How to verify webhook events are coming from Monzo?
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Description
I'm not sure whether or not it's possible to verify the source of a webhook event from the POST request. If it's not, there should be a hard-to-guess "password" in the URL you use to register for webhooks, so an application can read it in the POST request.
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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 reviewing the webhook registration and POST request documentation referenced by the issue. Determine whether the existing request provides source verification; done means documenting the supported verification method or defining the required URL-secret behavior after the API decision is made.
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Assessment
- Domain
- api, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100