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authorAndrey Andreev <narf@bofh.bg>2012-03-08 00:42:59 +0100
committerAndrey Andreev <narf@bofh.bg>2012-03-08 00:42:59 +0100
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@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ If you use the :doc:`form helper <../helpers/form_helper>` the
form_open() function will automatically insert a hidden csrf field in
your forms.
+Tokens may be either regenerated on every submission (default) or kept the same throughout the life of the CSRF cookie. The default regeneration of tokens provides stricter security but may result in usability concerns as other tokens become invalid (back/forward navigation, multiple tabs/windows, asynchronous actions, etc). You may alter this behavior by editing the following config parameter::
+
+ $config['csrf_regeneration'] = TRUE;
+
Select URIs can be whitelisted from csrf protection (for example API
endpoints expecting externally POSTed content). You can add these URIs
by editing the 'csrf_exclude_uris' config parameter::