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CSRF token
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English
Alternative forms
en XSRF token
Etymology
Initialism of Cross-Site Request Forgery + en token.
Noun
en 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.
Synonyms
en anti-CSRF token