Verify Webhook Signatures
Essential security - verify webhook authenticity From the Webhooks AI Coding Building Block.
Add signature verification to my webhook endpoint. I want to make sure the webhook is actually from [Stripe/GitHub/the service] and not a fake request. Framework: [Express, Flask, Django, FastAPI, etc.] Service: [Stripe, GitHub, Shopify, etc.] Requirements: 1. Get the signature from the request headers 2. Verify it matches the expected signature 3. Reject requests with invalid signatures (return 401) 4. Only process the webhook if verification passes Show me: - Where to find my webhook signing secret (in the service dashboard) - How to compute the expected signature - How to compare signatures securely (timing-safe comparison) - What to log when verification fails (for debugging) Security matters here. Explain why signature verification is needed and what could go wrong without it. I'm learning, so explain each part simply.