Anti-CSRF tokens are a common protection mechanism against cross-site request forgery. This post explains the idea behind CSRF tokens and shows recommended ways to use them to prevent CSRF attacks on websites and web applications.
Generally, it is customary to affix a seal over the issuer’s name in order to prevent forgery and other types of fraud. However, there is no legal obligation to affix a seal. Note that when issuing a receipt under the Invoice System mentioned earlier, you will be required to enter the...
Generally, it is customary to affix a seal over the issuer’s name in order to prevent forgery and other types of fraud. However, there is no legal obligation to affix a seal. Note that when issuing a receipt under the Invoice System mentioned earlier, you will be required to enter the...
Unfortunately, these holograms — which exist to make forgery more difficult— aren't very impressive. You can see changes in colors and shapes when you move them back and forth, but they usually just look like sparkly pictures or smears of color. Even the mass-produced holograms that fea...
The fake site asks for a username and passes it to the real site. You can even use AJAX on the client to update the form in real time for an extra slick look. Furthermore, if the legitimate site has not mitigated cross-site request forgery attacks on the logon form, the AJAX code ...
Since, as always, we want to employ people-first security (and not drive our users insane), most services just require two forms of authentication (hence 2FA being a common acronym). By requiring the user to provide two different types of evidence, 2FA makes credential theft and forgery sign...
A forgery, where someone mimics the signature of a noteworthy individual to try to increase the value of a book. Genuine signatures can add value to a book in some circumstances. Consider the late, great Stan Lee. Stan Lee was an exceptional man, and the mark he made on comics, in gene...
A purported fragment that Langlois identified as a modern forgery. He found that the parchment’s “skin” had peeled off—if the inscription were indeed ancient, the ink would no longer be on the surface.Courtesy Michael Langlois To faithfully reconstruct the text of Enoch, he needed di...
Fraud, undue influence, or forgery If the testator created the will under duress (was forced to do so), was tricked into signing a will, or their signature was forged, the will can be contested. Erskine says, "Usually, successful will contests are when the deceased makes a sudden and unu...
Yes, timestamps can be susceptible to manipulation or forgery, especially if proper security measures are not in place. Malicious actors may tamper with system clocks or modify timestamps in log files to hide their activities or alter the order of events. To prevent this, cryptographic technique...