The latest articles on DEV Community by Aditya Jadhav (@aditya_jadhav_8f9fced283f). https://dev.to/aditya_jadhav_8f9fced283f https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2895188%2F0c86d5a9-40a6-49df-bddb-9ca37d2ef69e.png https://dev.to/aditya_jadhav_8f9fced283f en Aditya Jadhav Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:08:57 +0000 https://dev.to/aditya_jadhav_8f9fced283f/need-help-finalizing-my-django-based-research-study-app-csrf-issue-hik https://dev.to/aditya_jadhav_8f9fced283f/need-help-finalizing-my-django-based-research-study-app-csrf-issue-hik <p>Hey Dev Community! 👋</p> <p>I'm working on a Django-based web application for a <strong>university research study</strong> that explores passphrases across different languages. I’ve built most of the core functionality, but I’ve hit a blocker I can't seem to solve and could use your help.</p> <p>🧠 Project Background</p> <p>This is a user study platform (academic) where participants:</p> <ul> <li>Log in or sign up</li> <li>Consent to a study</li> <li>Complete a series of language-based passphrase tasks</li> </ul> <p>We use Django 5.2.1, and the app has:</p> <ul> <li>Allauth (for auth, but only the backend currently)</li> <li>Custom user flow</li> <li>Consent form</li> <li>Task-based progression (task1 → task2, etc.)</li> </ul> <p>❗ Problem I'm Facing</p> <p>After logging in (especially in a fresh or different browser), when the user clicks “Start the Study”, they hit this:<br> 403 Forbidden: CSRF verification failed. Request aborted.</p> <p>Despite having:</p> <ul> <li> <code>{% csrf_token %}</code> in the form</li> <li> <code>CsrfViewMiddleware</code> active</li> <li>Proper <code>CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS</code> and <code>ALLOWED_HOSTS</code> </li> <li>Cookies confirmed in the browser</li> <li> <code>get_token(request)</code> and <code>@csrf_protect</code> used</li> </ul> <p>Still, the form POST fails on that "Start the Study" step.</p> <p>✅ What Works</p> <ul> <li>Viewing the home page after login also works.</li> <li>Form displays the token correctly.</li> <li>CSRF cookie is generated.</li> <li>If I refresh or re-login, it sometimes works — it's inconsistent.</li> </ul> <p>💡 What I Think Might Help</p> <ul> <li>Guidance on <strong>how to persist CSRF token between views properly</strong>?</li> <li>Is <code>get_token(request)</code> necessary in views?</li> <li>Anything to check in my session/cookie setup?</li> </ul> <p>🔗 Project Info</p> <ul> <li>Python 3.11 / Django 5.2.1</li> <li>SQLite (for now)</li> <li>Hosted locally (localhost:8000)</li> <li>CSRF Cookie: Lax, Secure = False (for dev)</li> <li>CSRF token is present in the form</li> </ul> <p>📂 Want to Help?</p> <p>If you’re interested in helping me wrap this up:</p> <ul> <li>I am happy to discuss more via comments here!</li> </ul> <p>Thank you in advance 🙏 — this is part of a real academic research study, so your contribution has meaningful impact!</p> <p>—</p> <p><strong>P.S.</strong>: If you’ve solved a similar issue before, please drop some wisdom! I’ve debugged it for hours and feel close… but not quite there.</p> django webdev csrf help Aditya Jadhav Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:08:57 +0000 https://dev.to/aditya_jadhav_8f9fced283f/need-help-finalizing-my-django-based-research-study-app-csrf-issue-2fjl https://dev.to/aditya_jadhav_8f9fced283f/need-help-finalizing-my-django-based-research-study-app-csrf-issue-2fjl <p>Hey Dev Community! 👋</p> <p>I'm working on a Django-based web application for a <strong>university research study</strong> that explores passphrases across different languages. I’ve built most of the core functionality, but I’ve hit a blocker I can't seem to solve and could use your help.</p> <p>🧠 Project Background</p> <p>This is a user study platform (academic) where participants:</p> <ul> <li>Log in or sign up</li> <li>Consent to a study</li> <li>Complete a series of language-based passphrase tasks</li> </ul> <p>We use Django 5.2.1, and the app has:</p> <ul> <li>Allauth (for auth, but only the backend currently)</li> <li>Custom user flow</li> <li>Consent form</li> <li>Task-based progression (task1 → task2, etc.)</li> </ul> <p>❗ Problem I'm Facing</p> <p>After logging in (especially in a fresh or different browser), when the user clicks “Start the Study”, they hit this:<br> 403 Forbidden: CSRF verification failed. Request aborted.</p> <p>Despite having:</p> <ul> <li> <code>{% csrf_token %}</code> in the form</li> <li> <code>CsrfViewMiddleware</code> active</li> <li>Proper <code>CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS</code> and <code>ALLOWED_HOSTS</code> </li> <li>Cookies confirmed in the browser</li> <li> <code>get_token(request)</code> and <code>@csrf_protect</code> used</li> </ul> <p>Still, the form POST fails on that "Start the Study" step.</p> <p>✅ What Works</p> <ul> <li>Viewing the home page after login also works.</li> <li>Form displays the token correctly.</li> <li>CSRF cookie is generated.</li> <li>If I refresh or re-login, it sometimes works — it's inconsistent.</li> </ul> <p>💡 What I Think Might Help</p> <ul> <li>Guidance on <strong>how to persist CSRF token between views properly</strong>?</li> <li>Is <code>get_token(request)</code> necessary in views?</li> <li>Anything to check in my session/cookie setup?</li> </ul> <p>🔗 Project Info</p> <ul> <li>Python 3.11 / Django 5.2.1</li> <li>SQLite (for now)</li> <li>Hosted locally (localhost:8000)</li> <li>CSRF Cookie: Lax, Secure = False (for dev)</li> <li>CSRF token is present in the form</li> </ul> <p>📂 Want to Help?</p> <p>If you’re interested in helping me wrap this up:</p> <ul> <li>I am happy to discuss more via comments here!</li> </ul> <p>Thank you in advance 🙏 — this is part of a real academic research study, so your contribution has meaningful impact!</p> <p>—</p> <p><strong>P.S.</strong>: If you’ve solved a similar issue before, please drop some wisdom! I’ve debugged it for hours and feel close… but not quite there.</p> django webdev csrf help