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@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ their content from the IPFS network before rendering in the browser. In other
 words, Intergalactic serves as a translation layer between HTTP and IPFS
 without needing to go through a central server.
 
+Additionally, Intergalactic treats each IPFS base hash as its own separate
+[origin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-origin_policy). This helps avoid
+cross-site request forgery among IPFS pages, even if they're all served on the
+same domain.
+
 ## Installation
 
 ```shell