Salesloft security basics

SalesLoft Security Basics

Overview

Secure SalesLoft API integrations: OAuth token management, webhook signature verification, secret storage, and scope-based access control. SalesLoft uses OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens and HMAC-SHA256 webhook signatures.

Instructions

Step 1: Secret Storage

# .gitignore -- NEVER commit credentials
.env
.env.local
.env.*.local

# .env
SALESLOFT_CLIENT_ID=app-client-id
SALESLOFT_CLIENT_SECRET=app-secret
SALESLOFT_WEBHOOK_SECRET=webhook-signing-secret

// Validate secrets at startup
const required = ['SALESLOFT_CLIENT_ID', 'SALESLOFT_CLIENT_SECRET'];
for (const key of required) {
  if (!process.env[key]) throw new Error(`Missing required env: ${key}`);
}

Step 2: Token Lifecycle Management

// Store tokens securely with expiry tracking
interface TokenStore {
  accessToken: string;
  refreshToken: string;
  expiresAt: number; // Unix timestamp
}

async function getValidToken(store: TokenStore): Promise<string> {
  // Refresh 5 minutes before expiry
  if (Date.now() > (store.expiresAt - 300) * 1000) {
    const refreshed = await refreshAccessToken(store.refreshToken);
    store.accessToken = refreshed.access_token;
    store.refreshToken = refreshed.refresh_token;
    store.expiresAt = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + refreshed.expires_in;
    await persistTokenStore(store); // Save to DB or secret manager
  }
  return store.accessToken;
}

Step 3: Webhook Signature Verification

import crypto from 'crypto';

function verifyWebhookSignature(
  rawBody: Buffer,
  signature: string,
  timestamp: string,
  secret: string,
): boolean {
  // Reject stale webhooks (replay attack prevention)
  const age = Math.abs(Date.now() / 1000 - parseInt(timestamp));
  if (age > 300) return false; // 5-minute window

  const expected = crypto
    .createHmac('sha256', secret)
    .update(`${timestamp}.${rawBody.toString()}`)
    .digest('hex');

  return crypto.timingSafeEqual(
    Buffer.from(signature), Buffer.from(expected)
  );
}

Step 4: OAuth Scope Minimization

Use Case	Required Scopes	Avoid
Read-only dashboard	people:read, cadences:read	*:write
Cadence enrollment	people:read, cadence_memberships:create	admin
Full sync	people:*, cadences:*, activities:read	Team admin scopes

Step 5: Security Checklist

• OAuth tokens stored in secret manager (not env files in prod)
• Refresh tokens encrypted at rest
• Webhook endpoints verify signatures before processing
• .env files in .gitignore
• Different OAuth apps for dev/staging/prod
• Token refresh runs before expiry (not after 401)
• API logs monitored for unusual access patterns

Error Handling

Issue	Detection	Response
Token leaked in git	GitHub secret scanning alerts	Revoke immediately, rotate
Webhook replay attack	Timestamp > 5 min old	Reject request
Brute force on webhook	High 401 rate	Rate limit webhook endpoint

Resources

• OAuth Authorization Code
• Client Credentials
• API Logs

Next Steps

For production deployment, see salesloft-prod-checklist.