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Pontoporeia 554fc57455 fix(security): make session-cookie hardening work under TLS termination
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.
2026-10-14 10:31:23 +02:00
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Nginx Configuration - XAMXAM

This directory contains nginx configuration and documentation for the XAMXAM TFE website.

📁 Files

  • xamxam.conf - Complete nginx configuration file
  • docs/ - Documentation
    • PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md - Deployment guide
    • QUICK_REFERENCE.md - Command reference
    • SECURITY_HEADERS.md - Security headers reference
    • PHP_AUTH_LAYER.md - Authentication layer documentation
    • HTACCESS_TO_NGINX.md - Apache to nginx migration notes
    • TEST_DATABASE_SETUP.md - Test database deployment

🚀 Quick Start

Deploy nginx configuration

# From your local machine — this uploads nginx/xamxam.conf + scripts/deploy-server.sh,
# runs the script as root, then cleans up the remote temp files. No server-side step needed.
just deploy-nginx

The deployment script (scripts/deploy-server.sh) will:

  • ✅ Fix file permissions (www-data:xamxam)
  • ✅ Install nginx configuration
  • ✅ Test and reload nginx
  • ✅ Reload php-fpm (session-GC tuning) and verify it is running

Manage admin password

The admin password is managed via the admin panel at /admin/parametres → Account tab.

🔒 Security Features

Admin Panel Protection

  • Password required for /admin/ (password-only, no username)
  • PHP session-based authentication (AdminAuth)
  • Rate limited: 300 req/min, burst=30

File Access Protection

  • Database files (.db) - BLOCKED
  • Sensitive files (.md, .sql, .env) - BLOCKED
  • /src directory - BLOCKED
  • /templates directory - BLOCKED
  • /config directory - BLOCKED
  • /storage directory - BLOCKED
  • Hidden files (.git, etc.) - BLOCKED

Rate Limiting

  • General requests: 30/minute
  • Search endpoint: 30/minute
  • Admin panel: 300 req/min (burst=30)

Security Headers

  • ✅ X-Frame-Options (clickjacking protection)
  • ✅ X-Content-Type-Options (MIME sniffing protection)
  • ✅ Strict-Transport-Security (force HTTPS)
  • ✅ Referrer-Policy (referrer control)
  • ✅ Permissions-Policy (disable browser features)

📚 Documentation

🧪 Testing

# Test admin authentication
curl -I https://xamxam.erg.be/admin/

# Test file protection
curl -I https://xamxam.erg.be/storage/test.db

# Test security headers
curl -I https://xamxam.erg.be/ | grep -E "X-|Strict-Transport"

🆘 Quick Help

502 Bad Gateway

sudo systemctl status php8.4-fpm
sudo systemctl restart php8.4-fpm

Configuration errors

sudo nginx -t

📊 Monitoring

# Watch logs
sudo tail -f /var/log/nginx/xamxam-nginx-access.log
sudo tail -f /var/log/nginx/xamxam-nginx-error.log

# Check nginx status
sudo systemctl status nginx