Security Tips
[Tip #111] The recently patched XSS in CommonMark's Attributes extension offers an interesting look at what happens when two different features conflict, one being a security feature, the other a knowingly vulnerable extension.
Security Tips
[Tip #110] This is your periodic reminder that Rate Limiting is essential, and for more than just your user/password form! Make sure you've got it on your OTP, or someone will come along and brute-force that 6-digit code.
Security Tips
[Tip #109] I get asked this all the time, so it's time to set the record straight: there is nothing insecure about storing your credentials in a .env, as long as you keep your .env protected!
[In Depth #35] Let's take a dive into the security of Laravel's new Starter Kits to see how they handle authentication, what security features they include, and what areas could be improved! 🤓
[In Depth #34] MFA, 2FA, 2SV, DFA... Something you know/have/are... Let's figure out this MFA thing and why it's so important.
[In Depth #33] Let's explore a number of common ways developers fail authorisation in Laravel apps, and what you need to watch out for so you don't make the same mistakes!
[In Depth #32] Let's explore 5 different "Authentication Fails" that I've come across, as a reminder for why it's so important to get authentication right.
[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.
[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.
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[In Depth #34] MFA, 2FA, 2SV, DFA... Something you know/have/are... Let's figure out this MFA thing and why it's so important.
[Tip #108] Temporary URLs for file access is an essential piece of the security puzzle, which up until recently were only available out-of-the-box for the S3 driver. Now you can easily generate them for local files too!
[Tip #107] Laravel 12 introduced a seemingly minor change - image validation now excludes SVGs by default. 🤔 Let's take a look at why this is so important! 🤓
[Tip #106] Laravel 12 gives us the ability to reject passwords longer than 72 bytes for bcrypt, but you need to turn it on manually. Oh, and don't forget to add a validation rule, or you'll be throwing suspicious 500 server errors! 😱
[Tip #105] These are my top 3 tips for getting started with a Content Security Policy - as proven by a friend who went from failing security scans to passing with flying colours.
[Tip #104] It's easy for type juggling to sneak into authorisation callbacks, especially when types are ambiguous, and if you're not careful, you may be leaving a massive hole waiting to be exploited! 😱
[In Depth #33] Let's explore a number of common ways developers fail authorisation in Laravel apps, and what you need to watch out for so you don't make the same mistakes!
[Tip #103] It's story time! Let's look at the SHA-3 competition as a reminder that crypto is hard... 😱
[Tip #102] In less than 2 weeks, Laravel 10.x will no longer be supported, and PHP 8.1 has less than 12 months left! Do you have an upgrade plan?
[Tip #101] Password length limits are often a sign of a legacy backend or insecure hashing, but did you know bcrypt only hashes the first 72 characters? It raises the question, should we be limiting password lengths when using bcrypt too? 🤔
[In Depth #32] Let's explore 5 different "Authentication Fails" that I've come across, as a reminder for why it's so important to get authentication right.
[Tip #100] One of the fun parts of doing my security audits is coming across unexpected code that looks exploitable, and trying it out myself to see what possibilities exist.