Friendly Hacker, Speaker, and PHP & Laravel Security Specialist.🕵️ I hack stuff on stage for fun. 😈
Security Tips
[Tip #97] XSS loves to sneak into your apps when you're not paying attention, so you need to be intentional with your outputs and think about every piece of user input you're using in your apps!
Security Notice
[Notice #3] Update your Laravel version and ensure `register_argc_argv` is disabled non-CLI commands!
In Depth
[In Depth #31] Here are the Top 10 security issues I've found during my security audits, highlighting the areas we as a community need to improve our security.
Security Tips
[Tip #96] Encryption is essential, but you can't just install a certificate and go about your day... Secure those cookies, redirect from HTTP, and HSTS FTW! 🎉
Security Tips
[Tip #95] While you really shouldn't unserialise anything you get from a user, occasionally you have no choice... so how do you do it safely?
Security Tips
[Tip #94] Just like we can detect insecure functions with Pest, we can use PHPStan extensions to find and disallow insecure functions!
In Depth
[In Depth #30] In the final part of the series, we finish our code searches and spend some time reading the code - which really pays off in terms of finding juicy vulnerabilities to exploit and report.
Security Tips
[Tip #93] Test suites aren't just for raw code expectations, it turns out you can also use them to encourage secure coding practices!
Security Tips
[Tip #92] One of my personal pet peeves in Laravel has finally been fixed! The Secure cookie attribute will now match the request protocol! 🎉 (I'm excited, can you tell?)
Security Tips
[Tip #91] aka yet another example for why you should Never Trust User Input!
In Depth
[In Depth #29] It's time to spend some time looking for smelly or suspicious code, searching for common patterns and functions that usually show up around weaknesses. 🕵️
Birthday Retrospective
Thank you for 3 incredible years of security in the Laravel community!