From d0f4936b84c24446c5c6848c8500c6d7aac0de9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zoe <62722391+juls0730@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:53:06 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] further benchmarking stuff

---
 example-app/app/pages/bench.vue              | 187 +++++++++
 example-app/app/pages/index.vue.old          | 411 -------------------
 example-app/app/utils/worker-name.ts         |   6 -
 example-app/app/utils/worker.ts              | 170 --------
 example-app/config.toml                      |   2 +-
 example-app/server/api/pow/algorithm.get.ts  |   7 +
 example-app/server/api/pow/algorithm.put.ts  |  43 ++
 example-app/server/api/pow/challenge.get.ts  |   6 +-
 example-app/server/api/pow/challenge.post.ts |   2 +-
 example-app/server/api/pow/difficulty.get.ts |  22 +-
 example-app/server/api/pow/difficulty.put.ts |  48 ++-
 example-app/server/api/pow/index.get.ts      |  35 ++
 example-app/server/api/pow/strategy.get.ts   |  14 +
 example-app/server/api/pow/strategy.put.ts   |  43 ++
 example-app/server/utils/config.ts           |   8 +-
 packages/lib/src/index.ts                    |   8 +-
 packages/lib/src/solver.ts                   |   6 +-
 packages/lib/src/validator.ts                |  14 +-
 packages/widget/src/pow-captcha.ts           |  48 +--
 packages/widget/src/solver-worker.ts         |  18 +-
 packages/widget/src/types/worker.ts          |   4 +-
 solver/src/algorithms/argon2.zig             |   8 +-
 solver/src/algorithms/kctf.zig               |  14 -
 solver/src/solver.zig                        |  36 +-
 solver/src/validator.zig                     |  20 +-
 25 files changed, 441 insertions(+), 739 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 example-app/app/pages/bench.vue
 delete mode 100644 example-app/app/pages/index.vue.old
 delete mode 100644 example-app/app/utils/worker-name.ts
 delete mode 100644 example-app/app/utils/worker.ts
 create mode 100644 example-app/server/api/pow/algorithm.get.ts
 create mode 100644 example-app/server/api/pow/algorithm.put.ts
 create mode 100644 example-app/server/api/pow/index.get.ts
 create mode 100644 example-app/server/api/pow/strategy.get.ts
 create mode 100644 example-app/server/api/pow/strategy.put.ts

diff --git a/example-app/app/pages/bench.vue b/example-app/app/pages/bench.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abbb9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-app/app/pages/bench.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+let { data: challengeData } = await useFetch('/api/pow/challenge');
+let { data: powData } = await useFetch('/api/pow');
+
+if (!challengeData || !powData) {
+    throw createError({
+        statusCode: 500,
+        message: 'Failed to fetch data',
+    });
+}
+
+const algorithms = {
+    "argon2": {
+        name: 'argon2',
+        label: 'Argon2',
+        strategies: ['leading_zeroes', 'target_number'],
+    },
+    "kctf": {
+        name: 'kctf',
+        label: 'kCTF',
+        strategies: ['null'],
+    },
+    "sha256": {
+        name: 'sha256',
+        label: 'SHA256',
+        strategies: ['leading_zeroes', 'target_number'],
+    },
+};
+
+async function refresh() {
+    challengeData.value = await $fetch('/api/pow/challenge');
+    powData.value = await $fetch('/api/pow');
+
+    resetCaptcha();
+}
+
+function resetCaptcha() {
+    document.querySelector("pow-captcha")!.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('reset', {
+        detail: {
+            challenge: challengeData.value.challenge,
+        }
+    }));
+}
+
+let bench_results = ref([])
+let start = ref(0);
+let continue_bench: Promise<void> | null = null;
+
+async function bench() {
+    for (let algorithm_name in algorithms) {
+        let algorithm = algorithms[algorithm_name as "sha256" | "argon2" | "kctf"];
+        for (let strategy of algorithm.strategies) {
+            for (let i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
+                // reduce statistical anomolies by running tests multiple times and averaging after tha fact
+                for (let j = 0; j < 5; j++) {
+                    let difficulty;
+                    switch (strategy) {
+                        case 'leading_zeroes':
+                            difficulty = i;
+                            break;
+                        case 'null':
+                        case 'target_number':
+                            // these tests scale linearly, so to try to match the
+                            // complexity of leading_zeroes, we grow the difficulty
+                            // exponentially
+                            difficulty = Math.pow(16, i);
+                            break;
+                    }
+                    await changeAlgorithm(algorithm_name);
+                    if (strategy !== 'null') {
+                        await changeStrategy(strategy);
+                    }
+                    await $fetch('/api/pow/difficulty', {
+                        method: 'PUT',
+                        body: JSON.stringify({
+                            difficulty: difficulty,
+                        }),
+                    })
+
+                    // sleep for 300ms
+                    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 750));
+
+                    await refresh();
+
+                    continue_bench = new Promise((resolve) => {
+                        document.querySelector("pow-captcha")!.addEventListener('impost:solved', () => {
+                            resolve();
+                        });
+                    });
+                    start.value = performance.now();
+                    document.querySelector("pow-captcha")!.dispatchEvent(new Event('solve'));
+                    await continue_bench;
+                    let end = performance.now();
+                    const data = {
+                        algorithm: algorithm_name,
+                        cores: navigator.hardwareConcurrency,
+                        strategy: strategy,
+                        difficulty: difficulty,
+                        time: end - start.value,
+                    };
+
+                    const should_scroll = document.documentElement.scrollTop + document.documentElement.clientHeight >= document.documentElement.scrollHeight;
+                    bench_results.value.push(data);
+                    if (should_scroll) {
+                        document.documentElement.scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollHeight;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function solved(ev: CustomEvent) {
+    console.log("Solved:", ev.detail.solution);
+}
+
+async function changeAlgorithmEV(ev: Event) {
+    changeAlgorithm(ev.target.value);
+
+    refresh();
+}
+
+async function changeAlgorithm(algorithm: string) {
+    await $fetch('/api/pow/algorithm', {
+        method: 'PUT',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+            algorithm: algorithm
+        }),
+    });
+}
+
+async function changeStrategyEV(ev: Event) {
+    changeStrategy(ev.target.value);
+
+    refresh();
+}
+
+async function changeStrategy(strategy: string) {
+    await $fetch('/api/pow/strategy', {
+        method: 'PUT',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+            strategy: strategy
+        }),
+    });
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+    <pow-captcha challengeUrl="/api/pow" :challengejson="JSON.stringify(challengeData!.challenge)"
+        @impost:solved="solved" />
+    <div class="flex flex-row gap-4">
+        <div class="flex flex-row gap-2" v-for="algorithm in algorithms" :key="algorithm.label">
+            <input type="radio" name="algorithm" @change="changeAlgorithmEV" :value="algorithm.name"
+                :id="algorithm.name" :checked="powData!.algorithm === algorithm.name"> <label :for="algorithm.name">{{
+                    algorithm.label
+                }}</label>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div v-if="algorithms[powData!.algorithm].strategies.length > 1 && powData!.algorithm === algorithms[powData!.algorithm].name"
+        class="flex flex-row gap-4">
+        <div class="flex flex-row gap-2" v-for="strategy in algorithms[powData!.algorithm].strategies">
+            <input type="radio" name="strategy" @change="changeStrategyEV" :value="strategy" :id="strategy"
+                :checked="powData!.strategy === strategy"> <label :for="strategy">{{ strategy }}</label>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <input type="button" value="Start benchmark" @click="bench" />
+    <div v-if="bench_results.length > 0">
+        <table>
+            <thead>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>Algorithm</th>
+                    <th>Strategy</th>
+                    <th>Difficulty</th>
+                    <th>Time (ms)</th>
+                </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+                <tr v-for="result in bench_results" :key="result.algorithm + result.strategy + result.difficulty">
+                    <td>{{ algorithms[result.algorithm].label }}</td>
+                    <td>{{ result.strategy }}</td>
+                    <td>{{ result.difficulty }}</td>
+                    <td>{{ result.time }}</td>
+                </tr>
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+    </div>
+</template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example-app/app/pages/index.vue.old b/example-app/app/pages/index.vue.old
deleted file mode 100644
index e1609f6..0000000
--- a/example-app/app/pages/index.vue.old
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,411 +0,0 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import { type WorkerRequest, type SolutionMessage, WorkerResponseType, WorkerMessageType, ChallengeStrategy, type Challenge } from '~/types/pow';
-import WASMSolverUrl from "~/utils/solver.wasm?url";
-import ChallengeWorker from '~/utils/worker?worker';
-
-let shared_atomics = new SharedArrayBuffer(12);
-
-let workers: Worker[] = [];
-let workers_initialized = false;
-if (import.meta.client) {
-    try {
-        // const num_workers = 1;
-        const num_workers = navigator.hardwareConcurrency;
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < num_workers; i++) {
-            workers.push(new ChallengeWorker());
-        }
-    } catch (error: any) {
-        console.error("Failed to create worker:", error);
-    }
-}
-
-let autoSolve: Ref<boolean> = ref(false);
-watch(autoSolve, async () => {
-    if (autoSolve.value) {
-        while (autoSolve.value) {
-            if (solving.value) {
-                await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            await getChallenge();
-            await solveChallenge();
-            if (!autoSolve.value) {
-                break;
-            }
-
-            await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
-        }
-    }
-});
-
-let total_solved: Ref<number> = ref(0);
-let total_solving_for: Ref<number> = ref(0);
-
-function pluralize(value: number, string: string) {
-    return value === 1 ? string : `${string}s`;
-}
-
-let challenge_loading: Ref<boolean> = ref(false);
-let challenge_loading_indicator: Ref<string> = ref('');
-let challenge: Ref<Challenge | null> = ref(null);
-
-let nonce: Ref<string | null> = ref(null);
-let solved: Ref<boolean> = ref(false);
-let solving_for: Ref<string> = ref('0');
-
-const number_formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', {
-    notation: 'compact',
-    compactDisplay: 'short',
-    maximumFractionDigits: 2,
-});
-
-// the hashrate of all the runs
-let hashrate_array: Ref<Array<number>> = ref([]);
-let hashrate = computed(() => {
-    if (hashrate_array.value.length === 0) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    return hashrate_array.value.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / hashrate_array.value.length;
-});
-
-let solving = ref(false);
-let solveTime: Ref<number> = ref(0);
-
-let solveTimeout: Ref<any | null> = ref(null);
-
-let challenge_error: Ref<string | null> = ref(null);
-
-let difficulty: Ref<number> = ref(0);
-
-let { data } = await useFetch('/api/pow/difficulty');
-
-if (data.value) {
-    difficulty.value = data.value.difficulty;
-}
-
-const MESSAGE_TIMEOUT = 3000;
-
-async function getChallenge() {
-    challenge_error.value = null;
-    challenge_loading_indicator.value = '';
-    challenge.value = null;
-    nonce.value = null;
-    challenge_loading.value = true;
-
-    const spinners = ['⠋', '⠙', '⠹', '⠸', '⠼', '⠴', '⠦', '⠧', '⠇', '⠏'];
-    let spinner_index = 0;
-    const loading_interval = setInterval(() => {
-        challenge_loading_indicator.value = spinners[spinner_index]!;
-        spinner_index = (spinner_index + 1) % spinners.length;
-        console.log(spinners[spinner_index]);
-    }, 100);
-
-    try {
-        const new_challenge = await $fetch('/api/pow/challenge');
-        challenge.value = new_challenge.challenge;
-    } catch (error: any) {
-        console.error("Failed to get challenge:", error);
-        challenge_error.value = `Failed to get challenge: ${error.message}`;
-    } finally {
-        challenge_loading.value = false;
-        clearInterval(loading_interval);
-    }
-}
-
-async function initWorkers() {
-    if (workers_initialized) {
-        throw createError("Workers already initialized");
-    }
-
-    workers_initialized = true;
-
-    const module = await WebAssembly.compileStreaming(fetch(WASMSolverUrl));
-
-    const atomics_view = new Int32Array(shared_atomics);
-    Atomics.store(atomics_view, 0, 0);
-    Atomics.store(atomics_view, 1, 0);
-
-    console.debug(`Initializing ${workers.length} workers`);
-
-    let worker_promises: Promise<void>[] = [];
-    for (let i = 0; i < workers.length; i++) {
-        const worker = workers[i]!;
-
-        worker_promises.push(new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-            const message_handler = (event: MessageEvent<SolutionMessage>) => {
-                if (event.data.type === WorkerResponseType.Error) {
-                    console.error("Worker error:", event.data.error);
-                    reject(event.data.error);
-                }
-
-                if (event.data.type === WorkerResponseType.Ok) {
-                    resolve();
-                }
-
-                reject(new Error("Unexpected message from worker"));
-            };
-
-            const error_handler = (error: ErrorEvent) => {
-                console.error("Worker error:", error);
-                reject(error);
-            };
-
-            worker.addEventListener('message', message_handler);
-            worker.addEventListener('error', error_handler);
-
-            worker.postMessage({
-                type: WorkerMessageType.Init,
-                module: module,
-                sab: shared_atomics,
-            } as WorkerRequest);
-        }));
-    }
-
-    const timeoutMs = 10 * 1000;
-    const timeoutPromise = new Promise((_, reject) => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            reject(new Error(`Function timed out after ${timeoutMs}ms`));
-        }, timeoutMs);
-    });
-
-    await Promise.race([
-        Promise.all(worker_promises),
-        timeoutPromise,
-    ]);
-
-    console.log("All workers initialized");
-}
-
-async function getChallengeSolution(worker: Worker, request: { strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes, target: string, difficulty: number } | { strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber, target: string, salt: string }): Promise<SolutionMessage> {
-    return new Promise<SolutionMessage>((resolve, reject) => {
-        const message_handler = (event: MessageEvent<SolutionMessage>) => {
-            worker.removeEventListener('message', message_handler);
-            worker.removeEventListener('error', error_handler);
-
-            resolve(event.data);
-        };
-
-        const error_handler = (error: ErrorEvent) => {
-            worker.removeEventListener('error', error_handler);
-            worker.removeEventListener('message', message_handler);
-            console.error("Worker error:", error);
-
-            reject(error);
-        };
-
-        worker.addEventListener('message', message_handler);
-        worker.addEventListener('error', error_handler);
-
-        switch (request.strategy) {
-            case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
-                worker.postMessage({
-                    strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes,
-                    target: request.target,
-                    difficulty: request.difficulty,
-                } as WorkerRequest);
-                break;
-            case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
-                worker.postMessage({
-                    strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber,
-                    target: request.target,
-                    salt: request.salt,
-                } as WorkerRequest);
-                break;
-        }
-    });
-}
-
-async function solveChallenge() {
-    if (!challenge.value?.target) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!workers_initialized) {
-        try {
-            await initWorkers();
-        } catch (error: any) {
-            console.error("Failed to initialize workers:", error);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    const atomics_view = new Int32Array(shared_atomics);
-    Atomics.store(atomics_view, 0, 0);
-    Atomics.store(atomics_view, 1, -1);
-
-    solved.value = false;
-    challenge_error.value = null;
-    solving.value = true;
-    solveTime.value = 0;
-    solving_for.value = '0';
-
-    let startTime = performance.now();
-
-    let solving_for_interval = setInterval(() => {
-        solving_for.value = ((performance.now() - startTime) / 1000).toFixed(1);
-    }, 100);
-
-    function cleanup() {
-        clearTimeout(solveTimeout.value);
-        solveTimeout.value = setTimeout(() => {
-            solveTime.value = 0;
-        }, MESSAGE_TIMEOUT);
-
-        solved.value = false;
-        solving.value = false;
-        clearInterval(solving_for_interval);
-    }
-
-    try {
-
-        let request: { strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes, target: string, difficulty: number } | { strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber, target: string, salt: string };
-
-        switch (challenge.value.strategy) {
-            case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
-                request = {
-                    strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes,
-                    target: challenge.value.target,
-                    difficulty: challenge.value.difficulty,
-                };
-                break;
-            case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
-                request = {
-                    strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber,
-                    target: challenge.value.target,
-                    salt: challenge.value.salt,
-                };
-                break;
-        }
-
-        let worker_promises: Promise<SolutionMessage>[] = [];
-        for (let worker of workers) {
-            // dispatch to all workers, func is async so it will not block
-            worker_promises.push(getChallengeSolution(worker, request));
-        }
-
-        let solution = await Promise.race(worker_promises);
-
-        if (solution.type === WorkerResponseType.Error) {
-            throw createError(solution.error);
-        }
-
-        if (solution.type === WorkerResponseType.Ok) {
-            throw createError("spurious solution");
-        }
-
-        console.log(shared_atomics.slice(8, 12));
-
-        nonce.value = Atomics.load(atomics_view, 1).toString();
-
-        solveTime.value = Math.floor(performance.now() - startTime);
-        total_solved.value += 1;
-        total_solving_for.value += solveTime.value;
-        // since nonce is the number of iterations we have completed, we can divide that by how long it took in second
-        // to get H/s
-        hashrate_array.value.push(+Atomics.load(atomics_view, 1) / (solveTime.value / 1000));
-        clearTimeout(solveTimeout.value);
-
-        await $fetch('/api/pow/challenge', {
-            method: 'POST',
-            body: {
-                challenge: challenge.value.target,
-                nonce: nonce.value,
-            }
-        });
-
-        solved.value = true;
-
-        solveTimeout.value = setTimeout(() => {
-            solveTime.value = 0;
-            solved.value = false;
-        }, MESSAGE_TIMEOUT);
-
-        switch (challenge.value.strategy) {
-            case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
-                console.debug("Solved challenge with difficulty", challenge.value.difficulty, "in " + solveTime.value + "ms");
-                break;
-            case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
-                console.debug("Solved challenge with salt", challenge.value.salt, "in " + solveTime.value + "ms");
-                break;
-        }
-
-        solving.value = false;
-        clearInterval(solving_for_interval);
-    } catch (error: any) {
-        challenge_error.value = `Failed to solve challenge: ${error.message}`;
-        console.error(error);
-        cleanup();
-    }
-}
-
-async function setDifficulty(difficulty: number) {
-    const response = await $fetch('/api/pow/difficulty', {
-        method: 'PUT',
-        body: {
-            difficulty,
-        }
-    });
-
-    console.log(response);
-}
-
-</script>
-
-<template>
-    <div class="flex justify-between" v-if="hashrate_array.length !== 0">
-        <span>Your average Hashrate: {{ number_formatter.format(hashrate) }} H/s</span>
-        <span>You have solved {{ total_solved }} {{ pluralize(total_solved, "challenge") }} in
-            {{ number_formatter.format(total_solving_for / 1000) }}s</span>
-        <span>Your Hashrate on the last challenge: {{ number_formatter.format(hashrate_array.at(-1)!) }} H/s</span>
-    </div>
-    <p v-else>You have not solved any challenges yet</p>
-    <p>Challenge: <span v-if="challenge_loading">{{ challenge_loading_indicator }}</span>
-        <span v-else>{{ challenge }}</span>
-    </p>
-    <p>Nonce: {{ nonce }}</p>
-    <button @click="getChallenge()" :disabled="solving || challenge_loading">
-        Get Challenge
-    </button>
-    <button @click="solveChallenge()" :disabled="solving || challenge === null || nonce !== null">
-        <span v-if="!solving">Solve Challenge</span>
-        <span v-else>Solving challenge for {{ solving_for }}s...</span>
-    </button>
-    <div>
-        <div v-if="solveTime && !challenge_error" class="min-h-[1rem]">
-            <span v-if="solved">Challenge solved in {{ solveTime }}ms!</span>
-            <span v-else>Validating solution...</span>
-        </div>
-        <div v-else-if="challenge_error">{{ challenge_error }}</div>
-        <p v-else class="empty-p"><!-- Empty so there is no content shift when there is text or isnt --></p>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="flex flex-row w-fit">
-        <label for="autoSolve">Auto solve</label>
-        <input class="w-min" type="checkbox" v-model="autoSolve" id="autoSolve"></input>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="flex flex-col w-fit">
-        <label for="difficulty">Difficulty</label>
-        <input class="w-min" type="number" min="1" max="64" v-model="difficulty" @change="setDifficulty(difficulty)"
-            id="difficulty"></input>
-    </div>
-</template>
-
-<style scoped>
-button {
-    min-width: 140px;
-    padding: 0.25rem 0.375rem;
-}
-
-.empty-p {
-    margin: 0;
-
-    &::after {
-        content: "-";
-        visibility: hidden;
-    }
-}
-</style>
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diff --git a/example-app/app/utils/worker-name.ts b/example-app/app/utils/worker-name.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d7e09f..0000000
--- a/example-app/app/utils/worker-name.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-const adjectives = ['swift', 'silent', 'hidden', 'clever', 'brave', 'sharp', 'shadow', 'crimson', 'bright', 'quiet', 'loud', 'happy', 'dark', 'evil', 'good', 'intelligent', 'lovely', 'mysterious', 'peaceful', 'powerful', 'pure', 'quiet', 'shiny', 'sleepy', 'strong', 'sweet', 'tall', 'warm', 'gentle', 'kind', 'nice', 'polite', 'rough', 'rude', 'scary', 'shy', 'silly', 'smart', 'strange', 'tough', 'ugly', 'vivid', 'wicked', 'wise', 'young', 'sleepy'];
-const nouns = ['fox', 'river', 'stone', 'cipher', 'link', 'comet', 'falcon', 'signal', 'anchor', 'spark', 'stone', 'comet', 'rocket', 'snake', 'snail', 'shark', 'elephant', 'cat', 'dog', 'whale', 'orca', 'cactus', 'flower', 'frog', 'toad', 'apple', 'strawberry', 'raspberry', 'lemon', 'bot', 'gopher', 'dinosaur', 'racoon', 'penguin', 'chameleon', 'atom', 'particle', 'witch', 'wizard', 'warlock', 'deer']
-
-export function getWorkerName() {
-    return `${adjectives[Math.floor(Math.random() * adjectives.length)]}-${nouns[Math.floor(Math.random() * nouns.length)]}`;
-}
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diff --git a/example-app/app/utils/worker.ts b/example-app/app/utils/worker.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b5d05db..0000000
--- a/example-app/app/utils/worker.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,170 +0,0 @@
-// This worker just sits on another thread and waits for message to solve
-// challenges so that we dont block the render thread
-
-import {
-    type WorkerRequest,
-    type SolutionMessage,
-    WorkerMessageType,
-    WorkerResponseType,
-    ChallengeStrategy,
-} from "~/types/pow";
-
-const worker_name = getWorkerName();
-let solver: SolverModule | null = null;
-
-let atomic_nonce: Int32Array | null = null;
-let atomic_solution: Int32Array | null = null;
-
-async function loadWasmSolver(module: WebAssembly.Module) {
-    if (atomic_nonce === null || atomic_solution === null) {
-        throw createError("Atomics not initialized");
-    }
-
-    console.debug(`[${worker_name}]: Loading WASM solver`);
-
-    solver = await WebAssembly.instantiate(module, {
-        env: {
-            __get_solution: () => Atomics.load(atomic_solution!, 0),
-            __set_solution: (value: number) => Atomics.store(atomic_solution!, 0, value),
-            __cmpxchg_solution: (expected: number, replacement: number) => Atomics.compareExchange(atomic_solution!, 0, expected, replacement),
-            __fetch_add_nonce: (value: number) => Atomics.add(atomic_nonce!, 0, value),
-            __log: (ptr: number, len: number) => {
-                const string_data = new Uint8Array(solver!.exports.memory.buffer, ptr, len);
-                console.log(`[${worker_name}]: ${new TextDecoder().decode(string_data)}`);
-            },
-        }
-    }) as unknown as SolverModule;
-    console.debug(`[${worker_name}]: WASM solver loaded`);
-}
-
-onmessage = async (event: MessageEvent<WorkerRequest>) => {
-    if (event.data.type === WorkerMessageType.Init) {
-        console.log(`[${worker_name}]: Initializing...`);
-
-        atomic_nonce = new Int32Array(event.data.sab, 0, 1);
-        atomic_solution = new Int32Array(event.data.sab, 4, 1);
-
-        try {
-            await loadWasmSolver(event.data.module);
-        } catch (error: any) {
-            console.error(`[${worker_name}]: Failed to load WASM solver:`, error);
-            postMessage({
-                type: WorkerResponseType.Error,
-                error: `Could not load WASM solver: ${error.message}`,
-            } as SolutionMessage);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (!solver) {
-            console.error(`[${worker_name}]: Failed to load WASM solver`);
-            postMessage({
-                type: WorkerResponseType.Error,
-                error: "Failed to load WASM solver",
-            } as SolutionMessage);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        postMessage({
-            type: WorkerResponseType.Ok,
-        } as SolutionMessage);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!solver) {
-        postMessage({
-            type: WorkerResponseType.Error,
-            error: "WASM solver not loaded",
-        } as SolutionMessage);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const { strategy } = event.data;
-
-    const encoder = new TextEncoder();
-
-    let solution: number;
-    let target: string = event.data.target;
-    let target_bytes, target_ptr;
-    let memory;
-    switch (strategy) {
-        case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
-            const { difficulty } = event.data;
-            console.debug(`[${worker_name}]: recieved ${strategy} challenge: ${target}, difficulty: ${difficulty}`);
-
-            target_bytes = encoder.encode(target);
-
-            target_ptr = solver.exports.malloc(target_bytes.length);
-            if (target_ptr === 0 || target_ptr === null) {
-                console.error(`[${worker_name}]: Failed to allocate memory for challenge string`);
-                postMessage({
-                    type: WorkerResponseType.Error,
-                    error: "Failed to allocate memory for challenge string",
-                } as SolutionMessage);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            memory = new Uint8Array(solver.exports.memory.buffer);
-            memory.set(target_bytes, target_ptr);
-
-            solution = solver.exports.solve_leaading_zeroes_challenge(
-                target_ptr,
-                target.length,
-                difficulty,
-            );
-            console.debug(`[${worker_name}]: WASM solver found nonce: ${solution}`);
-            break;
-        case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
-            const { salt } = event.data;
-            console.debug(`[${worker_name}]: recieved ${strategy} challenge: ${target}, salt: ${salt}`);
-
-            const salt_bytes = encoder.encode(salt);
-            target_bytes = encoder.encode(target);
-
-            const salt_ptr = solver.exports.malloc(salt_bytes.length);
-            if (salt_ptr === 0 || salt_ptr === null) {
-                console.error(`[${worker_name}]: Failed to allocate memory for salt string`);
-                postMessage({
-                    type: WorkerResponseType.Error,
-                    error: "Failed to allocate memory for salt string",
-                } as SolutionMessage);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            target_ptr = solver.exports.malloc(target_bytes.length);
-            if (target_ptr === 0 || target_ptr === null) {
-                console.error(`[${worker_name}]: Failed to allocate memory for target string`);
-                postMessage({
-                    type: WorkerResponseType.Error,
-                    error: "Failed to allocate memory for target string",
-                } as SolutionMessage);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            memory = new Uint8Array(solver.exports.memory.buffer);
-            memory.set(salt_bytes, salt_ptr);
-            memory.set(target_bytes, target_ptr);
-
-            solution = solver.exports.solve_target_number_challenge(
-                target_ptr,
-                target_bytes.length,
-                salt_ptr,
-                salt_bytes.length,
-            );
-            console.debug(`[${worker_name}]: WASM solver found nonce: ${solution}`);
-
-            break;
-    }
-
-    // we are just assuming that if its less than -1, its the min i32
-    if (solution < 0) {
-        return postMessage({
-            type: WorkerResponseType.Error,
-            error: "failed to solve challenge",
-        } as SolutionMessage);
-    }
-
-    postMessage({
-        type: WorkerResponseType.Solution,
-        nonce: solution === -1 ? null : solution.toString()
-    } as SolutionMessage);
-};
diff --git a/example-app/config.toml b/example-app/config.toml
index 7860602..b4ecde7 100644
--- a/example-app/config.toml
+++ b/example-app/config.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-algorithm = "argon2id"
+algorithm = "argon2"
 strategy = "target_number"
 
 [leading_zeroes]
diff --git a/example-app/server/api/pow/algorithm.get.ts b/example-app/server/api/pow/algorithm.get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a8a58e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-app/server/api/pow/algorithm.get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { defineEventHandler } from 'h3'
+
+export default defineEventHandler((event) => {
+    return {
+        algorithm: config.algorithm
+    }
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example-app/server/api/pow/algorithm.put.ts b/example-app/server/api/pow/algorithm.put.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d88e10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-app/server/api/pow/algorithm.put.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { defineEventHandler } from 'h3'
+import { ChallengeAlgorithm } from '@impost/lib';
+import * as z from 'zod';
+
+const algorithmSchema = z.object({
+    algorithm: z.enum(ChallengeAlgorithm),
+});
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+    const body = await readValidatedBody(event, algorithmSchema.safeParse);
+
+    if (!body.success) {
+        throw createError({
+            statusCode: 400,
+            statusMessage: 'Validation failed'
+        })
+    }
+
+    switch (body.data.algorithm) {
+        case 'sha256':
+        case 'argon2':
+            config.algorithm = body.data.algorithm;
+            config.strategy = config.strategy || 'leading_zeroes';
+            switch (config.strategy) {
+                case 'leading_zeroes':
+                    config.leading_zeroes.difficulty = config.leading_zeroes.difficulty || 4;
+                    break;
+                case 'target_number':
+                    config.target_number.max_number = config.target_number.max_number || 10_000;
+                    break;
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'kctf':
+            config.algorithm = body.data.algorithm;
+            config.kctf = config.kctf || {};
+            config.kctf.difficulty = config.kctf.difficulty || 100;
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return {
+        message: `Algorithm set to ${config.algorithm}`
+    };
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example-app/server/api/pow/challenge.get.ts b/example-app/server/api/pow/challenge.get.ts
index 4b708c4..c63c346 100644
--- a/example-app/server/api/pow/challenge.get.ts
+++ b/example-app/server/api/pow/challenge.get.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async () => {
                     break;
             }
             break;
-        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id:
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
             switch (config.strategy) {
                 case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
                     challenge_config = {
-                        algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id,
+                        algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2,
                         strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes,
                         difficulty: config.leading_zeroes.difficulty,
                         parameters: { expires_at: Date.now() + CHALLENGE_TIMEOUT_MS },
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async () => {
                     break;
                 case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
                     challenge_config = {
-                        algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id,
+                        algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2,
                         strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber,
                         difficulty: config.target_number.max_number,
                         parameters: { expires_at: Date.now() + CHALLENGE_TIMEOUT_MS },
diff --git a/example-app/server/api/pow/challenge.post.ts b/example-app/server/api/pow/challenge.post.ts
index 02efaee..0217732 100644
--- a/example-app/server/api/pow/challenge.post.ts
+++ b/example-app/server/api/pow/challenge.post.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { outstandingChallenges } from '~~/server/utils/pow';
 
 const challengeSchema = z.object({
     salt: z.string(),
-    // either a string if the algorithm is kCTF, or a number if the algorithm is Argon2id or SHA256
+    // either a string if the algorithm is kCTF, or a number if the algorithm is Argon2 or SHA256
     solution: z.string().or(z.number()),
 })
 
diff --git a/example-app/server/api/pow/difficulty.get.ts b/example-app/server/api/pow/difficulty.get.ts
index 7c021d2..44dbb37 100644
--- a/example-app/server/api/pow/difficulty.get.ts
+++ b/example-app/server/api/pow/difficulty.get.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 import { defineEventHandler } from 'h3'
-import { ChallengeStrategy } from '@impost/lib';
+import { ChallengeStrategy, ChallengeAlgorithm } from '@impost/lib';
 
 export default defineEventHandler((event) => {
     let difficulty: number;
 
-    switch (config.strategy) {
-        case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
-            difficulty = config.leading_zeroes.difficulty!;
+    console.log("CONFIG", config);
+
+    switch (config.algorithm) {
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256:
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
+            switch (config.strategy) {
+                case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
+                    difficulty = config.leading_zeroes.difficulty!;
+                    break;
+                case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
+                    difficulty = config.target_number.max_number!;
+                    break;
+            }
             break;
-        case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
-            difficulty = config.target_number.max_number!;
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.kCTF:
+            difficulty = config.kctf.difficulty!;
             break;
     }
 
diff --git a/example-app/server/api/pow/difficulty.put.ts b/example-app/server/api/pow/difficulty.put.ts
index 8c1a632..706ef20 100644
--- a/example-app/server/api/pow/difficulty.put.ts
+++ b/example-app/server/api/pow/difficulty.put.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,43 @@
 import { defineEventHandler } from 'h3'
-import { ChallengeStrategy } from '@impost/lib';
+import { ChallengeStrategy, ChallengeAlgorithm } from '@impost/lib';
 
 export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     const body = await readBody(event)
 
     let difficulty = body.difficulty;
 
-    switch (config.strategy) {
-        case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
-            if (!difficulty || difficulty < 1 || difficulty > 64) {
-                throw createError({
-                    statusCode: 400,
-                    statusMessage: 'Invalid request',
-                });
-            }
+    switch (config.algorithm) {
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256:
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
+            switch (config.strategy) {
+                case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
+                    if (!difficulty || difficulty < 1 || difficulty > 64) {
+                        throw createError({
+                            statusCode: 400,
+                            statusMessage: 'Invalid request',
+                        });
+                    }
 
-            config.leading_zeroes.difficulty = difficulty;
+                    config.leading_zeroes.difficulty = difficulty;
+                    break;
+                case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
+                    if (!difficulty || difficulty < 1 || difficulty > 100_000_000) {
+                        throw createError({
+                            statusCode: 400,
+                            statusMessage: 'Invalid request',
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    config.target_number.max_number = difficulty;
+                    break;
+            }
             break;
-        case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
-            if (!difficulty || difficulty < 1 || difficulty > 100_000_000) {
-                throw createError({
-                    statusCode: 400,
-                    statusMessage: 'Invalid request',
-                });
-            }
-
-            config.target_number.max_number = difficulty;
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.kCTF:
+            config.kctf.difficulty = difficulty;
             break;
     }
 
     return {
-        message: 'Challenge difficulty set'
+        message: `Challenge difficulty set to ${difficulty}`
     };
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example-app/server/api/pow/index.get.ts b/example-app/server/api/pow/index.get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a3661d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-app/server/api/pow/index.get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { ChallengeAlgorithm } from '@impost/lib';
+import { defineEventHandler } from 'h3'
+
+export default defineEventHandler((event) => {
+    let difficulty: number;
+
+    switch (config.algorithm) {
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256:
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
+            switch (config.strategy) {
+                case 'leading_zeroes':
+                    difficulty = config.leading_zeroes.difficulty!;
+                    break;
+                case 'target_number':
+                    difficulty = config.target_number.max_number!;
+                    break;
+            }
+            break;
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.kCTF:
+            difficulty = config.kctf.difficulty!;
+            break;
+        default:
+            throw createError({
+                statusCode: 500,
+                statusMessage: 'Unknown algorithm',
+            })
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return {
+        difficulty,
+        algorithm: config.algorithm,
+        strategy: config.strategy || undefined,
+    }
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example-app/server/api/pow/strategy.get.ts b/example-app/server/api/pow/strategy.get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..917ae68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-app/server/api/pow/strategy.get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { defineEventHandler } from "h3";
+import { ChallengeAlgorithm } from "@impost/lib";
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+    if (config.algorithm === ChallengeAlgorithm.kCTF) {
+        return {
+            strategy: undefined,
+        }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        strategy: config.strategy,
+    }
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example-app/server/api/pow/strategy.put.ts b/example-app/server/api/pow/strategy.put.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb87ce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-app/server/api/pow/strategy.put.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { defineEventHandler } from 'h3'
+import { ChallengeAlgorithm, ChallengeStrategy } from '@impost/lib';
+import * as z from 'zod';
+
+const strategySchema = z.object({
+    strategy: z.enum(ChallengeStrategy),
+});
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+    const body = await readValidatedBody(event, strategySchema.safeParse);
+
+    if (!body.success) {
+        throw createError({
+            statusCode: 400,
+            statusMessage: 'Validation failed'
+        })
+    }
+
+    switch (config.algorithm) {
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256:
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
+            config.strategy = body.data.strategy;
+            switch (config.strategy) {
+                case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
+                    config.leading_zeroes = config.leading_zeroes || {};
+                    config.leading_zeroes.difficulty = config.leading_zeroes.difficulty || 4;
+                    break;
+                case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
+                    config.target_number = config.target_number || {};
+                    config.target_number.max_number = config.target_number.max_number || 10_000;
+                    break;
+            }
+            break;
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.kCTF:
+            return {
+                message: "Strategy cannot be set for kCTF"
+            }
+    }
+
+    return {
+        message: `Strategy set to ${config.strategy}`
+    };
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example-app/server/utils/config.ts b/example-app/server/utils/config.ts
index 0a922c3..a477ced 100644
--- a/example-app/server/utils/config.ts
+++ b/example-app/server/utils/config.ts
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@ const SHA256Schema = z.discriminatedUnion("strategy", [
     }),
 ]);
 
-const Argon2idSchema = z.discriminatedUnion("strategy", [
+const Argon2Schema = z.discriminatedUnion("strategy", [
     z.object({
-        algorithm: z.literal(ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id),
+        algorithm: z.literal(ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2),
         strategy: z.literal(ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes),
         leading_zeroes: z.object({
             difficulty: z.number().int().min(1).max(64),
         }),
     }),
     z.object({
-        algorithm: z.literal(ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id),
+        algorithm: z.literal(ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2),
         strategy: z.literal(ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber),
         target_number: z.object({
             max_number: z.number().int().min(1).max(100_000),
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const KCTFSchema = z.object({
     }),
 });
 
-export const Config = z.union([SHA256Schema, Argon2idSchema, KCTFSchema]);
+export const Config = z.union([SHA256Schema, Argon2Schema, KCTFSchema]);
 
 export type Config = z.infer<typeof Config>;
 
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/index.ts b/packages/lib/src/index.ts
index 5f82633..b7681f0 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { UUID } from "uuidv7";
 
 export enum ChallengeAlgorithm {
     SHA256 = "sha256",
-    Argon2id = "argon2id",
+    Argon2 = "argon2",
     kCTF = "kctf",
 }
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function algorithmToInt(algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm): number {
     switch (algorithm) {
         case ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256:
             return 0;
-        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id:
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
             return 1;
         case ChallengeAlgorithm.kCTF:
             return 2;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function strategyToInt(strategy: ChallengeStrategy): number {
 // In this case, the client will repeatedly hash a number with has until it 
 // finds a hash thaat starts with *difficulty* leading zeroes
 export interface ChallengeLeadingZeroes {
-    algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256 | ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id;
+    algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256 | ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2;
     strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes;
     salt: string; // random string
     difficulty: number;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export interface ChallengeLeadingZeroes {
 // In this case, the server generates a random number, and the client will hash
 // the salt (a random string) + a random number until it finds a hash that is equal to challenge
 export interface ChallengeTargetNumber {
-    algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256 | ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id;
+    algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256 | ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2;
     strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber;
     salt: string; // random string
     target: string; // hash of salt + random number
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/solver.ts b/packages/lib/src/solver.ts
index 2cd4b1a..e8ba6e1 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/solver.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/solver.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ export async function init_solver(env: SolverEnv, module: WebAssembly.Module): P
 }
 
 type Argon2LeadingZeroesParams = {
-    name: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id;
+    name: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2;
     strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes;
     salt: string;
     difficulty: number;
 };
 
 type Argon2TargetNumberParams = {
-    name: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id;
+    name: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2;
     strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber;
     salt: string;
     target: string;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export function solve(solver: SolverModule, algorithm: SolveParams): string | nu
     let ret: string | number;
     switch (algorithm.name) {
         case ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256:
-        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id:
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
             switch (algorithm.strategy) {
                 case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes: {
                     ret = solver.exports.solve(algorithmToInt(algorithm.name), strategyToInt(ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes), salt_ptr, salt_buf.length, algorithm.difficulty, 0, 0);
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/validator.ts b/packages/lib/src/validator.ts
index 215a838..1aebb08 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/validator.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface SHA256ChallengeConfig {
 }
 
 export interface Argon2ChallengeConfig {
-    algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id;
+    algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2;
     strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes | ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber;
     difficulty: number;
     parameters: Object;
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ async function encode_challenge(inner_challenge: InnerChallenge, parameters: Obj
             }
             break;
         }
-        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id: {
-            challenge.algorithm = ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id;
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2: {
+            challenge.algorithm = ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2;
             challenge.salt = inner_challenge.salt;
             switch (inner_challenge.strategy) {
                 case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes: {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export async function generate_challenge(config: ChallengeConfig): Promise<Chall
     let parameters_str: string;
     switch (config.algorithm) {
         case ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256:
-        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id:
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
             switch (config.strategy) {
                 case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
                     if (config.difficulty < 1 || config.difficulty > 64) {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export async function validate_challenge(challenge: Challenge, challenge_solutio
     switch (challenge.algorithm) {
         case ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256:
             if (typeof challenge_solution === "string") {
-                throw new Error("Argon2id challenges do not support a solution as a number");
+                throw new Error("Argon2 challenges do not support a solution as a number");
             }
 
             switch (challenge.strategy) {
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ export async function validate_challenge(challenge: Challenge, challenge_solutio
 
                     return validator.exports.validate(algorithmToInt(challenge.algorithm), strategyToInt(challenge.strategy), challenge_ptr, challenge_buf.length, solution_ptr, solution_buf.length, challenge_solution, 0);
             }
-        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id:
+        case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
             if (typeof challenge_solution === "string") {
-                throw new Error("Argon2id challenges do not support a solution as a number");
+                throw new Error("Argon2 challenges do not support a solution as a number");
             }
 
             switch (challenge.strategy) {
diff --git a/packages/widget/src/pow-captcha.ts b/packages/widget/src/pow-captcha.ts
index 0bcf6d0..62fd9f4 100644
--- a/packages/widget/src/pow-captcha.ts
+++ b/packages/widget/src/pow-captcha.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ export class PowCaptcha extends LitElement {
 
         this.initWorkers();
 
+        this.addEventListener('reset', (ev) => this.reset(ev as CustomEvent));
+        this.addEventListener('solve', () => this.solveChallenge());
+
         switch (this.auto) {
             case 'onload':
                 this.solveChallenge();
@@ -139,6 +142,19 @@ export class PowCaptcha extends LitElement {
         }
     }
 
+    reset(ev: CustomEvent) {
+        this.challengejson = JSON.stringify(ev.detail.challenge);
+        this.challengeData = null;
+        this.status = 'unsolved';
+        this.solution = '';
+
+        console.log("received reset event");
+
+        this.fetchChallenge();
+
+        console.log(this.challengeData);
+    }
+
     getCurrentWorkingNonce() {
         return Atomics.load(new Uint32Array(this.sab), 0);
     }
@@ -177,10 +193,6 @@ export class PowCaptcha extends LitElement {
             this.solverWorkers.push(new ChallengeWorker());
         }
 
-        const atomics_view = new Int32Array(this.sab);
-        Atomics.store(atomics_view, 0, 0);
-        Atomics.store(atomics_view, 1, 0);
-
         let wasm_module = await get_wasm_module();
         let worker_promises: Promise<void>[] = [];
         for (let i = 0; i < this.solverWorkers.length; i++) {
@@ -296,11 +308,11 @@ export class PowCaptcha extends LitElement {
                             break;
                     }
                     break;
-                case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id:
+                case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
                     switch (request.strategy) {
                         case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
                             worker.postMessage({
-                                algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id,
+                                algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2,
                                 strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes,
                                 salt: request.salt,
                                 difficulty: request.difficulty,
@@ -308,7 +320,7 @@ export class PowCaptcha extends LitElement {
                             break;
                         case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
                             worker.postMessage({
-                                algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id,
+                                algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2,
                                 strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber,
                                 target: request.target,
                                 salt: request.salt,
@@ -354,22 +366,6 @@ export class PowCaptcha extends LitElement {
 
         let request: ChallengeSolveRequest;
 
-        // switch (this.challengeData.strategy) {
-        //     case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
-        //         request = {
-        //             strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes,
-        //             salt: this.challengeData.salt,
-        //             difficulty: this.challengeData.difficulty,
-        //         };
-        //         break;
-        //     case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
-        //         request = {
-        //             strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber,
-        //             target: this.challengeData.target,
-        //             salt: this.challengeData.salt,
-        //         };
-        //         break;
-        // }
         switch (this.challengeData.algorithm) {
             case ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256:
                 switch (this.challengeData.strategy) {
@@ -391,11 +387,11 @@ export class PowCaptcha extends LitElement {
                         break;
                 }
                 break;
-            case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id:
+            case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
                 switch (this.challengeData.strategy) {
                     case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
                         request = {
-                            algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id,
+                            algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2,
                             strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes,
                             salt: this.challengeData.salt,
                             difficulty: this.challengeData.difficulty,
@@ -403,7 +399,7 @@ export class PowCaptcha extends LitElement {
                         break;
                     case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
                         request = {
-                            algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id,
+                            algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2,
                             strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber,
                             target: this.challengeData.target,
                             salt: this.challengeData.salt,
diff --git a/packages/widget/src/solver-worker.ts b/packages/widget/src/solver-worker.ts
index 35bb9aa..f2da531 100644
--- a/packages/widget/src/solver-worker.ts
+++ b/packages/widget/src/solver-worker.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ onmessage = async (event: MessageEvent<WorkerRequest>) => {
         };
 
         switch (event.data.algorithm) {
+            case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2:
             case ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256:
                 switch (event.data.strategy) {
                     case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
@@ -84,22 +85,6 @@ onmessage = async (event: MessageEvent<WorkerRequest>) => {
                         break;
                 }
                 break;
-            case ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id:
-                switch (event.data.strategy) {
-                    case ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes:
-                        // @ts-ignore
-                        params.strategy = ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes;
-                        // @ts-ignore
-                        params.difficulty = event.data.difficulty;
-                        break;
-                    case ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber:
-                        // @ts-ignore
-                        params.strategy = ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber;
-                        // @ts-ignore
-                        params.target = event.data.target;
-                        break;
-                }
-                break;
             case ChallengeAlgorithm.kCTF:
                 // @ts-ignore
                 params.strategy = ChallengeStrategy.Null;
@@ -111,6 +96,7 @@ onmessage = async (event: MessageEvent<WorkerRequest>) => {
         solution = solve(solver, params as SolveParams);
 
         if (event.data.algorithm !== ChallengeAlgorithm.kCTF) {
+            console.log(Atomics.load(atomic_nonce!, 0));
             solution = Atomics.load(atomic_solution!, 0);
         }
     } catch (error: any) {
diff --git a/packages/widget/src/types/worker.ts b/packages/widget/src/types/worker.ts
index c076f29..6601908 100644
--- a/packages/widget/src/types/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/widget/src/types/worker.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ interface WorkerInitRequest {
 }
 
 interface ChallengeLeadingZeroesSolveRequest {
-    algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256 | ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id;
+    algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256 | ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2;
     strategy: ChallengeStrategy.LeadingZeroes;
     salt: string;
     difficulty: number;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ interface WorkerChallengeLeadingZeroesSolveRequest extends ChallengeLeadingZeroe
 }
 
 interface ChallengeTargetNumberSolveRequest {
-    algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256 | ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2id;
+    algorithm: ChallengeAlgorithm.SHA256 | ChallengeAlgorithm.Argon2;
     strategy: ChallengeStrategy.TargetNumber;
     target: string;
     salt: string;
diff --git a/solver/src/algorithms/argon2.zig b/solver/src/algorithms/argon2.zig
index c62d9ab..8d9089f 100644
--- a/solver/src/algorithms/argon2.zig
+++ b/solver/src/algorithms/argon2.zig
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
 var argon2_params = std.crypto.pwhash.argon2.Params{
-    .t = 4, // time cost
-    .m = 256, // memory cost (in KiB)
-    .p = 1, // parallelism (this doesnt do anything because we are targeting wasm, and we do multithreading differently anyways)
+    .t = 3, // time cost
+    .m = 8192, // memory cost (in KiB)
+    .p = 1, // parallelism
 };
 
 const dk_len: usize = 32; // 16 or 32 byte key
 
 pub fn hash(allocator: Allocator, challenge: []const u8, nonce: []const u8) ![]u8 {
     const derived = try allocator.alloc(u8, dk_len);
-    try std.crypto.pwhash.argon2.kdf(allocator, derived, nonce, challenge, argon2_params, .argon2id);
+    try std.crypto.pwhash.argon2.kdf(allocator, derived, nonce, challenge, argon2_params, .argon2d);
 
     return derived;
 }
diff --git a/solver/src/algorithms/kctf.zig b/solver/src/algorithms/kctf.zig
index 5273f2a..09c6cbb 100644
--- a/solver/src/algorithms/kctf.zig
+++ b/solver/src/algorithms/kctf.zig
@@ -77,18 +77,12 @@ pub const Challenge = struct {
         const salt_str = challenge;
         const salt_bytes_len = try std.base64.standard.Decoder.calcSizeForSlice(salt_str);
 
-        std.log.info("salt_bytes_len: {d}\n", .{salt_bytes_len});
-
         const salt_bytes = try allocator.alloc(u8, salt_bytes_len);
         defer allocator.free(salt_bytes);
 
         try std.base64.standard.Decoder.decode(salt_bytes, salt_str);
 
-        std.log.info("decoded salt: {any}\n", .{salt_bytes});
-
         const usize_salt_bytes: []align(1) usize = std.mem.bytesAsSlice(usize, salt_bytes);
-        // TODO: the bytes are being read in as little endian, but need to be read in as big endian
-        std.log.info("usize_salt_bytes: {any}\n", .{usize_salt_bytes});
         try salt.ensureCapacity(usize_salt_bytes.len);
         @memcpy(salt.limbs[0..usize_salt_bytes.len], usize_salt_bytes);
         salt.setLen(usize_salt_bytes.len);
@@ -118,22 +112,16 @@ pub const Challenge = struct {
 
     pub fn solve(self: *Self, allocator: Allocator) ![]u8 {
         for (0..self.difficulty) |_| {
-            std.log.info("Solving challenge with difficulty {d}\n", .{self.difficulty});
             for (0..1277) |_| {
                 try square_mod(&self.salt);
             }
             try self.salt.bitXor(&self.salt, &managed_one.?);
         }
 
-        std.log.info("solved challenge: {any}\n", .{self});
-
         return try self.encode(allocator);
     }
 
     pub fn verify(self: *Self, allocator: Allocator, solution: *Challenge) !bool {
-        std.log.info("{d}", .{self.difficulty});
-        std.log.info("{any} vs {any}\n", .{ self, solution });
-
         if (managed_one == null) {
             managed_one = try Int.init(allocator);
             try managed_one.?.set(1);
@@ -145,8 +133,6 @@ pub const Challenge = struct {
             try square_mod(&solution.salt);
         }
 
-        std.log.info("{any} vs {any}\n", .{ self, solution });
-
         // I'm like 99.999% sure this can NEVER happen, but its how the solution that I translated from did it so that's
         // how I will do it
         if (self.salt.eql(solution.salt)) {
diff --git a/solver/src/solver.zig b/solver/src/solver.zig
index 5801c7a..6e686f9 100644
--- a/solver/src/solver.zig
+++ b/solver/src/solver.zig
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ export fn free(ptr: ?*anyopaque, byte_count: usize) void {
 ///
 /// If a target is not needed for the strategy, target_ptr and target_len should be 0.
 export fn solve(algorithm: algorithms.Algorithm, strategy: algorithms.Strategy, salt_ptr: [*]u8, salt_len: usize, difficulty: usize, target_ptr: [*]u8, target_len: usize) isize {
-    std.log.info("Solve called with difficulty {d}\n", .{difficulty});
-    std.log.info("Using algorithm {s} and strategy {s}\n", .{ @tagName(algorithm), @tagName(strategy) });
-
     switch (algorithm) {
         algorithms.Algorithm.sha256 => return solve_argon2_or_sha256(salt_ptr, salt_len, difficulty, algorithm, strategy, target_ptr, target_len),
         algorithms.Algorithm.argon2 => return solve_argon2_or_sha256(salt_ptr, salt_len, difficulty, algorithm, strategy, target_ptr, target_len),
@@ -95,10 +92,8 @@ fn solve_argon2_or_sha256(salt_ptr: [*]u8, salt_len: usize, difficulty: usize, a
         return -1;
     }
 
-    // const max_nonce_iterations: u64 = 1_000_000_000;
-    const max_nonce_iterations: u64 = 100_000;
-
-    std.log.info("Solve called with salt {s}\n", .{salt_slice});
+    const max_nonce_iterations: u64 = 1_000_000_000;
+    // const max_nonce_iterations: u64 = 100_000;
 
     // 64 + 9 digits for nonce since the max nonce is 999_999_999 (not 1 billion since nonce < max_nonce_iterations)
     var input_buffer: []u8 = allocator.alloc(u8, salt_len + 9) catch {
@@ -131,22 +126,16 @@ fn solve_argon2_or_sha256(salt_ptr: [*]u8, salt_len: usize, difficulty: usize, a
                 return -1;
             };
         } else {
-            input = input_buffer[0 .. salt_len + nonce_str.len];
-        }
-
-        const hash_hex_slice = algorithms.SHA256.hash(allocator, input) catch {
-            std.log.err("Error hashing key", .{});
-            return -1;
-        };
-
-        if (algorithm == .argon2) {
-            allocator.free(input);
+            input = algorithms.SHA256.hash(allocator, input_buffer[0 .. salt_len + nonce_str.len]) catch {
+                std.log.err("Error hashing salt", .{});
+                return -1;
+            };
         }
 
         switch (strategy) {
             .leading_zeros => {
-                _ = hex_encoder.encode(hash_hex_slice);
-                allocator.free(hash_hex_slice);
+                _ = hex_encoder.encode(input);
+                allocator.free(input);
                 if (hex_encoder.countZeroes(difficulty)) {
                     // Found a solution!
                     if (__cmpxchg_solution(-1, nonce) == -1) {
@@ -159,8 +148,8 @@ fn solve_argon2_or_sha256(salt_ptr: [*]u8, salt_len: usize, difficulty: usize, a
                 }
             },
             .target_number => {
-                const hex = hex_encoder.encode(hash_hex_slice);
-                allocator.free(hash_hex_slice);
+                const hex = hex_encoder.encode(input);
+                allocator.free(input);
                 if (std.mem.eql(u8, hex, target_slice.?)) {
                     // Found a solution!
                     if (__cmpxchg_solution(-1, nonce) == -1) {
@@ -191,22 +180,17 @@ fn solve_kctf(value_ptr: [*]u8, value_len: usize, difficulty: usize) isize {
 
     const challenge_slice = value_ptr[0..value_len];
 
-    std.log.info("Solve called with challenge {s}\n", .{challenge_slice});
-
     const challenge = algorithms.kCTF.Challenge.from_string(allocator, challenge_slice, difficulty) catch |err| {
         std.log.info("Error decoding challenge: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)});
         return -1;
     };
     defer challenge.destroy(allocator);
 
-    std.log.info("decoded challenge {any}\n", .{challenge});
     const solution = challenge.solve(allocator) catch |err| {
         std.log.info("Error solving challenge: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)});
         return -1;
     };
 
-    std.log.info("Solution: {s}\n", .{solution});
-
     const output_ptr = allocator.alloc(u8, solution.len + 4) catch return 0;
 
     var output_slice = output_ptr[0 .. solution.len + 2];
diff --git a/solver/src/validator.zig b/solver/src/validator.zig
index dbef391..5465f26 100644
--- a/solver/src/validator.zig
+++ b/solver/src/validator.zig
@@ -74,24 +74,22 @@ fn validate_argon2_or_sha256(challenge_ptr: [*]u8, challenge_len: usize, nonce:
     var input: []u8 = undefined;
     if (algorithm == .argon2) {
         input = algorithms.Argon2.hash(allocator, input_slice[0..challenge_len], input_slice[challenge_len .. challenge_len + nonce_slice.len]) catch return false;
-        defer allocator.free(input);
     } else {
-        input = input_slice[0 .. challenge_len + nonce_slice.len];
+        input = algorithms.SHA256.hash(allocator, input_slice[0 .. challenge_len + nonce_slice.len]) catch return false;
     }
+    defer allocator.free(input);
 
     var hex_encoder = utils.HexEncoder{};
-    const hash_hex_slice = algorithms.SHA256.hash(allocator, input) catch return false;
-    defer allocator.free(hash_hex_slice);
 
     switch (strategy) {
         .leading_zeros => {
-            _ = hex_encoder.encode(hash_hex_slice);
+            _ = hex_encoder.encode(input);
             if (hex_encoder.countZeroes(difficulty)) {
                 return true;
             }
         },
         .target_number => {
-            if (std.mem.eql(u8, hex_encoder.encode(hash_hex_slice), target_slice.?)) {
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, hex_encoder.encode(input), target_slice.?)) {
                 return true;
             }
         },
@@ -105,18 +103,13 @@ fn validate_kctf(challenge_ptr: [*]u8, challenge_len: usize, solution_ptr: [*]u8
     const challenge_buf = challenge_ptr[0..challenge_len];
     const solution_buf = solution_ptr[0..solution_len];
 
-    std.log.info("Validate called with challenge {s} and solution {s}\n", .{ challenge_buf, solution_buf });
-
     const challenge = algorithms.kCTF.Challenge.from_string(allocator, challenge_buf, difficulty) catch return false;
-    std.log.info("decoded challenge {any}\n", .{challenge});
     const solution = algorithms.kCTF.Challenge.from_string(allocator, solution_buf, difficulty) catch return false;
     defer {
         challenge.destroy(allocator);
         solution.destroy(allocator);
     }
 
-    std.log.info("decoded challenge and solution\n", .{});
-
     const is_valid = challenge.verify(allocator, solution) catch return false;
 
     return is_valid;
@@ -137,10 +130,7 @@ export fn hash(challenge_ptr: [*]u8, challenge_len: usize, nonce_ptr: [*]u8, non
             hash_slice = algorithms.SHA256.hash(allocator, input_slice[0 .. challenge_len + nonce_len]) catch return 0;
         },
         algorithms.Algorithm.argon2 => {
-            const argon_key = algorithms.Argon2.hash(allocator, challenge, nonce) catch return 0;
-            defer allocator.free(argon_key);
-
-            hash_slice = algorithms.SHA256.hash(allocator, argon_key) catch return 0;
+            hash_slice = algorithms.Argon2.hash(allocator, challenge, nonce) catch return 0;
         },
         else => return 0,
     }