Security Tips
[Tip #83] It's important to be paranoid when it comes to production environments - because if you forget you're logged into prod, you may end up dropping a database... or worse! 😱
Security Tips
[Tip #82] HTTPS is everywhere & easy, but HTTP is still an option... How do you stop an attacker intercepting and downgrading connections to your site?
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[Tip #81] Do you know what information is being leaked by the Referer header when your users click on external links?
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[Tip #80] It's incredibly common to find hardcoded domains used for identifying admins, however this also makes it trivial to escalate privileges to admin!
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[Tip #79] It may be tempting to reach for env() outside your config files, but you may be introducing subtle bugs, or exposing your app to compromise...
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Up until now, Laravel has only supported rate limiting per-minute, but that didn't work in some scenarios, as a minute is a very long time. To solve this, Laravel 11 supports per-second!
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[Tip #77] We often talk about validating user input from the browser, but what about user input on the command line? Validation is just as useful there too!
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[Tip #76] Let's check out three of the configuration options available as part of Automatic Password Rehashing: custom fields, disabling rehashing, and changing bcrypt rounds.
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[Tip#75] As part of the simplification of the app structure in Laravel 11, the Request Authorisation and Validation methods are no longer available on the controller - here's how you get it back.
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[Tip#74] Laravel 11 shifts the default middleware into the framework itself and exposes configuration through the bootstrap/app.php class.
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[Tip#73] You may have heard of the `/.well-known/` path, and the security.txt file, but there is a new one called `change-password` you should be aware of too!
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[Tip#72] We talk a lot about protecting password reset and login forms, but don't forget about the humble registration form, it can provide attackers with crucial intel!