CsrfTokenRepository (spring-security-docs 5.7.0-M2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CookieCsrfTokenRepository, HttpSessionCsrfTokenRepository, LazyCsrfTokenRepository
```
public interface CsrfTokenRepository
```
An API to allow changing the method in which the expected CsrfToken is associated to the HttpServletRequest. For example, it may be stored in HttpSession.

Since:

3.2

See Also:

HttpSessionCsrfTokenRepository

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CsrfToken`	`generateToken(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)`	Generates a `CsrfToken`
`CsrfToken`	`loadToken(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)`	Loads the expected `CsrfToken` from the `HttpServletRequest`
`void`	`saveToken(CsrfToken token, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)`	Saves the `CsrfToken` using the `HttpServletRequest` and `HttpServletResponse`.

- Method Detail
  - generateToken
```
CsrfToken generateToken(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
```
    Generates a CsrfToken
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the HttpServletRequest to use
    
    Returns:
    
    the CsrfToken that was generated. Cannot be null.
  - saveToken
```
void saveToken(CsrfToken token,
               javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
               javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
```
    Saves the CsrfToken using the HttpServletRequest and HttpServletResponse. If the CsrfToken is null, it is the same as deleting it.
    
    Parameters:
    
    token - the CsrfToken to save or null to delete
    
    request - the HttpServletRequest to use
    
    response - the HttpServletResponse to use
  - loadToken
```
CsrfToken loadToken(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
```
    Loads the expected CsrfToken from the HttpServletRequest
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the HttpServletRequest to use
    
    Returns:
    
    the CsrfToken or null if none exists