ext/session: secure session configuration defaults (RFC)#21938
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Merge conflict but LGTM, thank you!
Implements the "Secure Session Configuration Defaults" RFC by changing three INI defaults to provide secure session behavior out of the box: - session.use_strict_mode: 0 -> 1 (mitigates session fixation) - session.cookie_httponly: 0 -> 1 (mitigates XSS access to session cookie) - session.cookie_samesite: "" -> "Lax" (mitigates CSRF) RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/session_security_defaults
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All new defaults have been accepted in RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/session_security_defaults PR is ready to be merged after all tests pass. |
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This entry should probably also be commented out, since it matches the default. Same for the others. Might make sense to do this change as a follow-up.
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Implements the "Secure Session Configuration Defaults" RFC by changing three INI defaults to provide secure session behavior out of the box:
session.use_strict_mode: 0 -> 1session.cookie_httponly: 0 -> 1session.cookie_samesite: "" -> "Lax"RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/session_security_defaults