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Payload Signing

Payload Signing is a sender-side practice: the sending system cryptographically signs the message content, usually with a shared secret in an HMAC, so the receiver can verify both origin and integrity.

It pairs with receiver-side signature validation. Without signing, anyone who discovers your webhook URL can post spoofed events that look legitimate.

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A practical example

Label: hypothetical. A marketing platform accepts form-submission webhooks. An attacker posts fake signup events to the exposed endpoint.

Because the platform requires a valid signature computed over the body with a shared secret, the forged requests are rejected.

What to evaluate before investing

  • Does the sender support signing, and which algorithm does it use (for example HMAC-SHA256)?
  • Does the signature cover the full body, and how is a timestamp handled against replay?
  • Is there a documented process for rotating the shared secret without downtime?

Limitations and tradeoffs

Signing only helps if the receiver actually validates signatures; a shared secret stored carelessly undermines the whole scheme.

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