2018-06-05
1.0.0
Headfitted Labs
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.NET
Components, Libraries
[Overview]
For certifying your alexa skill when using a custom backend, there are certain operations for verifying the chain certificate, signature and timestamp. The component https://www.outsystems.com/forge/component/2203/alexa/ helps you in creating a custom skill, but the verification part is left to the developer to implement. This is a mandatory step when getting your skills published to the skills store.
[Detail]
To certify an Alexa skill, one needs to validate the certificate. This component provides the method to accomplish the verification of the certificate. 1) Checking the Signature of the Request 2) Verifying the Signature Certificate URL 3) Checking the Timestamp of the Request https://developer.amazon.com/docs/custom-skills/host-a-custom-skill-as-a-web-service.html#checking-the-signature-of-the-request