CSRF token

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounCSRF token (plural CSRF tokens)

plural CSRF tokens · alternative XSRF token

  1. web development; computer security; web development; computer securityA 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: anti-CSRF token

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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anti-CSRF token

Origin

Initialism of Cross-Site Request Forgery + token.

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APA

CSRF token. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CSRF%20token

MLA

“CSRF token.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CSRF%20token. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CSRF token,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CSRF%20token.

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