Maarten Balliauw 1/9/2019

Help, I've inherited an ASP.NET MVC Core code base with no Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) measures!

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This technical article addresses the challenge of securing an inherited ASP.NET MVC Core application with no Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection. It explains CSRF risks, introduces the [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] attribute, and outlines a series on methods to locate vulnerable action methods, including using Structural Search and Replace and unit testing, while discussing explicit vs. global validation approaches.

Help, I've inherited an ASP.NET MVC Core code base with no Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) measures!

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