[TYPO3-v4] Enable $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['cookieHttpOnly'] by default in 4.7

Steffen Gebert steffen.gebert at typo3.org
Sat Jan 14 01:12:27 CET 2012


Hi Steffen,

> httponly cookie help to avoid stealing cookies using JavaScript XSS attacks.
>
> 2) I plead for turning this option on by default for 4.7 release,
> because it's a security improvement.
not verified, but I guess the Flash Uploader (swfupload) in the backend 
requires cookies.

Kind regards
Steffen

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