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  Building a Cisco Webex bot often halts at a frustrating roadblock: incoming webhooks fail signature validation. You have verified the webhook secret, the   X-Spark-Signature   header is present in the request, and your cryptography logic appears sound. Yet, the server consistently rejects the payload with a 401 Unauthorized error. If your integration relies on secure data exchange, failing to validate these payloads means your bot cannot safely process messages, room invitations, or file events. This issue stems almost exclusively from how modern Node.js web frameworks handle incoming HTTP request streams. We will deconstruct the exact mechanism behind Webex API webhook validation, identify the underlying stream-parsing flaw in Node.js applications, and implement a secure, production-ready solution. The Root Cause: Payload Mutation in HTTP Middleware Cisco secures enterprise messaging integrations by attaching an  X-Spark-Signature  header to every outbound we...