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Stripe webhook security questioned by developer

A user on Mastodon is asking developers about their security practices when integrating Stripe into applications, specifically questioning whether they verify webhook signatures. The concern is that without proper signature verification, malicious actors could send fake payment events to the application's endpoint. The user also inquires about current testing methods for handling invalid signatures. AI

RANK_REASON A user is asking a question about a specific technical implementation detail related to a widely used payment processor, which falls under commentary on best practices.

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Stripe webhook security questioned by developer

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · abbilabs ·

    Question for people putting Stripe on a vibe-coded app: Does your webhook handler verify the signature with constructEvent on the raw request body? Without that

    Question for people putting Stripe on a vibe-coded app: Does your webhook handler verify the signature with constructEvent on the raw request body? Without that check, anyone who finds the endpoint can POST a fake payment-succeeded event. How do you test the bad-signature path to…