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Preventing cross-site request forgery attacks on a server

US8495137B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2012
Grant dateJul 23, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2129
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery security attacks on a server in a client-server environment. In one aspect, this comprises embedding a nonce and a script in all responses from the server to the client wherein, when executed, the script adds the nonce to each request from the client to the server; sending the response with the nonce and the script to the client; and verifying that each request from the client includes the nonce sent by the server to the client. The script preferably modifies all objects, including dynamically generated objects, in a server response that may generate future requests to the server to add the nonce to the requests. The server verifies the nonce value in a request and optionally confirms the request with the client if the value differs from the value previously sent. Server-side aspects might be embodied in the server or a proxy.

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