ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute Class

Represents an attribute that is used to prevent forgery of a request.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.Web.Mvc.FilterAttribute
      System.Web.Mvc.ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute

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

Syntax

C++

JScript

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = false, 
	Inherited = true)]
public sealed class ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute : FilterAttribute, 
	IAuthorizationFilter

The ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute	Initializes a new instance of the ValidateAntiForgeryTokenAttribute class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	AllowMultiple	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether more than one instance of the filter attribute can be specified. (Inherited from FilterAttribute.)
	Order	Gets or sets the order in which the action filters are executed. (Inherited from FilterAttribute.)
	Salt	Obsolete. Gets or sets the salt string.
	TypeId	(Inherited from Attribute.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	IsDefaultAttribute	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	Match	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	OnAuthorization	Called when authorization is required.
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute.GetTypeInfo	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute.Invoke	(Inherited from Attribute.)

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Remarks

Security Note
This attribute helps defend against cross-site request forgery. It won’t prevent other forgery or tampering attacks.

For more information about using attributes, see Extending Metadata Using Attributes.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.