instance method `protect_from_forgery`

Ruby on Rails 3.2.22.5

Since v2.2.3

Available in: v2.2.3 v2.3.18 v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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protect_from_forgery(options = {})

Turn on request forgery protection. Bear in mind that only non-GET, HTML/JavaScript requests are checked.

Example:

class FooController < ApplicationController
  protect_from_forgery :except => :index

You can disable csrf protection on controller-by-controller basis:

skip_before_filter :verify_authenticity_token

It can also be disabled for specific controller actions:

skip_before_filter :verify_authenticity_token, :except => [:create]

Valid Options:

:only/:except - Passed to the before_filter call. Set which actions are verified.

Parameters

options opt = {}

Source

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb, line 67
      def protect_from_forgery(options = {})
        self.request_forgery_protection_token ||= :authenticity_token
        prepend_before_filter :verify_authenticity_token, options
      end

Defined in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb line 67 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionController::RequestForgeryProtection::ClassMethods

Signature

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