What are anti-CSRF tokens and how do they contribute to web security?
Friday, 04 August 2023
by EITCA Academy
Anti-CSRF tokens, also known as Cross-Site Request Forgery tokens, play a vital role in enhancing web security by mitigating the risk of CSRF attacks. CSRF attacks exploit the trust that a web application has in a user's browser to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of the user. These attacks can lead to severe consequences such
- Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/ACSS Advanced Computer Systems Security, Network security, Web security model, Examination review
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Anti-CSRF Measures, CSRF Attacks, CSRF Tokens, Cybersecurity, Session Management, Web Security