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cross-site request forgery

cross-site request forgery noun: an exploit of a website where unauthorized commands are transmitted from a user that the website trusts.

Noun

cross-site request forgery (countable and uncountable, plural cross-site request forgeries)

  1. (computer security) An exploit of a website where unauthorized commands are transmitted from a user that the website trusts.

Forms of cross-site request forgery

pluralcross-site request forgeries
alternative formCSRF
alternative formXSRF

Questions about cross-site request forgery

What does cross-site request forgery mean?
Cross-site request forgery means an exploit of a website where unauthorized commands are transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
What part of speech is cross-site request forgery?
Cross-site request forgery is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-site request forgery?
The plural of cross-site request forgery is cross-site request forgeries.

Words near cross-site request forgery in the dictionary

  1. cross-siblings
  2. cross-sill
  3. cross-sills
  4. cross-site
  5. cross-site request forgeries
  6. cross-site request forgery
  7. cross-site scripting
  8. cross-sold
  9. cross-spall
  10. cross-spalls
  11. cross-specialty

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