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Using VS Code to Create a Function Triggered by a GitHub Webhook with a Secure Payload

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to create an Azure Function app, and function using Visual Studio Code. You will store secrets securely using Azure Key vault. Then you will configure the Azure function to retrieve the secrets and use the secret values for verifying incoming Github webhook requests. Then you will configure Github to send webhook requests to the Azure function securely, using a secret. By the end of this lab, you will have a good understanding of how you can securely verify incoming webhook requests from Github using Azure functions.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Sep 24, 2025
Duration
30m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Using Visual Studio code, create and configure an Azure Function with a HTTP trigger that can be called by a GitHub webhook
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    • Connect to the Developer virtual machine using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
    • Create an Azure Function App project.
    • Create a Function App in Azure.
  2. Challenge

    Using the Azure Portal and Azure CLI, store and retrieve secrets from Key Vault using Azure Functions
    • Retrieve the function key.

    • Store the Azure Function key in the existing Azure Key vault as a secret. The following code will be used:

      RG=$(az group list --query [].name --output tsv)
      KV=$(az keyvault list --resource-group $RG --query [].name --output tsv)
      APP=$(az functionapp list --resource-group $RG --query [].name --output tsv)
      SECRET_URI=$(az keyvault secret list --vault-name $KV --query [].id -o tsv)
      MI=$(az identity list --resource-group $RG --query [].id -o tsv)
      
      
      az functionapp update 
      --resource-group $RG 
      --name $APP 
      --set keyVaultReferenceIdentity=${MI}
      
    • Configure the Function app to retrieve the secret using the existing user-assigned Managed Identity. The following code will be used:

      az webapp config appsettings set 
      --resource-group $RG 
      --name $APP 
      --settings GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET="@Microsoft.KeyVault(SecretUri=${SECRET_URI})"
      
    • Configure the Function app to pass the secret value as an environment variable.

  3. Challenge

    Configure a GitHub webhook that triggers an Azure Function, to integrate GitHub events with Azure functions to securely monitor and respond to repository updates
    • Retrieve the Function URL.
    • Create a new repository on GitHub.
    • Configure a webhook on the GitHub repository.
  4. Challenge

    Update, deploy, and test an Azure Function to process and verify GitHub webhook payloads securely
    • Update and deploy the Function to process the webhook payload and verify the secret.
    • Test the function by editing a file in the GitHub repository.
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