Spring Security · interview question
How does Spring Security handle a request identified as a potential CSRF attack?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
B. Returns an HTTP 403 Forbidden error.
Why
Spring Security returns a 403 Forbidden error for requests identified as potential CSRF attacks, effectively blocking the request and protecting the application.
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