GHSA-v427-c49j-8w6x

### Impact **secretKey**, an important key for HMAC SHA256 authentication, was stored in the database in raw form.

If a malicious person somehow had access to the data in the database, they could use the key and secretKey for HMAC SHA256 authentication to send requests impersonating that person.

### Patches Upgrade to Shield v1.0.0-beta.8 or later.

After upgrading, all existing secret keys must be encrypted. See https://github.com/codeigniter4/shield/blob/develop/UPGRADING.md for details.

### Workarounds None.

### References - https://codeigniter4.github.io/shield/references/authentication/hmac/

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