The passive scan flagged 3x MEDIUM 'PHPSESSID missing Secure' and an
admin-login cookie missing HttpOnly. Root cause was not the cookie code
but scheme detection: every call site read $_SERVER['HTTPS'] directly,
which is unset when TLS is terminated in front of PHP-FPM, so the Secure
flag was silently dropped.
Add RequestUtil::isSecure()/baseUrl() as the single scheme detector:
1. $_SERVER['HTTPS'] (direct TLS)
2. X-Forwarded-Proto — only from a loopback/private peer, so a remote
client cannot spoof it
3. SERVER_PORT == 443
Replace all 8 inline $_SERVER['HTTPS'] idioms (App, AdminAuth, 4x filepond
endpoints, validate-access, admin/acces, SystemController self-ping).
nginx: forward the scheme to php-fpm in all 4 fastcgi blocks
(fastcgi_param HTTPS $https + X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme) and uncomment
server_tokens off. Config validated with nginx -t (real config, alpine
container).
AdminAuth: logout() now clears the session cookie with the same
path/domain/secure/httponly/samesite it was set with, instead of the
legacy positional setcookie() that dropped SameSite.
Tests (+24, 340 total):
- RequestUtilTest: scheme detection incl. proxy trust boundaries
- SessionCookieTest: logout emits a hardened deletion cookie
- PeerTubeIntegrationTest: PeerTube keeps using its absolute instance_url
and is unaffected by scheme changes (Guzzle MockHandler)
- NginxConfigTest: pins HTTPS forwarding, HSTS includeSubDomains,
server_tokens off
PeerTube uses an absolute instance_url from the DB and never derives URLs
from the request, so the integration is unchanged — the regression tests
lock that invariant in.
Requirements:
- parametres.php toggle: 'restricted_files_enabled' enables/disables the feature
- Public TFE page: when enabled + access_type=Interne, hides files, shows French
restriction message + access request form (metadata/synopsis still visible)
- ERG emails (@erg.school / @erg.be): auto-approve, send 24h access link immediately
- External emails: show justification textarea, create pending request, notify admin
- Admin panel /admin/file-access.php: approve/reject requests with optional notes,
sends access email on approval (linked from admin nav with pending count badge)
Security:
- One-time 24h email tokens (used_at + is_valid=0 on first click)
- Token redeemed via POST /validate-access (GET shows confirmation page only)
- Long-lived 30-day browser session in file_access_sessions table
- Cookie: HttpOnly + Secure + SameSite=Strict
- CSRF on all mutations, rate limiting on request submission
- Audit trail: IP, UA, event, timestamp in file_access_audit
Bug fixes:
- admin/file-access.php: $vars never extract()ed → page was blank
- Template had self-contained head/footer includes (double-include)
- Admin approval URL used $requestId instead of $request['thesis_id']
- App::boot() now starts session so CSRF token works on public pages
- Dispatcher routes /validate-access and /request-access through front controller
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