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CSRFAKRONIMY
AcronymsAbbreviations everyone uses and few explain

CSRF

Cross-Site Request Forgery

An attack that tricks a logged-in user's browser into sending an unintended request to an application. Protection includes CSRF tokens, same-site cookies, and origin verification.

Why it matters

Protects against attacks where a malicious site performs actions using the credentials of a logged-in user — without knowing their password. CSRF tokens ensure the request originates from your form.

What's missing without it

Without protection, a logged-in administrator merely visiting a malicious site could have their settings changed or data deleted in the background.

When it is used

With every form and request that modifies data in an application where users are logged in.

How we use it

A user deletion form requires a CSRF token to prevent a third-party site from forcing the action.

Numbers worth knowing

Acronyms in data

26%

Prognozowany udział w pełni elektrycznych pojazdów (BEV, bez hybryd) w europejskim parku samochodowym do 2035 roku, w porównaniu z 4% w 2025 r.

BCG2035Europe

88%

Meta podaje, że ponad 88% z 137 000 usuniętych reklam oszukańczych w Polsce zostało wykrytych automatycznie przed zgłoszeniem.

Meta09/2026Poland

2 500 000 000 000 USD

Prognozowane światowe wydatki na AI w 2026 roku.

Gartner2026global

Figures from the same field — collected in our market data base.

CSRF — what is it? | Mediarun Glossary