def github_signature(string, shared_secret, challenge_hmac):
    '''
    Verify a challenging hmac signature against a string / shared-secret for
    github webhooks.

    .. versionadded:: 2017.7.0

    Returns a boolean if the verification succeeded or failed.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' hashutil.github_signature '{"ref":....} ' 'shared secret' 'sha1=bc6550fc290acf5b42283fa8deaf55cea0f8c206'
    '''
    msg = string
    key = shared_secret
    hashtype, challenge = challenge_hmac.split('=')
    if six.text_type:
        msg = salt.utils.stringutils.to_bytes(msg)
        key = salt.utils.stringutils.to_bytes(key)
    hmac_hash = hmac.new(key, msg, getattr(hashlib, hashtype))
    return hmac_hash.hexdigest() == challenge