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CSRF tokens have overhead and they have to be implemented for all inputs which isn't trivial (judging by amount of CSRF related vulnerabilities disclosed in hacker one reports). I think the intention here is to make cross site requests stand out so that they can be dealt with in a more streamlined/uniform fashion.


Perhaps as a fallback for when somebody forgets to use a token for an input. Thanks!




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