старая структура laravel, упоминается в Kernel, может по умолчанию шифровать все куки

app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\EncryptCookies as Middleware;
+
+class EncryptCookies extends Middleware
+{
+    /**
+     * The names of the cookies that should not be encrypted.
+     *
+     * @var array<int, string>
+     */
+    protected $except = [
+        //
+    ];
+}