1. A method in a computer system for performing a local human verification ceremony, the method comprising: determining that a local human verification ceremony needs to be performed, the local human verification ceremony requesting user verification to perform an action on the computer system; and presenting a CAPTCHA challenge in a verification window, wherein the CAPTCHA challenge displays an image of distorted text, further wherein the CAPTCHA challenge requests that the distorted text be entered in a response input-text-box.