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[4.0.x] Corrected CSRF reference in middleware docs.

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.. warning::
When your site is served via HTTPS, :ref:`Django's CSRF protection system
<using-csrf>` requires the ``Referer`` header to be present, so completely
disabling the ``Referer`` header will interfere with CSRF protection. To
gain most of the benefits of disabling ``Referer`` headers while also
keeping CSRF protection, consider enabling only same-origin referrers.
<how-csrf-works>` requires the ``Referer`` header to be present, so
completely disabling the ``Referer`` header will interfere with CSRF
protection. To gain most of the benefits of disabling ``Referer`` headers
while also keeping CSRF protection, consider enabling only same-origin
referrers.
``SecurityMiddleware`` can set the ``Referrer-Policy`` header for you, based on
the :setting:`SECURE_REFERRER_POLICY` setting (note spelling: browsers send a