A Beginner’s guide to CSRF

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is a type of web attack that allows an attacker to execute unauthorized actions on behalf of a victim user. It involves tricking the victim into making a request to a web application that performs some action on the attacker’s behalf, such as transferring money or changing account settings. In this article, we will learn about CSRF tokens, a powerful tool that can be used to protect against CSRF attacks. We will look at how CSRF tokens work, how they can be implemented in web applications, and how they can be combined with other security measures to provide a strong defense…