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CSRF token en · NOUN

Etymology

Initialism of Cross-Site Request Forgery + token.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:web development; computer security; web development; computer security) 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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
XSRF token alternative lexicographic
CSRF tokens Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

anti-CSRF token

wikipedia: Cross-Site Request Forgery