OWASP / OWASP/SecurityShepherd

Make CSRF Challenge 5+ Descriptions Better

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Description

First time students get mixed up between Shepherds platform token and the tokens they need to retrieve.

When the user is given their CSRF token it also needs to be more clear. eg:

CSRF Token not found in session. CSRF Token Set to 4<br><br>Please try again

Some students think the CSRF Token pattern is '4

' rather than '4'

So the Level Descriptions need to be updated to be more clear on how to find the CSRF Token for the challenge and the CSRF Token messages need to include quotes

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Locate the CSRF Challenge 5+ level descriptions and the CSRF token message text, then clarify how students find the challenge token and quote the token value so HTML breaks are not mistaken for part of it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
documentation, security
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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