more friendly message on invalid CSRF token #416
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Pull request overview
This PR improves the user experience when CSRF token validation fails by replacing a technical error response with a user-friendly message that explains the likely cause and provides an error ID for support purposes.
- Replaces
badRequest()call (HTTP 400) withmessageError()+redirect()pattern - Adds a unique error ID that's shown to users and logged for correlation
- Provides a friendlier explanation: "This can happen if you leave your browser open for a long time"
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