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SEC-2886: Session flag to bypass CSRF

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Christopher Smith (Migrated from SEC-2886) said:

My application uses identical URI endpoints for both Web and non-Web clients. While I appreciate the importance of CSRF protection for Web interfaces, it would be helpful to be able to specifically tag a session as "this is from a non-Web client and should be ignored by CsrfFilter", probably with a specifically-named attribute. This would provide a straightforward and comprehensible point for implementing per-client CSRF policy.

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Start by reading the CsrfFilter entry point and the surrounding CSRF configuration to understand where a session-level policy could be represented. Define the expected behavior for tagged non-Web sessions, including how the existing CSRF protection remains unchanged for other clients, and verify the behavior with focused tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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