CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) is a security vulnerability where an attacker tricks an authenticated user to submit malicious requests in your web application.
Two common CSRF protection patterns include Synchronizer-Token and Double-Submit Cookie, with the former being stateful and the latter being stateless.
The HMAC-signed double-submit CSRF pattern is a stateless, purely functional design that involves functions like generateRawToken, signToken, bundleToken, and unbundleToken to ensure secure token handling.
By implementing this pattern in frameworks like Express and front-end technologies like React/Vue/Angular, developers can enhance security without relying on deprecated packages.