Merge branch '6.2.x' into 6.3.x

config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/http/HttpConfigurationBuilder.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.security.config.http;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import io.micrometer.observation.ObservationRegistry;
 import jakarta.servlet.ServletRequest;
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ class HttpConfigurationBuilder {
 
 	// Needed to account for placeholders
 	static String createPath(String path, boolean lowerCase) {
-		return lowerCase ? path.toLowerCase() : path;
+		return lowerCase ? path.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH) : path;
 	}
 
 	BeanMetadataElement getSecurityContextHolderStrategyForAuthenticationFilters() {