Production Security Checklist for Laravel Applications

A secure Laravel application is not only about code. It is also about configuration, secrets, and safe operational defaults. ## Core checklist - APP_DEBUG=false in production - strong passwords and hashing - CSRF protection for forms - strict validation for all input - rate limit login endpoints - least privilege DB user - secure file uploads (type + size) - avoid exposing stack traces ## Security flow (high-level) ```mermaid flowchart TD A[User Input] --> B[Validation] B --> C[Authorization] C --> D[Business Logic] D --> E[(Database)] ``` In the next tutorial, we will complete a real advanced project using these practices.