![Hacker, Cybercrime, Security, Network, Technology](https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/02/18/12/36/hacker-2077138_960_720.jpg) # What is wrong with account creation? A day doesn't go by I don't hear a complaint about how slow it is to create a new account via the Steemit account creation process. An account can take anywhere from a few hours to weeks, and sometimes never. This is a big hurdle for Steemit to grow and I know this is a big focus for Hard Fork 20 (aka hf20) but why is it so easy for spammers to sign up via the Steemit faucet? # Account creation is no problem for spammers The problem only exists for legitimate users, as spammers have no problems making thousands of accounts on a daily basis. # Enter the Zhiyin network There is currently 80 accounts for zhiyin all created through the Steemit account creation process. From @zhiyin1 to @zhiyin80 for a total of 1,200 STEEM Power delegated by Steemit Inc. This doesn't sound like a lot of STEEM power but this is free and it isn't the only accounts in their network. There are many more. There is one network with over 20,000 accounts. # 50 Accounts approved in a single day ![](https://i.imgur.com/q6sJbZF.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/8MoV8vS.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/NqdgyaL.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/8fQB10u.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/WEzWFXv.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/CWzvMEM.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/66cMK3C.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/4EBPkFf.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/BaA6frQ.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/ZQTOEVe.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/l006PBJ.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/Un8u2Eu.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/zRzTMc0.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/klQncCT.png) # Another 30 accounts approved 12 days ago ![](https://i.imgur.com/RnypkyZ.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/ZK5tYFq.png) | user | date | creator | | --- | --- | ---| zhiyin9 | 3/17/2018 12:00:33 PM | steem zhiyin80 | 3/27/2018 6:35:33 AM | steem zhiyin8 | 3/17/2018 11:58:21 AM | steem zhiyin79 | 3/27/2018 6:36:09 AM | steem zhiyin78 | 3/27/2018 6:36:48 AM | steem zhiyin77 | 3/27/2018 6:37:24 AM | steem zhiyin76 | 3/27/2018 6:38:03 AM | steem zhiyin75 | 3/27/2018 6:38:39 AM | steem zhiyin74 | 3/27/2018 6:39:15 AM | steem zhiyin73 | 3/27/2018 6:39:48 AM | steem zhiyin72 | 3/27/2018 6:40:21 AM | steem zhiyin71 | 3/27/2018 6:41:00 AM | steem zhiyin70 | 3/27/2018 6:41:39 AM | steem zhiyin7 | 3/17/2018 11:57:21 AM | steem zhiyin69 | 3/27/2018 6:42:24 AM | steem zhiyin68 | 3/27/2018 6:43:03 AM | steem zhiyin67 | 3/27/2018 6:43:57 AM | steem zhiyin66 | 3/27/2018 6:46:24 AM | steem zhiyin65 | 3/27/2018 6:47:09 AM | steem zhiyin64 | 3/27/2018 6:48:00 AM | steem zhiyin63 | 3/27/2018 6:48:39 AM | steem zhiyin62 | 3/27/2018 6:51:09 AM | steem zhiyin61 | 3/27/2018 6:49:39 AM | steem zhiyin60 | 3/27/2018 6:51:51 AM | steem zhiyin6 | 3/17/2018 11:55:54 AM | steem zhiyin59 | 3/27/2018 6:52:48 AM | steem zhiyin58 | 3/27/2018 6:53:24 AM | steem zhiyin57 | 3/27/2018 6:54:03 AM | steem zhiyin56 | 3/27/2018 6:54:42 AM | steem zhiyin55 | 3/27/2018 6:55:15 AM | steem zhiyin54 | 3/27/2018 6:55:48 AM | steem zhiyin53 | 3/27/2018 6:56:21 AM | steem zhiyin52 | 3/27/2018 6:56:57 AM | steem zhiyin51 | 3/17/2018 1:05:18 PM | steem zhiyin50 | 3/17/2018 1:08:36 PM | steem zhiyin5 | 3/17/2018 11:54:39 AM | steem zhiyin49 | 3/17/2018 1:07:36 PM | steem zhiyin48 | 3/17/2018 1:06:36 PM | steem zhiyin44 | 3/17/2018 1:00:42 PM | steem zhiyin43 | 3/17/2018 12:59:27 PM | steem zhiyin42 | 3/17/2018 12:56:45 PM | steem zhiyin41 | 3/17/2018 12:55:45 PM | steem zhiyin40 | 3/17/2018 12:54:48 PM | steem zhiyin4 | 3/17/2018 11:53:24 AM | steem zhiyin39 | 3/17/2018 12:53:39 PM | steem zhiyin38 | 3/17/2018 12:52:36 PM | steem zhiyin36 | 3/17/2018 12:44:57 PM | steem zhiyin35 | 3/17/2018 12:43:18 PM | steem zhiyin33 | 3/17/2018 12:38:39 PM | steem zhiyin32 | 3/17/2018 12:37:33 PM | steem zhiyin30 | 3/17/2018 12:33:21 PM | steem zhiyin3 | 3/17/2018 11:52:09 AM | steem zhiyin29 | 3/17/2018 12:32:18 PM | steem zhiyin28 | 3/17/2018 12:31:24 PM | steem zhiyin27 | 3/17/2018 12:30:21 PM | steem zhiyin26 | 3/17/2018 12:27:42 PM | steem zhiyin25 | 3/17/2018 12:26:51 PM | steem zhiyin24 | 3/17/2018 12:25:54 PM | steem zhiyin23 | 3/17/2018 12:24:54 PM | steem zhiyin22 | 3/17/2018 12:22:24 PM | steem zhiyin21 | 3/17/2018 12:20:24 PM | steem zhiyin20 | 3/17/2018 12:19:27 PM | steem zhiyin2 | 3/17/2018 11:51:03 AM | steem zhiyin19 | 3/17/2018 11:54:09 AM | steem zhiyin17 | 3/17/2018 11:52:12 AM | steem zhiyin16 | 3/17/2018 11:51:09 AM | steem zhiyin15 | 3/17/2018 11:48:30 AM | steem zhiyin14 | 3/17/2018 11:49:57 AM | steem zhiyin13 | 3/17/2018 12:06:03 PM | steem zhiyin12 | 3/17/2018 12:04:21 PM | steem zhiyin116 | 3/17/2018 12:15:42 PM | steem zhiyin115 | 3/17/2018 12:14:21 PM | steem zhiyin114 | 3/17/2018 12:11:18 PM | steem zhiyin11 | 3/17/2018 12:03:06 PM | steem zhiyin10 | 3/17/2018 12:01:54 PM | steem zhiyin1 | 3/17/2018 11:49:45 AM | steem| # What do they do? ### What you think? ![](https://i.imgur.com/DRO9mL9.png) # Surely this is an exception, and just an oversight? user | date | creator| | ---| --- | --- | ankle5 | 3/26/2018 12:11:09 PM |steem ankle4 | 3/26/2018 12:12:21 PM |steem ankle3 | 3/26/2018 12:13:12 PM |steem ankle2 | 3/26/2018 12:14:00 PM |steem ankle1 | 3/26/2018 12:14:57 PM |steem ![](https://i.imgur.com/ProLSkj.png) | user | date | creator| | --- | --- | --- | trunk120 | 3/27/2018 5:18:48 AM | steem trunk119 | 3/27/2018 5:18:12 AM | steem trunk118 | 3/27/2018 5:17:33 AM | steem trunk117 | 3/27/2018 5:16:42 AM | steem trunk115 | 3/27/2018 5:16:06 AM | steem trunk114 | 3/27/2018 5:15:33 AM | steem trunk113 | 3/27/2018 5:11:33 AM | steem trunk112 | 3/27/2018 5:10:57 AM | steem trunk111 | 3/27/2018 5:10:18 AM | steem trunk110 | 3/27/2018 5:09:33 AM | steem trunk109 | 3/27/2018 5:09:00 AM | steem trunk108 | 3/27/2018 5:08:24 AM | steem trunk107 | 3/27/2018 5:07:48 AM | steem trunk106 | 3/27/2018 5:07:12 AM | steem trunk105 | 3/27/2018 5:06:36 AM | steem trunk104 | 3/27/2018 5:05:27 AM | steem trunk103 | 3/27/2018 5:04:48 AM | steem trunk102 | 3/27/2018 5:04:06 AM | steem trunk101 | 3/27/2018 5:03:03 AM | steem trunk100 | 3/27/2018 5:02:24 AM | steem ![](https://i.imgur.com/pRSpVid.png) | user | date | creator| | --- | --- | --- | prefix119 | 3/27/2018 5:01:45 AM | steem prefix118 | 3/27/2018 5:01:06 AM | steem prefix117 | 3/27/2018 5:00:24 AM | steem prefix116 | 3/27/2018 4:59:39 AM | steem prefix115 | 3/27/2018 4:58:51 AM | steem prefix114 | 3/27/2018 4:58:12 AM | steem prefix113 | 3/27/2018 4:57:33 AM | steem prefix112 | 3/27/2018 4:57:00 AM | steem prefix111 | 3/27/2018 4:56:24 AM | steem prefix110 | 3/27/2018 4:55:42 AM | steem prefix109 | 3/27/2018 4:55:03 AM | steem prefix108 | 3/27/2018 4:54:27 AM | steem prefix107 | 3/27/2018 4:53:48 AM | steem prefix106 | 3/27/2018 4:53:09 AM | steem prefix105 | 3/27/2018 4:52:27 AM | steem prefix104 | 3/27/2018 4:51:48 AM | steem prefix103 | 3/27/2018 4:51:00 AM | steem prefix102 | 3/27/2018 4:50:18 AM | steem prefix101 | 3/27/2018 4:49:36 AM | steem prefix100 | 3/27/2018 4:48:54 AM | steem ![](https://i.imgur.com/nu1SSn0.png) | user | date | creator| | --- | --- | --- | hybrid125 | 7/10/2017 3:20:51 AM | kyle88 hybrid109 | 3/27/2018 5:25:21 AM | steem hybrid108 | 3/27/2018 5:24:42 AM | steem hybrid107 | 3/27/2018 5:24:09 AM | steem hybrid106 | 3/27/2018 5:23:33 AM | steem hybrid105 | 3/27/2018 5:22:54 AM | steem hybrid104 | 3/27/2018 5:22:15 AM | steem hybrid103 | 3/27/2018 5:21:39 AM | steem hybrid102 | 3/27/2018 5:20:57 AM | steem hybrid101 | 3/27/2018 5:20:09 AM | steem hybrid100 | 3/27/2018 5:19:30 AM | steem ![](https://i.imgur.com/Qyo5jvq.png) | user | date | creator| | --- | --- | --- | routing109 | 3/27/2018 4:27:15 AM | steem routing108 | 3/27/2018 4:26:42 AM | steem routing107 | 3/27/2018 4:26:06 AM | steem routing106 | 3/27/2018 4:25:30 AM | steem routing105 | 3/27/2018 4:24:57 AM | steem routing104 | 3/27/2018 4:24:21 AM | steem routing103 | 3/27/2018 4:23:51 AM | steem routing102 | 3/27/2018 4:23:15 AM | steem routing101 | 3/27/2018 4:22:42 AM | steem routing100 | 3/27/2018 4:22:03 AM | steem ![](https://i.imgur.com/78ytXDz.png) # Why is it so easy for spammers to create mass accounts, but so difficult for legitimate users to get a single account? 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