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DEVDOCS-5811: [update] for webhook security #751

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion docs/integrations/webhooks/https-webhook-overview.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ After the final retry attempt (cumulatively **48 hours** after the first deliver

To ensure webhook callback requests are secure, BigCommerce takes the following precautions:

* Create webhook requests to accept an optional header object in every HTTP webhook, which you can use to authenticate callback requests.
* Create webhook requests to accept a header object in every HTTP webhook, which you can use to authenticate callback requests.
* We advise merchants to use libraries provided by [Standard Webhook](https://github.com/standard-webhooks/standard-webhooks/tree/main/libraries) to verify the legitimacy of the events.
* A timestamp is used to protect against replay attacks.
* We recommend validating the signature and timestamp before processing any webhook event.

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