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authorEric Barnes <eric@ericlbarnes.com>2011-01-28 19:34:50 +0100
committerEric Barnes <eric@ericlbarnes.com>2011-01-28 19:34:50 +0100
commit1c97d565c47eb2a3b0802a9b0202deb5b5fe6760 (patch)
treeea0d3f494648a32c056dddbdcba993b97e3e11ba
parent3b0dea81d3219648ba7cfc154ad107be70ea3649 (diff)
Added csrf to security docs
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diff --git a/user_guide/libraries/security.html b/user_guide/libraries/security.html
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--- a/user_guide/libraries/security.html
+++ b/user_guide/libraries/security.html
@@ -104,11 +104,18 @@ Note: This function should only be used to deal with data upon submission. It's
<p>If it is acceptable for the user input to include relative paths, e.g. <kbd>file/in/some/approved/folder.txt</kbd>, you can set the second optional parameter,
<samp>$relative_path</samp> to TRUE.</p>
-
+
<code>$filename = $this->security->sanitize_filename($this->input->post('filename'), TRUE);</code>
<!-- @todo write docs for CSRF methods -->
+<h2>Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)</h2>
+
+<p>You can enable csrf protection by opening your <kbd>application/config/config.php</kbd> file and setting this:</p>
+<code>$config['csrf_protection'] = TRUE;</code>
+
+<p>If you use the <a href="../helpers/form_helper.html">form helper</a> the <var>form_open()</var> function will automatically insert a hidden csrf field in your forms.</p>
+
</div>
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