xsrftoken

Documentation

Overview

Package xsrftoken provides methods for generating and validating secure XSRF tokens.

Index

• Constants
• func Generate(key, userID, actionID string) string
• func Valid(token, key, userID, actionID string) bool

Constants

const Timeout = 24 * time.Hour

The duration that XSRF tokens are valid. It is exported so clients may set cookie timeouts that match generated tokens.

Functions

func Generate

func Generate(key, userID, actionID string) string

Generate returns a URL-safe secure XSRF token that expires in 24 hours.

key is a secret key for your application. userID is a unique identifier for the user. actionID is the action the user is taking (e.g. POSTing to a particular path).

func Valid

func Valid(token, key, userID, actionID string) bool

Valid returns true if token is a valid, unexpired token returned by Generate.