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What is CSRF and how do SameSite cookies help?

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CSRF tricks a user’s browser into sending authenticated requests to a site. **Mitigations:** - CSRF tokens (synchronizer pattern) - SameSite cookies (`Lax` or `Strict`) - Double-submit cookies (in some architectures) If you use cookies for auth, CSRF protection is essential (especially for state-changing requests).

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