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Common Webhook Signatures Failure Modes

What's this blog post about?

This article discusses common failure modes when signing webhooks and how they affect security or usability. It covers issues such as using bad cryptographic primitives, sharing webhook secrets across multiple endpoints, not protecting against replay attacks, and more. The author provides solutions to these problems and emphasizes the importance of careful consideration in designing, signing, and verifying webhook signatures.

Company
Svix

Date published
June 5, 2024

Author(s)
Tom Hacohen

Word count
2332

Language
English

Hacker News points
3


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