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Have you tried just looking at the cookie?
By default, the session cookie stores a session identifier.
All session data is kept on the server.
Jul 19, 2018
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Level 5
What does Laravel session cookie store?
Hi, I've been trying to find out what information the session cookie in Laravel stores in regards to the new GDPR law. But I can't find any information on this. Does it store the same information as the docs says when you choose database instead of cookie?
Schema::create('sessions', function ($table) {
$table->string('id')->unique();
$table->unsignedInteger('user_id')->nullable();
$table->string('ip_address', 45)->nullable();
$table->text('user_agent')->nullable();
$table->text('payload');
$table->integer('last_activity');
});
But the GDPR law states that ip addresses are considered sensitive information, so wouldn't that be a problem?
Level 5
@36864 I tried to use the chrome inspect tool, but the value is encrypted, and I don't know how to decrypt it.
Level 13
If it's encrypted, you can decrypt it in your app using tinker by simply calling decrypt($string).
Level 67
I believe session cookie value just contains the session id: $table->string('id')->unique();
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