Hm, I can't count, 4 +1 and 1 non-binding :)

On 09/14/2010 11:16 AM, Alex Busenius wrote:
> 3 +1 (+ 1 non-binding)
> 0 +0
> 0 -1
> Will start doing it ASAP.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
> 
> 
> On 09/10/2010 01:54 AM, Alex Busenius wrote:
>> Hi devs,
>>
>>
>> I've been working on a CSRF protection mechanism for quite some time.
>> It is based on so called secret tokens (also called nonces) that are
>> included into forms and links and checked on server side.  The
>> implementation allows to resubmit a failed request (e.g. in case the
>> user is logged out in the meanwhile), so that the data is not lost in
>> case of bugs.
>>
>> JIRA issue:
>>   http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-4873
>> Component implementation:
>>   http://svn.xwiki.org/svnroot/xwiki/contrib/sandbox/xwiki-csrftoken/
>> Old proposal:
>>   http://lists.xwiki.org/pipermail/devs/2010-March/017727.html
>>
>>
>> I think it is time to move the CSRF component to the main repository and
>> start using it everywhere.  The protection will be disabled by default
>> until all bugs are fixed.
>>
>> The steps to do would be:
>>
>> 1. Move CSRF token component to platform
>> 2. Fix all templates to use CSRF tokens
>> 3. Fix all applications to use CSRF tokens
>> 4. Fix all actions to check CSRF tokens
>> 5. Fix all integration tests to work with enabled CSRF protection
>>
>> I have patches for steps 2-4, but NOT for 5. Many (about 30-40 last time
>> I counted) integration tests still fail with enabled CSRF protection,
>> because they (mis)use CSRF to set up tests (edit/create pages).
>>
>> Here is my +1
>>
>>
>> WDYT?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
>>
>>
> 
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