refactor(auth): upgrade email verification hash to sha256

Move the email-verification URL hash from sha1 to sha256 and verify it
directly in the controller using hash_equals, instead of going through
Laravel's EmailVerificationRequest (which only compares against sha1).
The signed URL still carries the authoritative HMAC; the hash upgrade
keeps the identity binding aligned with modern hashing guidance.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 use App\Models\TeamInvitation;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Verified;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\EmailVerificationRequest;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
@@ -39,9 +39,29 @@ public function verify()
         return view('auth.verify-email');
     }
 
-    public function email_verify(EmailVerificationRequest $request)
+    public function email_verify(Request $request)
     {
-        $request->fulfill();
+        if (! $request->hasValidSignature()) {
+            abort(403);
+        }
+
+        $user = auth()->user();
+        if (! $user) {
+            abort(403);
+        }
+
+        if (! hash_equals((string) $request->route('id'), (string) $user->getKey())) {
+            abort(403);
+        }
+
+        if (! hash_equals((string) $request->route('hash'), hash('sha256', $user->getEmailForVerification()))) {
+            abort(403);
+        }
+
+        if (! $user->hasVerifiedEmail()) {
+            $user->markEmailAsVerified();
+            event(new Verified($user));
+        }
 
         return redirect(RouteServiceProvider::HOME);
     }

app/Models/User.php

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public function sendVerificationEmail()
             Carbon::now()->addMinutes(Config::get('auth.verification.expire', 60)),
             [
                 'id' => $this->getKey(),
-                'hash' => sha1($this->getEmailForVerification()),
+                'hash' => hash('sha256', $this->getEmailForVerification()),
             ]
         );
         $mail->view('emails.email-verification', [

tests/Feature/EmailVerificationHashTest.php

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Http\Middleware\CheckForcePasswordReset;
+use App\Http\Middleware\DecideWhatToDoWithUser;
+use App\Models\InstanceSettings;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\URL;
+use Illuminate\Support\Once;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    $this->withoutMiddleware([DecideWhatToDoWithUser::class, CheckForcePasswordReset::class]);
+    Once::flush();
+    if (! InstanceSettings::find(0)) {
+        $settings = new InstanceSettings;
+        $settings->id = 0;
+        $settings->saveQuietly();
+    }
+});
+
+describe('email verification hash', function () {
+    test('sha256 hash is accepted and marks the user verified', function () {
+        $user = User::factory()->create([
+            'email' => 'verify-me@example.com',
+            'email_verified_at' => null,
+        ]);
+
+        $url = URL::temporarySignedRoute('verify.verify', now()->addHour(), [
+            'id' => $user->getKey(),
+            'hash' => hash('sha256', $user->getEmailForVerification()),
+        ]);
+
+        $this->actingAs($user)->get($url)->assertRedirect();
+
+        $user->refresh();
+        expect($user->email_verified_at)->not->toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    test('legacy sha1 hash is rejected', function () {
+        $user = User::factory()->create([
+            'email' => 'legacy-sha1@example.com',
+            'email_verified_at' => null,
+        ]);
+
+        $url = URL::temporarySignedRoute('verify.verify', now()->addHour(), [
+            'id' => $user->getKey(),
+            'hash' => sha1($user->getEmailForVerification()),
+        ]);
+
+        $this->actingAs($user)->get($url)->assertStatus(403);
+
+        $user->refresh();
+        expect($user->email_verified_at)->toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    test('tampered signature is rejected', function () {
+        $user = User::factory()->create([
+            'email' => 'tampered@example.com',
+            'email_verified_at' => null,
+        ]);
+
+        $url = URL::temporarySignedRoute('verify.verify', now()->addHour(), [
+            'id' => $user->getKey(),
+            'hash' => hash('sha256', $user->getEmailForVerification()),
+        ]);
+
+        $tampered = $url.'x';
+
+        $this->actingAs($user)->get($tampered)->assertStatus(403);
+    });
+});