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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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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

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