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[8.x] Document Session::invalidate() #6744

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Expand Up @@ -222,10 +222,14 @@ The `forget` method will remove a piece of data from the session. If you would l

Regenerating the session ID is often done in order to prevent malicious users from exploiting a [session fixation](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Session_fixation) attack on your application.

Laravel automatically regenerates the session ID during authentication if you are using one of the Laravel [application starter kits](/docs/{{version}}/starter-kits) or [Laravel Fortify](/docs/{{version}}/fortify); however, if you need to manually regenerate the session ID, you may use the `regenerate` method.
Laravel automatically regenerates the session ID during authentication if you are using one of the Laravel [application starter kits](/docs/{{version}}/starter-kits) or [Laravel Fortify](/docs/{{version}}/fortify); however, if you need to manually regenerate the session ID, you may use the `regenerate` method:

$request->session()->regenerate();

If you need to regenerate the session ID and remove all data from the session in a single statement, you may use the `invalidate` method:

$request->session()->invalidate();

<a name="session-blocking"></a>
## Session Blocking

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