HtmlHelper.AntiForgeryToken Method (String, String, String)

Note: This API is now 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.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

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public function AntiForgeryToken(
	salt : String, 
	domain : String, 
	path : String
) : MvcHtmlString

Parameters

salt
Type: System.String

The salt value, which can be any non-empty string.

domain
Type: System.String

The application domain.

path
Type: System.String

The virtual path.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString
The generated form field (anti-forgery token).

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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