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createGithubSignatureValidator()

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Validates that the request received is the expected GitHub request using the signature received with the x-hub-signature-256 header which is based on a secret token configured at GitHub and here.

See https://docs.github.com/en/developers/webhooks-and-events/webhooks/securing-your-webhooks for more details.

Signature:

function createGithubSignatureValidator(config: Config): RequestValidator;

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
configConfigroot config

Returns:

RequestValidator