HtmlHelper.AntiForgeryToken Method

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Generates a hidden form field (anti-forgery token) that is validated when the form is submitted.

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Public method AntiForgeryToken() Generates a hidden form field (anti-forgery token) that is validated when the form is submitted.
Public method AntiForgeryToken(String) Obsolete. Generates a hidden form field (anti-forgery token) that is validated when the form is submitted. The field value is generated using the specified salt value.
Public method AntiForgeryToken(String, String, String) Obsolete. Generates a hidden form field (anti-forgery token) that is validated when the form is submitted. The field value is generated using the specified salt value, domain, and path.

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The anti-forgery token can be used to help protect your application against cross-site request forgery. To use this feature, call the AntiForgeryToken method from a form and add the ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute attribute to the action method that you want to protect.

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Reference

HtmlHelper Class

System.Web.Mvc Namespace