TooAngel / TooAngel/worlddriven
Implement GitHub webhook signature verification
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enhancement
security
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 18
- Forks
- 15
- Avg merge
- 8d 14h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 5
Description
Add webhook signature verification for enhanced security.
Context:
- Current webhook endpoint at /github processes events without signature verification
- GitHub provides webhook signatures for security validation
- Enhanced security measure for production environment
Acceptance Criteria:
- Implement webhook signature verification using GitHub secret
- Configure webhook secret in GitHub repository settings
- Add environment variable for webhook secret
- Test signature verification with actual webhook events
- Document webhook security setup
Priority: Medium
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the /github webhook endpoint and trace how incoming events are handled. Add the GitHub webhook secret as an environment variable, verify event signatures, test with actual webhook events, and document the required GitHub repository configuration.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, javascript
- Domain
- api, backend, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100