fix: disable logout on GET to prevent CSRF logout attacks

[ankushchk]

Related issues

ACCOUNT_LOGOUT_ON_GET = True allows any website to silently log out a
logged-in user by embedding a simple <image> tag:

<img src="https://alphaonelabs.com/accounts/logout/">

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• Bug Fixes
  • Improved logout security by restricting logout requests to POST method only.

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• web/settings.py

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Walkthrough

A configuration setting in web/settings.py has been updated, changing ACCOUNT_LOGOUT_ON_GET from True to False with accompanying comments explaining the CSRF risk mitigation rationale.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Configuration Update web/settings.py	Changed ACCOUNT_LOGOUT_ON_GET setting from True to False with explanatory comments regarding CSRF security considerations.

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