GitHub Webhooks: Setup, Security, and Best Practices
A comprehensive guide to setting up GitHub webhooks, implementing secure signature verification, and following best practices for CI/CD triggers, issue automation, and deployment notifications.
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A comprehensive guide to setting up GitHub webhooks, implementing secure signature verification, and following best practices for CI/CD triggers, issue automation, and deployment notifications.
Learn how Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks exploit webhook systems, discover real-world attack scenarios targeting cloud metadata and internal services, and implement proven protection strategies to secure your infrastructure.
A comprehensive comparison of webhook authentication methods including HMAC-SHA256, JWT, mTLS, Basic Auth, and API Keys. Learn when to use each method, with code examples and security recommendations.
Learn how to secure your webhook implementations with HMAC signature verification, replay attack prevention, SSRF mitigation, and more. Includes code examples in Node.js and Python.