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authorPhil Sturgeon <email@philsturgeon.co.uk>2011-02-02 22:19:25 +0100
committerPhil Sturgeon <email@philsturgeon.co.uk>2011-02-02 22:19:25 +0100
commitd88b31550ae2aeb0e3bcc11ba82d4838f8a5fd31 (patch)
tree792bff97d41430b5c36a08c8ec3ac54db97375b6 /user_guide/libraries/security.html
parent5c59c7dc3254616b18057922ce012f22c18b147b (diff)
parent75f5ff5d99533a423e68686d89889d172c37d98e (diff)
Merged recent changes and tweaked multi-env changes.
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@@ -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>
+
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@@ -121,7 +128,7 @@ Previous Topic:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="pagination.html">Pagination Class</a>
<a href="../index.html">User Guide Home</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Next Topic:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="sessions.html">Session Class</a>
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