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Security Checklist - Quick Reference

📊 Implementation Status Summary

Last Updated: October 18, 2025
Version: 2.0

Overall Progress

  • 🔴 CRITICAL: ✅ 100% Complete (2/2)
  • 🟠 HIGH: ✅ 100% Complete (4/4)
  • 🟡 MEDIUM: ✅ 100% Complete (3/3)
  • 🟢 LOW: ⚠️ Mostly Complete (Optional items remaining)

Summary

All critical, high, and medium priority security items have been implemented. The application is production-ready from a security perspective. Remaining LOW priority items are optional enhancements (CSP) or infrastructure/deployment tasks (backups, monitoring).

Pre-Production Deployment

🔴 CRITICAL (Must Fix)

  • Remove/Change Default Passwords ✅ FIXED

    • Seeder passwords changed to strong random values
    • No hardcoded passwords in code
    • Admin default password set via environment variable
    • Development mode displays generated passwords
    • Production mode throws exception if not configured

  • Filter Sensitive Data in Frontend ✅ COMPLETE

    • User object in Inertia props only exposes safe fields (implemented)
    • Password hash not exposed
    • Two-factor secret not exposed
    • Recovery codes not exposed
    • Remember token not exposed

🟠 HIGH Priority

  • File Upload Security

    • MIME type validation implemented (ImageUploadService)
    • File content validation (Intervention Image read)
    • Image re-encoding to strip metadata / re-encode
    • Secure filename generation (random, unpredictable)
    • File size limits enforced (2MB default)
    • Secure file deletion with path validation

  • HTTPS Configuration ✅ COMPLETE (requires production deployment)

    • HTTPS enforced in production (AppServiceProvider forces scheme)
    • APP_URL uses https:// in production (set in .env - see Production .env Settings section)
    • SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE=true (set in .env for production - see Production .env Settings section)
    • HSTS header enabled via SecurityHeaders middleware (production only)

  • Security Headers

    • X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN (SecurityHeaders middleware)
    • X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
    • X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block
    • Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS, production only)
    • Referrer-Policy
    • Content Security Policy (CSP) — recommended but not required; see docs/CSP_CONFIGURATION.md for implementation guide

  • Authorization ✅ COMPLETE

    • All admin routes protected with middleware (auth, verified, can:admin) — see routes/admin.php
    • Gate implemented for admin role (AppServiceProvider) — consider adding Policies for resources
    • Authorization tests written
    • No role-based vulnerabilities (manual review recommended)

  • Security Logging (Enhanced) ✅ COMPLETE

    • SecurityLogger service added with comprehensive methods
    • Security log channel configured (config/logging.php)
    • Enhanced methods: logAccountLockout, logUnauthorizedAccess, logPrivilegeEscalation, logSensitiveDataAccess
    • Integrated logging into auth flow (LoginRequest)
    • Integrated with logout events
    • Integrated with password reset flow

🟡 MEDIUM Priority

  • Session Security ✅ COMPLETE

    • SESSION_LIFETIME=30 (30 minutes)
    • SESSION_EXPIRE_ON_CLOSE=true
    • SESSION_ENCRYPT=true
    • AUTH_PASSWORD_TIMEOUT=900 (15 minutes)

  • Rate Limiting ✅ COMPLETE

    • Global rate limiting enabled (120/min per IP)
    • Login throttling: 5 attempts
    • Password reset throttling (6/min via middleware)
    • 2FA throttling: 5 attempts/min
    • API rate limiting (60/min per user/IP)

  • Activity Logging ✅ COMPLETE

    • Spatie Activity Log package installed
    • LogsActivity trait added to User model
    • Activity log config published to config/activitylog.php
    • Retention set to 90 days in configuration
    • Activity logging added to critical admin actions
    • Schedule cleanup: Schedule::command('activitylog:clean')->daily() in console.php

  • Data Exposure Prevention ✅ COMPLETE

    • Pagination data filtered before sending to frontend (User model uses $hidden and controllers use select())
    • API responses don't include internal data (filtered via model attributes)
    • Error messages don't leak system info (APP_DEBUG=false in production)

🟢 LOW Priority

  • Additional Security Measures ✅ MOSTLY COMPLETE
    • CSP properly configured (optional; see docs/CSP_CONFIGURATION.md for implementation guide)
    • Cookie security flags set (http_only=true, same_site=lax, secure in production)
    • CORS configured (default Laravel CORS handling)
    • Database backup automated (infrastructure/deployment task - see docs)
    • Monitoring and alerting setup (infrastructure/deployment task - see docs)

Environment Configuration

Production .env Settings

# Application
APP_NAME=YourAppName
APP_ENV=production
APP_DEBUG=false
APP_URL=https://yourdomain.com

# Security
APP_KEY=base64:... # Strong key
BCRYPT_ROUNDS=12

# Session
SESSION_DRIVER=database
SESSION_LIFETIME=30
SESSION_EXPIRE_ON_CLOSE=true
SESSION_ENCRYPT=true
SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE=true
SESSION_SAME_SITE=lax

# Authentication
AUTH_PASSWORD_TIMEOUT=900

# Logging
LOG_CHANNEL=stack
LOG_LEVEL=error

# Cache & Queue
CACHE_STORE=redis  # or database
QUEUE_CONNECTION=database

# Database
DB_CONNECTION=mysql  # or postgresql
# ... secure credentials

# Mail
# ... configure with secure SMTP

# Optional: Security Headers
CSP_ENABLED=true
CSP_REPORT_ONLY=false

Testing Checklist

Automated Tests

# Run all tests
php artisan test

# Run security tests specifically
php artisan test --filter=SecurityTest

# Static analysis
./vendor/bin/phpstan analyse

# Code style
./vendor/bin/pint --test

# Dependency audit
composer audit
npm audit --audit-level=high

Manual Security Testing

  • Authentication Tests

    • Try login with wrong password (should rate limit after 5 attempts)
    • Check session expires after inactivity
    • Verify 2FA works correctly
    • Test password reset flow

  • Authorization Tests

    • Try accessing /admin/* without login (should redirect)
    • Try accessing admin pages with user role (should 403)
    • Test that users can't modify other users' data
    • Verify admin can't delete themselves

  • Input Validation Tests

    • Try XSS injection in forms: <script>alert('XSS')</script>
    • Try SQL injection: ' OR 1=1--
    • Upload malicious files (PHP, executable)
    • Test file size limits
    • Try path traversal: ../../etc/passwd

  • Data Exposure Tests

    • Check browser console/network tab for sensitive data
    • Verify passwords not visible in responses
    • Check that error messages don't leak info

  • HTTPS & Headers Tests

    • Visit site via HTTP (should redirect to HTTPS)
    • Check security headers in browser DevTools
    • Verify HSTS header present
    • Test CSP doesn't block legitimate resources

Security Monitoring

What to Monitor

  • Failed login attempts (spike = possible attack)
  • Account lockouts (repeated lockouts = targeted attack)
  • Unusual file uploads (large files, suspicious types)
  • Unauthorized access attempts (403 errors)
  • Privilege escalation attempts
  • Unusual user behavior (access patterns)
  • Server resource usage (CPU, memory, disk)
  • Database query performance (slow queries)

Logging Locations

storage/logs/laravel.log          # General application logs
storage/logs/security.log         # Security events (if configured)

Log Analysis Commands

# View recent security logs
tail -f storage/logs/security.log

# Count failed login attempts
grep "Failed login" storage/logs/security.log | wc -l

# List locked accounts
grep "Account locked" storage/logs/security.log

# Find suspicious IPs
grep "Unauthorized access" storage/logs/security.log | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn

Incident Response Plan

If Security Breach Detected

  1. Immediate Actions

    • Take affected systems offline if necessary
    • Change all passwords and API keys
    • Revoke compromised access tokens
    • Enable additional logging
    • Document everything

  2. Investigation

    • Review logs for breach timeline
    • Identify compromised accounts
    • Determine scope of data exposure
    • Find attack vector

  3. Remediation

    • Patch vulnerabilities
    • Update all dependencies
    • Reset all user passwords (force)
    • Implement additional security measures

  4. Communication

    • Notify affected users
    • Report to authorities if required
    • Update security documentation
    • Conduct post-mortem

Regular Maintenance Schedule

Daily

  • Monitor security logs for anomalies
  • Check application health
  • Review error logs

Weekly

  • Review user access logs
  • Check disk space and backups
  • Run security scan

Monthly

  • Update dependencies (composer update, npm update)
  • Run security audits
  • Review and rotate API keys
  • Test backup restoration
  • Review user accounts (remove inactive)

Quarterly

  • Security assessment and penetration testing
  • Update security documentation
  • Review and update security policies
  • Train team on new threats

Resources

Security Tools

Learning Resources

Sign-off

Before deploying to production, ensure:

  • All CRITICAL items addressed
  • All HIGH items addressed
  • Security tests passing
  • Penetration testing completed
  • Backup and recovery tested
  • Monitoring and alerting configured
  • Team trained on security procedures
  • Incident response plan documented

Deployed by: _______________
Date: _______________
Security Review by: _______________
Approval: _______________

Last Updated: October 14, 2025
Version: 1.0

Keep this checklist updated as new security measures are implemented or new threats are discovered.