# Using self-signed certificates

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/using-self-signed-certificates/130671>\
**Category:** APIs & Integrations\
**Tags:** events\
**Created:** [April 28, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/using-self-signed-certificates/130671 "2025-04-28T08:59:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![FGoshev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@FGoshev](https://community.hubspot.com/u/FGoshev)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/using-self-signed-certificates/130671/1 "2025-04-28T08:59:04Z")

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Hey everyone,  
I’m working on a HubSpot integration and currently testing the webhook event system. However, I’m not receiving any events.  
Could the issue be that I’m using a self-signed SSL certificate during the testing phase? Do I need to use a legit issued certificate?  
Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Jigar\_Thakker](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jigar_thakker/32/63606_2.png) [@Jigar\_Thakker](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Jigar_Thakker)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/using-self-signed-certificates/130671/2 "2025-04-28T10:43:55Z")

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Hi @FGoshev ,

Yes, the issue could be indeed due to the use of self signed SSL certification as HubSpot requires a valid, trusted SSL certificated for webhooks to work properly.

You may need to switch to a certificate issued by trusted CA for this.

You can confirm the status of your certificate by running a test on [SSL labs](https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html) for your reference as well.

If this helps, feel free to mark it as the solution

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