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How did John ensure the security and integrity of webhook events in the Stripe payment system?
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John implemented several measures to ensure the security and integrity of webhook events. He used Stripe's webhook signatures to verify that incoming webhooks were genuinely from Stripe and hadn't been tampered with. John implemented IP whitelisting to only accept webhooks from Stripe's known IP ranges. He set up a system to handle webhook retries and implemented idempotency checks to prevent duplicate processing of events. John created a queueing system to manage high volumes of webhook events, ensuring all events were processed even during traffic spikes. He implemented detailed logging of all received and processed webhook events for auditing purposes. John also set up monitoring and alerting for webhook failures or delays. To handle potential out-of-order events, he implemented a system to process events based on their timestamp rather than the order received. Additionally, John created a dashboard for manually reviewing and reprocessing failed webhook events if necessary. John ensured webhook security and integrity through signature verification, IP whitelisting, idempotency checks, and a robust queueing system. This comprehensive approach, combined with detailed logging, monitoring, and manual oversight capabilities, guaranteed the reliable and secure processing of Stripe webhook events.