = &Apache::lonnet::tmpput(\%info,$lonhost,'createaccount');
         if ($authtoken !~ /^error/ && $authtoken ne 'no_such_host') {
             $output .= '<input type="hidden" name="authtoken" value="'.&HTML::Entities::encode($authtoken,'&<>"').'" />';
         } else {
@@ -969,7 +959,7 @@ sub username_check {
         }
     }
     if ($checkfail) { 
-        $msg = '<h4>'.&mt('Account creation unavailable').'</h4>';
+        $msg = '<br /><h4>'.&mt('Account creation unavailable').'</h4>';
         if ($checkfail eq 'username') {
             $msg .= '<span class="LC_warning">'.
                      &mt('A LON-CAPA account may not be created with the username you use.').
@@ -995,7 +985,7 @@ sub username_check {
         if ($rowcount) {
             if ($editable) {
                 if ($courseid ne '') { 
-                    $msg = '<h4>'.&mt('User information').'</h4>';
+                    $msg = '<br /><h4>'.&mt('User information').'</h4>';
                 }
                 $msg .= &mt('To create one, use the table below to provide information about yourself, then click the [_1]Create LON-CAPA account[_2] button.','<span class="LC_cusr_emph">','</span>').'<br />';
             } else {
@@ -1059,7 +1049,7 @@ sub username_activation {
         # Call modifyuser
         my (%rulematch,%inst_results,%curr_rules,%got_rules,%alerts,%info);
         &call_rulecheck($username,$domain,\%alerts,\%rulematch,
-                        \%inst_results,\%curr_rules,%got_rules);
+                        \%inst_results,\%curr_rules,\%got_rules);
         my @userinfo = ('firstname','middlename','lastname','generation',
                         'permanentemail','id');
         my %canmodify = 
@@ -1086,7 +1076,7 @@ sub username_activation {
         if ($result eq 'ok') {
             my $delete = &Apache::lonnet::tmpdel($env{'form.authtoken'});
             $output = &mt('A LON-CAPA account has been created for username: [_1] in domain: [_2].',$username,$domain);
-            my %form = &start_session($r,$username,$domain,$lonhost,$courseid);
+            &start_session($r, $username, $domain, $lonhost, $courseid);
             my $nostart = 1;
             return ('ok',$output,$nostart);
         } else {
@@ -1129,15 +1119,12 @@ sub check_id {
 }
 
 sub invalid_state {
-    my ($error,$domdesc,$contact_name,$contact_email,$msgtext,$useremail) = @_;
+    my ($error,$domdesc,$contact_name,$contact_email,$msgtext) = @_;
     my $msg = '<h3>'.&mt('Account creation unavailable').'</h3><span class="LC_error">';
     if ($error eq 'baduseremail') {
         $msg .= &mt('The e-mail address you provided does not appear to be a valid address.');
     } elsif ($error eq 'existinguser') {
-        my $uname = &HTML::Entities::encode($useremail);
-        $msg .= &mt('The e-mail address you provided is already in use as a username in LON-CAPA at this institution.').'<br />'.&mt('You can either:').'<ul>'.
-                '<li>'.&mt(Return to the [_1]log-in page[_2] and enter your password.','<a href="/adm/login?username="'.$uname.'">','</a>').'</li>'.
-                '<li>'.&mt('or, if you do not remember your password, visit the "[_1]Forgot your password?[_2]" page.','<a href="/adm/resetpw?uname="'.$uname.'&useremail='.$uname.'&referrer=createaccount">','</a>');
+        $msg .= &mt('The e-mail address you provided is already in use as a username in LON-CAPA at this institution.');
     } elsif ($error eq 'userrules') {
         $msg .= &mt('Username rules at this institution do not allow the e-mail address you provided to be used as a username.');
     } elsif ($error eq 'userformat') {
@@ -1151,27 +1138,59 @@ sub invalid_state {
     if ($msgtext) {
         $msg .= '<br />'.$msgtext;
     }
-    $msg .= &linkto_email_help($contact_email,$domdesc);
+    $msg .= &linkto_email_help($contact_email,$domdesc,$error);
     return $msg;
 }
 
 sub linkto_email_help {
-    my ($contact_email,$domdesc) = @_;
+    my ($contact_email,$domdesc,$error) = @_;
     my $msg;
+    my $href = '/adm/helpdesk';
     if ($contact_email ne '') {
         my $escuri = &HTML::Entities::encode('/adm/createaccount','&<>"');
-        $msg .= '<br />'.&mt('You may wish to contact the [_1]LON-CAPA helpdesk[_2] for [_3].','<a href="/adm/helpdesk?origurl='.$escuri.'">','</a>',$domdesc).'<br />';
+        $href .= '?origurl='.$escuri;
+        if ($error eq 'existinguser') {
+            my $escemail = &HTML::Entities::encode($env{'form.useremail'});
+            $href .= '&useremail='.$escemail.'&useraccount='.$escemail;
+        }
+        $msg .= '<br />'.&mt('You may wish to contact the [_1]LON-CAPA helpdesk[_2] for [_3].','<a href="'.$href.'">','</a>',$domdesc).'<br />';
     } else {
         $msg .= '<br />'.&mt('You may wish to send an e-mail to the server administrator: [_1] for [_2].',$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'AdminEmail'},$domdesc).'<br />';
     }
     return $msg;
 }
 
-sub create_recaptcha {
-    my $captcha = Captcha::reCAPTCHA->new;
-    return $captcha->get_options_setter({theme => 'white'})."\n".
-           $captcha->get_html('PUBLICKEY'); # generate public key for IP
-                                            # from http://recaptcha.net/
+sub create_captcha {
+    my ($output_dir,$db_dir) = @_;
+    my %captcha_params = &captcha_settings();
+    my ($output,$maxtries,$tries) = ('',10,0);
+    while ($tries < $maxtries) {
+        $tries ++;
+        my $captcha = Authen::Captcha->new (
+                                           output_folder => $captcha_params{'output_dir'},
+                                           data_folder   => $captcha_params{'db_dir'},
+                                          );
+        my $md5sum = $captcha->generate_code($captcha_params{'numchars'});
+
+        if (-e $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonCaptchaDir'}.'/'.$md5sum.'.png') {
+            $output = '<input type="hidden" name="crypt" value="'.$md5sum.'" />'."\n".
+                      &mt('Type in the letters/numbers shown below').'&nbsp;'.
+                     '<input type="text" size="5" name="code" value="" /><br />'.
+                     '<img src="'.$captcha_params{'www_output_dir'}.'/'.$md5sum.'.png" />';
+            last;
+        }
+    }
+    return $output;
+}
+
+sub captcha_settings {
+    my %captcha_params = ( 
+                           output_dir     => $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonCaptchaDir'},
+                           www_output_dir => "/captchaspool",
+                           db_dir         => $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonCaptchaDb'},
+                           numchars       => '5',
+                         );
+    return %captcha_params;
 }
 
 sub getkeys {