How Servers Handle CSRF Tokens: Generation, Validation, and Best Practices

Welcome to Part 2 of the CSRF series!While spotting CSRF vulnerabilities during testing or bug bounties is often straightforward, have you ever paused to think about what really happens behind the scenes when implementing mitigations? In Part 1, we explored the fundamentals of Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), why it's dangerous, and how browsers now defend against it using mechanisms like SameSite cookies…

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May 11, 2025

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CSRF – Why PUT Requests Are Safer and How Modern Browsers Prevent CSRF Attacks

Hi everyone, I’m Shreya, and today I want to shed light on some lesser-discussed aspects of Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). While identifying CSRF vulnerabilities during security assessments or bug bounties can often be straightforward, effectively mitigating them requires a deeper understanding of browser behavior, HTTP methods, and secure token handling. In this blog, I’ll share my learnings on how CSRF attacks actually…

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May 11, 2025