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- Hide is_superuser field from non-superuser staff in admin user form
- Harden cookie and transport security settings for production (HTTPS-only cookies, HSTS, SSL redirect), disabled in DEBUG mode
- Add login rate limiting via django-axes (5 failed attempts → 1 hour IP lockout)
- Validate syncdb log file IDs against expected format for defense-in-depth
- Add secure cookie settings (SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE, CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE, SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY) and HTTPS enforcement, gated on DEBUG=False - Add django-axes for admin login brute-force protection (5 attempts, 1 hour cooloff per IP) - Validate syncdb log_id format in get_log_file for defense-in-depth Note: requires `python manage.py migrate` to create axes tables.
Non-superuser managers with user change permission could previously grant superuser access via the admin user form. The is_superuser field is now only visible to superusers.
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