pillarjs/understanding-csrf resource
What are CSRF tokens and how do they work? observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4232
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1964
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1423 stars · 115 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
An educational guide by the Express/Pillar.js team explaining what CSRF attacks are and how CSRF tokens work, along with mitigation strategies. It is documentation, not a software library.
Use cases
- understand how csrf tokens work
- learn what a csrf attack is
- mitigate cross-site request forgery in express apps
- explain why method-override is dangerous
- decide whether to use csurf middleware
- web security best practices for json apis
When to choose
- you want a concise explanation of CSRF concepts and mitigations
- you maintain an Express app and need CSRF guidance
- you're evaluating CSRF token implementations
When to avoid
- you need a working CSRF token library (use pillarjs/csrf instead)
- you need runnable code or tests
- you need coverage beyond CSRF web security
Facets
learning-resource · maturity maintenance
security documentation security web-development tutorials csrf web-security express guide web-server nodejs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/pillarjs/understanding-csrf · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1bc89bdda15e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pillarjs/understanding-csrf | main | 32 |
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