Make Document Library identify the file types by their magic number (file signature) instead of filename extension

• Type: Feature Request
• Status: Pending Further Research
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: None
• Fix Version/s: None
• Component/s: Documents & Media > Administration
• Labels: None

The document library identifies file types by their filename extension, allowing files to me misrepresented (e.g. a PHP file can be uploaded as a JPEG file type).

Due to a customer request on ticket #5282, I would like to propose the idea of creating the possibility to switch between file type detection by extension or by it's contents (using their magic number/file signatures).