diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 808adfb..ae9847d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html)
 where applicable.
 
+## 1.1.2 — 2026-10-02
+
+- Validate consumed configuration content once per mutable warm request while preserving same-timestamp edits, imported resources and the explicit immutable build-ID policy.
+- Boot existing installations with group-writable compiled-cache directories through a fresh private generation without executing or chmod-adopting prior PHP cache artifacts.
+
 ## Unreleased
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/docs/dependency-injection.md b/docs/dependency-injection.md
index e8d2a42..52bbf58 100644
--- a/docs/dependency-injection.md
+++ b/docs/dependency-injection.md
@@ -1003,12 +1003,17 @@ precedence over dotenv ENV values, then getenv. Relative values resolve under th
 project. The default is `var/cache/<environment>/kernel`; an unwritable cold
 project or a web-exposed default uses a private per-user/project temporary cache.
 An explicitly configured web-exposed cache is rejected. Existing read-only warm
-caches can still be read. Symlinked cache directories and writable-by-other-user
-cache directories are rejected. Keep configured cache parents trusted and outside
+caches can still be read. Existing group/world-writable cache directories use the private
+fallback so older group-writable installations can boot without trusting or modifying their
+existing PHP dumps. Symlinked directories are rejected; private fallback directories remain
+owner-checked and never admit group/world writes. Keep configured cache parents trusted and outside
 DOCUMENT_ROOT/WP_CONTENT_DIR.
 
-Normal validation hashes root/package Composer metadata and config contents,
-including imported files, so equal size/timestamp edits invalidate correctly.
+Normal validation hashes root/package Composer metadata and consumed config contents,
+including imported files, so equal size/timestamp edits invalidate correctly. Top-level
+configuration is no longer hashed again in the deployment identity. Missing recorded
+config digests force a rebuild. This reduces work on each real warm request while
+retaining content checks across requests; a stat-only digest cache could miss same-timestamp edits.
 Recorded config directory entries detect newly added/deleted config files. Debug
 also hashes source contents. Production source changes require a new
 `SYMPRESS_KERNEL_BUILD_ID`, a cache clear, or optional
diff --git a/src/Kernel/CachePath.php b/src/Kernel/CachePath.php
index 201f4ee..30f70e7 100644
--- a/src/Kernel/CachePath.php
+++ b/src/Kernel/CachePath.php
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ public static function resolve(string $project, string $environment, ?string $co
                 return self::privateFallback($project, $environment);
             }
         }
+        // Existing group-writable PHP dumps may already have been replaced. Never
+        // adopt them by chmod; start a fresh generation in the private fallback.
+        if (!is_link($path) && is_dir($path) && (fileperms($path) & 0022) !== 0) {
+            return self::privateFallback($project, $environment);
+        }
         if ($configured === null && !is_file($path . '/meta.php') && !self::writableAncestor($path)) {
             return self::privateFallback($project, $environment);
         }
diff --git a/src/Kernel/ContainerCacheManager.php b/src/Kernel/ContainerCacheManager.php
index 3e43c06..df5b738 100644
--- a/src/Kernel/ContainerCacheManager.php
+++ b/src/Kernel/ContainerCacheManager.php
@@ -319,7 +319,17 @@ private function useCachedRuntimeContainer(
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (!$this->fingerprints->configResourcesAreFresh($metadata['config_resources'] ?? null)) {
+        $configResources = $metadata['config_resources'] ?? null;
+        $configFiles = $metadata['runtime_config_files'] ?? null;
+        if (!is_array($configFiles) || !is_array($configResources)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        foreach ($configFiles as $file) {
+            if (!is_string($file) || !is_string($configResources[$file] ?? null)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!$this->fingerprints->configResourcesAreFresh($configResources)) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Kernel/ContainerResourceFingerprinter.php b/src/Kernel/ContainerResourceFingerprinter.php
index e4eb694..f62ae05 100644
--- a/src/Kernel/ContainerResourceFingerprinter.php
+++ b/src/Kernel/ContainerResourceFingerprinter.php
@@ -42,17 +42,10 @@ public function fingerprint(BundleRegistry $bundles, array $configFiles): string
             $parts[] = $this->fileFingerprint($bundle->composerFile());
         }
 
-        foreach ($configFiles as $file) {
-            if ($this->immutable()) {
-                $parts[] = $file;
-                continue;
-            }
-            $parts[] = sprintf(
-                '%s:%s',
-                $file,
-                is_file($file) ? $this->fileFingerprint($file) : 'missing',
-            );
-        }
+        // Consumed config contents (including imports) are validated separately by
+        // configResourcesAreFresh and participate in the compiled generation key.
+        // Keep only discovery identity here to avoid reading each config twice on hits.
+        array_push($parts, ...$configFiles);
 
         return hash('sha256', implode('|', $parts));
     }
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/cache-hash-probe.php b/tests/Fixtures/cache-hash-probe.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fcec19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/cache-hash-probe.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace SymPress\Kernel\Kernel;
+
+use function hash_file as native_hash_file;
+
+function hash_file(string $algorithm, string $filename, bool $binary = false): string|false
+{
+    $GLOBALS['cache_request_hashes'][$filename] = ($GLOBALS['cache_request_hashes'][$filename] ?? 0) + 1;
+    $GLOBALS['cache_request_bytes'] = ($GLOBALS['cache_request_bytes'] ?? 0) + filesize($filename);
+
+    return native_hash_file($algorithm, $filename, $binary);
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/cache-request.php b/tests/Fixtures/cache-request.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d90962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/cache-request.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace SymPress\Kernel\Kernel;
+
+use SymPress\Kernel\Bundle\BundleRegistry;
+use SymPress\Kernel\WpContext;
+
+require __DIR__ . '/cache-hash-probe.php';
+require dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
+$kernel = new SiteKernel($argv[1], 'test', false, null, WpContext::new()->force(WpContext::CORE));
+$container = $kernel->createContainer();
+$bundles = new BundleRegistry();
+$start = hrtime(true);
+$hit = $kernel->tryUseRuntimeContainer($container, $bundles);
+if (!$hit) {
+    $files = $kernel->configureContainer($container->builder(), $container, $bundles);
+    $kernel->createRuntimeContainer($container, $bundles, $files);
+}
+echo json_encode(['hit' => $hit, 'hashes' => $GLOBALS['cache_request_hashes'] ?? [], 'bytes' => $GLOBALS['cache_request_bytes'] ?? 0, 'milliseconds' => (hrtime(true) - $start) / 1e6, 'value' => $container->getParameter('imported.value')], JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
diff --git a/tests/Kernel/CacheRequestCompatibilityTest.php b/tests/Kernel/CacheRequestCompatibilityTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcfe779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Kernel/CacheRequestCompatibilityTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace SymPress\Kernel\Tests\Kernel;
+
+use SymPress\Kernel\Bundle\BundleRegistry;
+use SymPress\Kernel\Kernel\CachePath;
+use Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
+
+final class CacheRequestCompatibilityTest extends KernelTestCase
+{
+    public function testExistingGroupWritableCacheUsesFreshPrivateStorage(): void
+    {
+        $project = $this->tmpPath('legacy-group-cache');
+        $directory = $project . '/var/cache/test/kernel';
+        mkdir($directory, 0775, true);
+        chmod($directory, 0775);
+        file_put_contents($directory . '/meta.php', '<?php throw new \\RuntimeException("Untrusted old cache was executed");');
+        $cache = CachePath::resolve($project, 'test');
+        self::assertNotSame($directory, $cache);
+        self::assertSame($cache, CachePath::resolve($project, 'test', $project . '/var/cache'));
+        $kernel = $this->kernel($project);
+        $container = $kernel->createContainer();
+        $files = $kernel->configureContainer($container->builder(), $container, new BundleRegistry());
+        $kernel->createRuntimeContainer($container, new BundleRegistry(), $files);
+        self::assertTrue($kernel->tryUseRuntimeContainer($kernel->createContainer(), new BundleRegistry()));
+        self::assertSame(0700, fileperms($cache) & 0777);
+        self::assertSame(0775, fileperms($directory) & 0777);
+        (new Filesystem())->remove($cache);
+    }
+
+    public function testSuccessiveRequestsHashConfigOnceAndDetectSameTimestampReplacement(): void
+    {
+        $project = $this->tmpPath('request-hashes');
+        mkdir($project . '/config', 0700, true);
+        $file = $project . '/config/services.php';
+        $this->writeConfig($file, 'first');
+        $run = static function () use ($project): array {
+            $process = new Process([PHP_BINARY, dirname(__DIR__) . '/Fixtures/cache-request.php', $project]);
+            $process->mustRun();
+            return json_decode($process->getOutput(), true, flags: JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+        };
+        self::assertFalse($run()['hit']);
+        foreach (range(1, 2) as $unused) {
+            $request = $run();
+            self::assertTrue($request['hit']);
+            self::assertSame(1, $request['hashes'][$file]);
+        }
+        $stamp = filemtime($file);
+        $this->writeConfig($file . '.new', 'other');
+        touch($file . '.new', $stamp);
+        rename($file . '.new', $file);
+        $request = $run();
+        self::assertFalse($request['hit']);
+        self::assertSame('other', $request['value']);
+    }
+
+    public function testMissingRecordedConfigResourceForcesRebuild(): void
+    {
+        $project = $this->tmpPath('missing-config-digest');
+        mkdir($project . '/config', 0700, true);
+        $file = $project . '/config/services.php';
+        $this->writeConfig($file, 'first');
+        $kernel = $this->kernel($project);
+        $container = $kernel->createContainer();
+        $files = $kernel->configureContainer($container->builder(), $container, new BundleRegistry());
+        $kernel->createRuntimeContainer($container, new BundleRegistry(), $files);
+        $metaFile = $project . '/var/cache/test/kernel/meta.php';
+        $metadata = require $metaFile;
+        unset($metadata['config_resources'][$file]);
+        file_put_contents($metaFile, '<?php return ' . var_export($metadata, true) . ';');
+        self::assertFalse($kernel->tryUseRuntimeContainer($kernel->createContainer(), new BundleRegistry()));
+    }
+
+    private function writeConfig(string $file, string $value): void
+    {
+        file_put_contents($file, '<?php return static function (\\Symfony\\Component\\DependencyInjection\\Loader\\Configurator\\ContainerConfigurator $c): void { $c->parameters()->set("imported.value", ' . var_export($value, true) . '); };');
+    }
+}