diff --git a/back/config/initializers/cookie_rotator.rb b/back/config/initializers/cookie_rotator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1630a937bff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/back/config/initializers/cookie_rotator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This initializer sets up cookie rotation to ensure a smooth transition from SHA1 to SHA256,
+# which is the hash algorithm used by default by the key generator digest class in Rails 7.0.
+# For more information, refer to the Rails 7.0 upgrade guide:
+# https://guides.rubyonrails.org/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html#key-generator-digest-class-changing-to-use-sha256
+
+Rails.application.config.after_initialize do
+  Rails.application.config.action_dispatch.cookies_rotations.tap do |cookies|
+    authenticated_encrypted_cookie_salt = Rails.application.config.action_dispatch.authenticated_encrypted_cookie_salt
+    signed_cookie_salt = Rails.application.config.action_dispatch.signed_cookie_salt
+
+    secret_key_base = Rails.application.secret_key_base
+
+    key_generator = ActiveSupport::KeyGenerator.new(
+      secret_key_base, iterations: 1000, hash_digest_class: OpenSSL::Digest::SHA1
+    )
+
+    key_len = ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor.key_len
+
+    old_encrypted_secret = key_generator.generate_key(authenticated_encrypted_cookie_salt, key_len)
+    old_signed_secret = key_generator.generate_key(signed_cookie_salt)
+
+    cookies.rotate :encrypted, old_encrypted_secret
+    cookies.rotate :signed, old_signed_secret
+  end
+end
diff --git a/back/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_0.rb b/back/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_0.rb
index fdc4999fccbf..98f61e019ddb 100644
--- a/back/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_0.rb
+++ b/back/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_0.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #
 # See upgrading guide for more information on how to build a rotator.
 # https://guides.rubyonrails.org/v7.0/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html
-# Rails.application.config.active_support.key_generator_hash_digest_class = OpenSSL::Digest::SHA256
+Rails.application.config.active_support.key_generator_hash_digest_class = OpenSSL::Digest::SHA256
 
 # Change the digest class for ActiveSupport::Digest.
 # Changing this default means that for example Etags change and