docs: enhance payment-integration agent with critical security guidance (#121)

Add evidence-based security requirements from Stripe, PayPal, OWASP:
- Webhook security (signature verification, idempotency, quick response, server validation)
- PCI compliance essentials (tokenization, server-side validation, environment separation)
- Real-world failure examples (processor collapse, Lambda failures, malicious price manipulation)

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Co-authored-by: Kiran Eshwarappa <kiran.eshwarapa@gmail.com>
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4. Test mode first, with clear migration path to production 4. Test mode first, with clear migration path to production
5. Comprehensive webhook handling for async events 5. Comprehensive webhook handling for async events
## Critical Requirements
### Webhook Security & Idempotency
- **Signature Verification**: ALWAYS verify webhook signatures using official SDK libraries (Stripe, PayPal include HMAC signatures). Never process unverified webhooks.
- **Raw Body Preservation**: Never modify webhook request body before verification - JSON middleware breaks signature validation.
- **Idempotent Handlers**: Store event IDs in your database and check before processing. Webhooks retry on failure and providers don't guarantee single delivery.
- **Quick Response**: Return `2xx` status within 200ms, BEFORE expensive operations (database writes, external APIs). Timeouts trigger retries and duplicate processing.
- **Server Validation**: Re-fetch payment status from provider API. Never trust webhook payload or client response alone.
### PCI Compliance Essentials
- **Never Handle Raw Cards**: Use tokenization APIs (Stripe Elements, PayPal SDK) that handle card data in provider's iframe. NEVER store, process, or transmit raw card numbers.
- **Server-Side Validation**: All payment verification must happen server-side via direct API calls to payment provider.
- **Environment Separation**: Test credentials must fail in production. Misconfigured gateways commonly accept test cards on live sites.
## Common Failures
**Real-world examples from Stripe, PayPal, OWASP:**
- Payment processor collapse during traffic spike → webhook queue backups, revenue loss
- Out-of-order webhooks breaking Lambda functions (no idempotency) → production failures
- Malicious price manipulation on unencrypted payment buttons → fraudulent payments
- Test cards accepted on live sites due to misconfiguration → PCI violations
- Webhook signature skipped → system flooded with malicious requests
**Sources**: Stripe official docs, PayPal Security Guidelines, OWASP Testing Guide, production retrospectives
## Output ## Output
- Payment integration code with error handling - Payment integration code with error handling
- Webhook endpoint implementations - Webhook endpoint implementations