An upcoming Rails change adds ActiveSupport notifications for CSRF events, giving you visibility into attack attempts and failed validations.

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Rails 8.2 introduces ActiveSupport notifications for CSRF events, enabling real-time monitoring of attack attempts. Three new events track token fallbacks, blocked requests, and cross-origin JavaScript attempts. Developers can subscribe to these events to build custom security monitoring, integrate with services like Datadog or Sentry, track attack patterns, and alert on suspicious activity. The article provides implementation examples including a complete CSRF monitor with IP-based alerting, external service integrations, and testing strategies.

Monitor CSRF Attacks in Production with Rails Notifications