Add static return type to verify

Author: paulbalandan

system/Security/Security.php

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public function __construct(SecurityConfig $config)
         }
     }
 
-    public function verify(RequestInterface $request)
+    public function verify(RequestInterface $request): static
     {
         $method = $request->getMethod();
 

system/Security/SecurityInterface.php

@@ -17,18 +17,17 @@
 use CodeIgniter\Security\Exceptions\SecurityException;
 
 /**
- * Expected behavior of a Security.
+ * Expected behavior of a Security object providing
+ * protection against CSRF attacks.
  */
 interface SecurityInterface
 {
     /**
      * Verify CSRF token sent with the request.
      *
-     * @return $this
-     *
      * @throws SecurityException
      */
-    public function verify(RequestInterface $request);
+    public function verify(RequestInterface $request): static;
 
     /**
      * Returns the CSRF Hash.

user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.8.0.rst

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Behavior Changes
 Interface Changes
 =================
 
+**NOTE:** If you've implemented your own classes that implement these interfaces from scratch, you will need to update your implementations to include the new methods to ensure compatibility.
+
+- **Security:** The ``SecurityInterface``'s ``verify()`` method now has a native return type of ``static``.
+
 Method Signature Changes
 ========================