How do Django session authentication and CSRF protection work together?

Connects browser-sent session cookies to Django's CSRF token checks for unsafe requests.

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Django session authentication identifies the user from a session cookie that the browser sends automatically. That automatic credential behavior creates CSRF risk for state-changing requests, so Django's CSRF middleware checks a token on unsafe methods. Server-rendered forms include {% csrf_token %}. JavaScript requests normally send the token in the X-CSRFToken header while keeping the request same-origin.

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Connects browser-sent session cookies to Django's CSRF token checks for unsafe requests.

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Connects browser-sent session cookies to Django's CSRF token checks for unsafe requests.
Django session authentication identifies the user from a session cookie that the browser sends automatically. That automatic credential behavior creates CSRF risk for state-changing requests, so Django's CSRF middleware checks a token on unsafe methods. Server-rendered forms include {% csrf_token %}. JavaScript requests normally send the token in the X-CSRFToken header while keeping the request same-origin.
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The CSRF token is not an authorization token and does not replace permission checks. SameSite, , and cookie settings add protection, but the required cross-site behavior determines their exact values. CORS also does not stop a browser from sending every cross-site request, so it is not the CSRF control. Exemptions stay narrow and justified, especially on authenticated endpoints.

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Disabling CSRF for all JSON endpoints
Calling CORS a CSRF defense
Treating the CSRF token as authorization

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