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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) Minimal expansion: 32 to 57 lines (25 lines added) Co-authored-by: Kiran Eshwarappa <kiran.eshwarapa@gmail.com>
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4. Test mode first, with clear migration path to production
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4. Test mode first, with clear migration path to production
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5. Comprehensive webhook handling for async events
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5. Comprehensive webhook handling for async events
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## Critical Requirements
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### Webhook Security & Idempotency
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- **Signature Verification**: ALWAYS verify webhook signatures using official SDK libraries (Stripe, PayPal include HMAC signatures). Never process unverified webhooks.
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- **Raw Body Preservation**: Never modify webhook request body before verification - JSON middleware breaks signature validation.
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- **Idempotent Handlers**: Store event IDs in your database and check before processing. Webhooks retry on failure and providers don't guarantee single delivery.
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- **Quick Response**: Return `2xx` status within 200ms, BEFORE expensive operations (database writes, external APIs). Timeouts trigger retries and duplicate processing.
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- **Server Validation**: Re-fetch payment status from provider API. Never trust webhook payload or client response alone.
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### PCI Compliance Essentials
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- **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.
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- **Server-Side Validation**: All payment verification must happen server-side via direct API calls to payment provider.
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- **Environment Separation**: Test credentials must fail in production. Misconfigured gateways commonly accept test cards on live sites.
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## Common Failures
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**Real-world examples from Stripe, PayPal, OWASP:**
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- Payment processor collapse during traffic spike → webhook queue backups, revenue loss
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- Out-of-order webhooks breaking Lambda functions (no idempotency) → production failures
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- Malicious price manipulation on unencrypted payment buttons → fraudulent payments
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- Test cards accepted on live sites due to misconfiguration → PCI violations
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- Webhook signature skipped → system flooded with malicious requests
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**Sources**: Stripe official docs, PayPal Security Guidelines, OWASP Testing Guide, production retrospectives
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## Output
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## Output
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- Payment integration code with error handling
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- Payment integration code with error handling
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- Webhook endpoint implementations
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- Webhook endpoint implementations
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