Anti-Forgery Tokens vs SameSite Cookies
Developers should implement anti-forgery tokens in any web application that handles state-changing operations, such as form submissions, API calls, or actions that modify data meets developers should learn and use samesite cookies to improve the security of web applications by preventing unauthorized cross-site requests, which is crucial for protecting user sessions and sensitive data. Here's our take.
Anti-Forgery Tokens
Developers should implement anti-forgery tokens in any web application that handles state-changing operations, such as form submissions, API calls, or actions that modify data
Anti-Forgery Tokens
Nice PickDevelopers should implement anti-forgery tokens in any web application that handles state-changing operations, such as form submissions, API calls, or actions that modify data
Pros
- +This is critical for security in frameworks like ASP
- +Related to: web-security, csrf-protection
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
SameSite Cookies
Developers should learn and use SameSite cookies to improve the security of web applications by preventing unauthorized cross-site requests, which is crucial for protecting user sessions and sensitive data
Pros
- +It is particularly important for authentication cookies, where setting SameSite to Strict or Lax can block CSRF attacks, while None (with Secure flag) is used for cross-site scenarios like embedded iframes or third-party integrations
- +Related to: http-cookies, web-security
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Anti-Forgery Tokens if: You want this is critical for security in frameworks like asp and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use SameSite Cookies if: You prioritize it is particularly important for authentication cookies, where setting samesite to strict or lax can block csrf attacks, while none (with secure flag) is used for cross-site scenarios like embedded iframes or third-party integrations over what Anti-Forgery Tokens offers.
Developers should implement anti-forgery tokens in any web application that handles state-changing operations, such as form submissions, API calls, or actions that modify data
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