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Hashing in 2026: SHA-256, HMAC and PBKDF2 across Node, Python, Go, Rust
Which stdlib function to reach for, which library to avoid, and the one-liner that gets you SHA-256 + HMAC-SHA256 in each of the big runtimes.
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How to verify webhook signatures: Stripe, GitHub, Slack
Every major webhook provider signs their requests with HMAC. Here's the working verification code for each, the timing-attack pitfall everyone hits, and a universal template.
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What is HMAC (and why SHA-256 alone isn't enough)?
HMAC is how you prove a message wasn't tampered with. It's SHA-256 plus a clever wrapping you should never try to reinvent.
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