Q48 Event Grid Domain 3 · 20–25% of exam

A serverless webhook endpoint needs to validate that it is a legitimate Event Grid subscriber before receiving events. Which Event Grid validation mechanism must it handle?

  1. A OAuth token verification
  2. B Subscription validation handshake (return validationCode) (correct answer)
  3. C Mutual TLS
  4. D IP whitelisting

Shortcut: When creating a webhook subscription, Event Grid sends a SubscriptionValidationEvent containing a validationCode. The handler must return the code in the response within 5 minutes to confirm ownership.