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How does a CSRF token defend against attacks?
Track: Java
Topic: Authentication
Focus: Salting and BCrypt
Java: Salting and BCrypt
Answer
It ensures requests are from legitimate users.
A CSRF token is a unique, secret value sent with user requests to verify authenticity. The server checks this token, ensuring that the request is from a trusted user and not a malicious third party. In Spring Security, CSRF protection is enabled by default.
A CSRF token is a unique, secret value sent with user requests to verify authenticity. The server checks this token, ensuring that the request is from a trusted user and not a malicious third party. In Spring Security, CSRF protection is enabled by default.
Topics: Authentication Java Salting and BCrypt