Re: Why is CSRF cookie persistent?

2012-08-24 Thread Gruffudd Williams
er the CSRF warning. > > -Paul > > [1] Django's CSRF implementation usually sets off all kinds of false > alarms in most pen-tester's tools, since it doesn't work exactly the > same way other implementations do, and isn't tied to the session > cook

Why is CSRF cookie persistent?

2012-08-22 Thread Gruffudd Williams
The results of a recent penetration test brought up the issue of the use of persistent cookies, specifically the CSRF cookie which has an expiry date one year in the future. The rationale given was that since the cookie is stored on the hard drive then it is theoretically possible to get hold o