# Kibana uses the kbn-version and kbn-name headers to prevent XSRF attacks

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-uses-the-kbn-version-and-kbn-name-headers-to-prevent-xsrf-attacks/275665>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [June 11, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-uses-the-kbn-version-and-kbn-name-headers-to-prevent-xsrf-attacks/275665 "2021-06-11T09:37:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![ravi\_yadav2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ravi_yadav2/32/61530_2.png) [@ravi\_yadav2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ravi_yadav2)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-uses-the-kbn-version-and-kbn-name-headers-to-prevent-xsrf-attacks/275665/1 "2021-06-11T09:37:51Z")

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Could anyone please explain how Kibana uses the kbn-version and kbn-name headers to prevent XSRF attacks.

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**Author:** ![Mikhail\_Shustov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mikhail_shustov/32/49186_2.png) [@Mikhail\_Shustov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mikhail_Shustov)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-uses-the-kbn-version-and-kbn-name-headers-to-prevent-xsrf-attacks/275665/2 "2021-06-11T17:18:03Z")

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You can find details here [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/100814](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/100814)

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**Author:** ![ravi\_yadav2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ravi_yadav2/32/61530_2.png) [@ravi\_yadav2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ravi_yadav2)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-uses-the-kbn-version-and-kbn-name-headers-to-prevent-xsrf-attacks/275665/3 "2021-06-11T19:36:58Z")

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Thanks @Mikhail_Shustov

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-uses-the-kbn-version-and-kbn-name-headers-to-prevent-xsrf-attacks/275665/4 "2021-07-09T19:37:15Z")

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