Prompt
Do I need a signed webhook secret for every integration?
Latest observation
Not necessarily.
A signed webhook secret is only needed if the provider supports webhook signature verification and you want to verify that incoming webhook requests are genuinely from that provider and haven’t been tampered with.
You need one when:
- The integration sends webhooks
- The provider offers a signing secret / webhook secret
- You want to validate authenticity of each request
You may not need one when:
- The integration doesn’t use webhooks
- It uses polling or another non-webhook mechanism
- The provider doesn’t support signed webhooks
- You’re using a platform/middleware that already handles verification for you
Important distinction
A webhook secret is usually integration-specific, not one secret for all integrations.
So if you have multiple webhook-based integrations, each may have:
- its own secret
- its own signature format
- its own verification steps
If you want, I can help you figure out whether a specific integration needs a webhook secret and how to verify it.
Observation history
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