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Support an Alexa Verification action

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#55 opened on Apr 24, 2020

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. When building Alexa skills, there's boilerplate code you use to verify the request coming in is valid. It can be run before your code and would make a great action step in a workflow.

Here's an example one I built in OpenWhisk (https://www.raymondcamden.com/2017/08/18/an-openwhisk-package-for-alexa-verification). OpenWhisk supports sequences, like pipedream workflows, and I used it in Alexa skills I went public with.

Describe the solution you'd like It would just do the verification crap.

Do you have a workaround? I could do it in a custom Node.js script.

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejsaws
Domain
backendapisecurity
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Node.jsAlexa skills basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
55
Research direction
Examine the referenced blog post (https://www.raymondcamden.com/2017/08/18/an openwhisk package for alexa verification) for verification algorithm. Look at existing Pipedream action components in the repository for code structure. The single comment on the issue may contain additional maintainer guidance.