CSRF token

noun

CSRF token

noun

Etymology Initialism of Cross-Site Request Forgery + token.

A secret value added to a web form by the server and sent back by the user as part of a POST request, used to prevent cross-site request forgeries by making sure that the user sending the POST request has actually loaded the form.

Web development; computer security; web development; computer security

Synonyms: anti-CSRF token

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