diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4d4045e..8837c18 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,11 +52,29 @@ git push -u origin master
 
 **5. Refresh content with a webhook (optional)**
 
-At first start, a `git_secret` file will be generated, use it to create a new webhook as following :
+Create a webhook on your git source (On GitHub, in the `Settings/Webhooks` part of the repository.) with the following parameters :
 
 * Payload URL : `https://<url_of_your_server>/webhook`
 * Content type : `application/json`
-* Secret : `<content of the git_secret file>`
 * Events : Just the push event
 
-On GitHub, webhooks can be created in the `Settings/Webhooks` part of the repository.
+**6. Securize your webhook (optional)**
+
+Here are the steps for Github, if you use another platform adapt it your way (header format on the config) :
+
+* Create a password or random secret
+* Calculate it's SHA1
+* Edit your configuration to add webhook info 
+```json
+{
+...
+"webhook": {
+    "secret_value": "sha1=<value>",
+    "secret_header": "X-Hub-Signature"
+  },
+...
+}
+```
+* Launch the server
+* Update your webhook on github to include the secret
+* Check if Github successfully reached the endpoint
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index 05d62e1..1ce5022 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@ const cons = {
   error: '\x1b[31m✘\x1b[0m %s',
 };
 
-const randStr = (length) => {
-  let result = '';
-  const characters = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789';
-  const charactersLength = characters.length;
-  for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-    result += characters.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * charactersLength));
-  }
-  return result;
-};
-
 module.exports = (config) => {
   const fw = require('./file_walker')(config);
   const renderer = require('./renderer')(config);
@@ -35,7 +25,6 @@ module.exports = (config) => {
 
   const articles = {};
   let lastRSS = '';
-  let webhookSecret;
 
   /**
    * Fetch articles from the data folder and send success as a response
@@ -64,35 +53,6 @@ module.exports = (config) => {
   if (config['test'])
     app.reload = reload;
 
-  /**
-   * Fetch or create secret token for git webhook
-   * @param success
-   * @param error
-   */
-  const checkSecret = (success, error) => {
-    if (!config['modules']['webhook'])
-      success();
-    fs.readFile(config['webhook']['secret_file'], {encoding: 'UTF-8'}, (err, data) => {
-      if (err) {
-        webhookSecret = randStr(32);
-        fs.writeFile(config['webhook']['secret_file'], webhookSecret, {encoding: 'UTF-8'}, (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            console.error(cons.error, 'error creating secret : ' + err);
-            return error ? error() : null;
-          }
-          console.log(cons.ok,'created git secret at '+config['webhook']['secret_file']);
-          success();
-        });
-      } else {
-        webhookSecret = data;
-        console.log(cons.ok,'loaded git secret from '+config['webhook']['secret_file']);
-        success();
-      }
-    });
-  };
-  if (config['test'])
-    app.checkSecret = checkSecret;
-
   /**
    * Render the page with the view engine and catch errors
    * @param res
@@ -164,6 +124,20 @@ module.exports = (config) => {
     }
   });
 
+  //webhook endpoint
+  app.post(config['webhook']['endpoint'], (req, res) => {
+    if (config['modules']['webhook']) {
+      if (config['webhook']['secret_header'] && req.get(config['webhook']['secret_header']) !== config['webhook']['secret_value']) {
+        res.sendStatus(403);
+      } else {
+        res.sendStatus(200);
+        //TODO reload
+      }
+    } else {
+      res.sendStatus(400);
+    }
+  });
+
   // catch all article urls and render them
   app.get('*', (req, res, next) => {
     if (/^\/\d{4}\/\d{2}\/\d{2}\/(\w*\/)?$/.test(req.path)) {
@@ -222,10 +196,8 @@ module.exports = (config) => {
   // must be use in a server.js to start the server
   app.start = () => {
     reload(() => {
-      checkSecret(() => {
-        app.listen(config['node_port'], () => {
-          console.log(cons.ok, `gitblog.md server listening on port ${config['node_port']}`);
-        });
+      app.listen(config['node_port'], () => {
+        console.log(cons.ok, `gitblog.md server listening on port ${config['node_port']}`);
       });
     });
   };
diff --git a/src/config.default.json b/src/config.default.json
index 027b7d2..9e30297 100644
--- a/src/config.default.json
+++ b/src/config.default.json
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
   },
   "webhook": {
     "endpoint": "/webhook",
-    "secret_file": "git_secret"
+    "secret_value": "",
+    "secret_header": ""
   },
   "showdown": {
     "parseImgDimensions": true,
diff --git a/test/app.test.js b/test/app.test.js
index 900da2a..3174ce5 100644
--- a/test/app.test.js
+++ b/test/app.test.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ config['article']['template'] = testTemplate;
 config['home']['hidden'].push('.test');
 config['rss']['endpoint'] = '/rsstest';
 config['rss']['length'] = 2;
+config['webhook']['endpoint'] = '/webhooktest';
 
 const app = require('../src/app')(config);
 
@@ -74,52 +75,6 @@ describe('Test root path', () => {
         done();
       });
     }, fail);
-
-  });
-});
-
-describe('Test check secret', () => {
-  const secretFile = 'git_secret';
-  const tmpSecretFile = 'tmp_git_secret';
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    if (fs.existsSync(secretFile))
-      fs.renameSync(secretFile, tmpSecretFile);
-  });
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    if (fs.existsSync(tmpSecretFile)) {
-      fs.renameSync(tmpSecretFile, secretFile);
-    } else if (fs.existsSync(secretFile)) {
-      fs.unlinkSync(secretFile); //remove secret file if remaining
-    }
-  });
-
-  test('no check if not activated', (done, fail) => {
-    config['modules']['webhook'] = false;
-    app.checkSecret(() => {
-      config['modules']['webhook'] = true;
-      done();
-    }, () => {
-      config['modules']['webhook'] = true;
-      fail();
-    });
-  });
-  test('create if not exists', (done, fail) => {
-    if (fs.existsSync(secretFile))
-      fs.unlinkSync(secretFile);
-    app.checkSecret(() => {
-      expect(fs.existsSync(secretFile)).toBe(true);
-      expect(fs.readFileSync(secretFile).length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-      done();
-    }, fail);
-  });
-  test('read if exists', (done, fail) => {
-    fs.writeFileSync(secretFile,'secret value');
-    app.checkSecret(() => {
-      expect(fs.existsSync(secretFile)).toBe(true);
-      expect(fs.readFileSync(secretFile, {encoding:'UTF-8'})).toBe('secret value');
-      done();
-    }, fail);
   });
 });
 
@@ -180,6 +135,41 @@ describe('Test RSS feed', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('Test webhook', () => {
+  test('400 webhook deactivated', (done) => {
+    config['modules']['webhook'] = false;
+    request(app).post('/webhooktest').then((response) => {
+      expect(response.statusCode).toBe(400);
+      config['modules']['webhook'] = true;
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+  test('200 no secret', (done) => {
+    request(app).post('/webhooktest').then((response) => {
+      expect(response.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      //TODO test reload
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+  test('403 wrong secret', (done) => {
+    config['webhook']['secret_header'] = 'testheader';
+    config['webhook']['secret_value'] = 'testvalue';
+    request(app).post('/webhooktest').set('testheader','testvalue2').then((response) => {
+      expect(response.statusCode).toBe(403);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+  test('200 valid secret', (done) => {
+    config['webhook']['secret_header'] = 'testheader';
+    config['webhook']['secret_value'] = 'testvalue';
+    request(app).post('/webhooktest').set('testheader','testvalue').then((response) => {
+      expect(response.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      //TODO test reload
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('Test articles rendering', () => {
   test('404 article not found', (done) => {
     request(app).get('/2019/05/06/untitled/').then((response) => {