SameSite Cookies vs CSRF Tokens
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 meets developers should implement csrf tokens in any web application that handles state-changing operations, such as form submissions, api calls for updates, or financial transactions, to enhance security against cross-site request forgery attacks. Here's our take.
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
SameSite Cookies
Nice PickDevelopers 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
CSRF Tokens
Developers should implement CSRF tokens in any web application that handles state-changing operations, such as form submissions, API calls for updates, or financial transactions, to enhance security against cross-site request forgery attacks
Pros
- +They are particularly crucial in applications with user authentication, as they prevent attackers from exploiting logged-in sessions to perform unauthorized actions, making them a standard practice in frameworks like Django, Rails, and Spring Security
- +Related to: web-security, session-management
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use SameSite Cookies if: You want 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 and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use CSRF Tokens if: You prioritize they are particularly crucial in applications with user authentication, as they prevent attackers from exploiting logged-in sessions to perform unauthorized actions, making them a standard practice in frameworks like django, rails, and spring security over what SameSite Cookies offers.
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
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