Security Tips
Security Tip: Avoiding XSS with HtmlString
[Tip#44] Check out that one simple trick... I mean... This is my favourite way to avoid XSS.
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Security Tip: Don't Forget Rate Limiting
[Tip#43] It's essential for limiting bot attacks, and don't forget it on other sensitive routes like authentication...
In Depth
In Depth: Mass-Assignment Vulnerabilities
[InDepth#15] There is a false confidence about mass-assignment vulnerabilities that hides how easy it is for them to occur and be exploited...
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Security Tip: Validating Array Inputs
[Tip#42] Validating single values is easy, but what about arrays?
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Security Tip: Safely Rendering JSON in Blade
[Tip#41] It's quite common to inject JSON into Blade templates for various use cases, but is it actually safe to do so? Not really...
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In Depth: Securing Randomness Without Breaking Things
[InDepth#14] Cryptographically secure randomness is important, but so is backwards compatibility...
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Security Tip: Retrieving Request Values
[Tip#40] Let's complete the set of request input helpers and their security implications
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Security Tip: Casting Request Values
[Tip #39] Why treat all user input as strings when you can pull out specific values and automatically cast them as the types you're expecting?
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Security Tip: Timebox for Timing Attacks
[Tip #38] Laravel is full of little helpers and features, and the Timebox is one that's often overlooked.
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Security Tip: Laravel's Password Generator
[Tip#37] If you need to generate passwords in your app, it's important to use a cryptographically secure algorithm. Laravel makes this easy by giving us the Str::password() helper!
In Depth
In Depth: Stealing Password Tokens with Forwarded Host Poisoning
[InDepth#13] User input comes in many different forms, and sometimes your app will believe whatever your users tell it... especially if it's in a header!
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Security Tip: Encoding/Serialising Data
[Tip#36] Encoding/serialising data can be risky if you're not using the correct functions.