diff --git a/docs/custom_checks/http.md b/docs/custom_checks/http.md
index 174f6fc..8c3c80e 100644
--- a/docs/custom_checks/http.md
+++ b/docs/custom_checks/http.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Resources:
     StatusCode: 200
     # enables the SSL check
     Ssl: true
-    # boolean tp request a compressed response
+    # boolean to request a compressed response
     Compressed: true
   - Id: https://www.example.com
     StatusCode: 301
@@ -38,6 +38,55 @@ Resources:
     Payload: '{"name": "john"}'
 ```
 
+## HMAC signed requests
+
+For health endpoints that require authenticated requests, Guardian can send HMAC-signed headers so your application can verify the request came from Guardian and resist replay attacks.
+
+When enabled, the HTTP check Lambda (see [aws-lambda-http-check](https://github.com/base2/aws-lambda-http-check)) adds these headers to each request:
+
+| Header (default prefix `X-Health`) | Description |
+|-----------------------------------|-------------|
+| `X-Health-Signature` | HMAC-SHA256 hex digest of the canonical string |
+| `X-Health-Key-Id` | Key identifier (e.g. `default`) |
+| `X-Health-Timestamp` | Unix epoch timestamp in seconds |
+| `X-Health-Nonce` | Random value (e.g. UUID hex) to prevent replay |
+
+**Configuration (Public or Internal HTTP):**
+
+| Key | Required | Description |
+|-----|----------|-------------|
+| `HmacSecretSsm` | Yes | SSM Parameter Store path to the HMAC secret (SecureString). The Guardian-generated IAM role grants the Lambda `ssm:GetParameter` for this path. |
+| `HmacKeyId` | No | Key id sent in the `Key-Id` header. Default: `default`. |
+| `HmacHeaderPrefix` | No | Prefix for all HMAC header names. Default: `X-Health` (yields `X-Health-Signature`, `X-Health-Key-Id`, etc.). |
+
+**Example:**
+
+```yaml
+Resources:
+  Http:
+  - Id: https://api.example.com/health
+    StatusCode: 200
+    HmacSecretSsm: /guardian/myapp/hmac-secret
+    HmacKeyId: default
+    HmacHeaderPrefix: X-Health
+```
+
+Internal HTTP checks support the same keys under each host:
+
+```yaml
+Resources:
+  InternalHttp:
+  - Environment: Prod
+    VpcId: vpc-1234
+    Subnets: [subnet-abcd]
+    Hosts:
+    - Id: http://api.example.com/health
+      StatusCode: 200
+      HmacSecretSsm: /guardian/myapp/hmac-secret
+```
+
+Create the secret in SSM (e.g. SecureString) and use the same value in your application when verifying the signature.
+
 ## Private HTTP Check
 
 Cloudwatch NameSpace: `InternalHttpCheck`
@@ -58,4 +107,84 @@ Resources:
     # Array of resources defining the http endpoint with the Id: key
     # All the same options as Http including ssl check on the internal endpoint
     - Id: http://api.example.com
-```
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+```
+
+## Supporting HMAC-signed health checks in your application
+
+If you want Guardian to call a health endpoint that only accepts HMAC-authenticated requests, your server must verify the same scheme the Lambda uses.
+
+**Canonical string (what gets signed):**
+
+The Lambda signs this string (newline-separated, no trailing newline):
+
+```
+METHOD\nPATH\nTIMESTAMP\nNONCE\nQUERY\nBODY_HASH
+```
+
+- `METHOD` – HTTP method (e.g. `GET`).
+- `PATH` – URL path (e.g. `/health`), no query.
+- `TIMESTAMP` – Same value as the `{prefix}-Timestamp` header (Unix seconds).
+- `NONCE` – Same value as the `{prefix}-Nonce` header.
+- `QUERY` – Raw query string (e.g. `foo=bar` or empty).
+- `BODY_HASH` – SHA-256 hex digest of the raw request body (empty string for GET; for POST/PUT, hash the body as sent).
+
+**Verification steps (pseudo code):**
+
+1. Read headers (default prefix `X-Health`):  
+   `signature`, `key_id`, `timestamp`, `nonce`.
+2. **Optional – replay protection:**  
+   Reject if `timestamp` is too old (e.g. outside last 5 minutes).  
+   Reject if `nonce` has been seen before (e.g. cache or DB) and treat as replay.
+3. Look up the shared secret for `key_id` (e.g. from config or secrets store – same value as in SSM for Guardian).
+4. Build the canonical string from the incoming request:
+   - Use request method, path, and query.
+   - Use `timestamp` and `nonce` from the headers.
+   - For body: compute SHA-256 hex of the raw request body (empty string for no body).
+5. Compute `expected = HMAC-SHA256(secret, canonical_string)` and compare to `signature` (constant-time).
+6. If equal, treat the request as authenticated.
+
+**Pseudo code example:**
+
+```python
+import hmac
+import hashlib
+
+def verify_health_request(request, secret_by_key_id, header_prefix="X-Health", max_age_seconds=300):
+    sig_h = f"{header_prefix}-Signature"
+    key_h = f"{header_prefix}-Key-Id"
+    ts_h  = f"{header_prefix}-Timestamp"
+    nonce_h = f"{header_prefix}-Nonce"
+
+    signature = request.headers.get(sig_h)
+    key_id    = request.headers.get(key_h)
+    timestamp = request.headers.get(ts_h)
+    nonce     = request.headers.get(nonce_h)
+
+    if not all([signature, key_id, timestamp, nonce]):
+        return False
+
+    # Replay: reject old timestamps
+    if abs(int(timestamp) - time.time()) > max_age_seconds:
+        return False
+    # Replay: reject duplicate nonce (check your cache/DB)
+    if nonce_already_used(nonce):
+        return False
+
+    secret = secret_by_key_id.get(key_id)
+    if not secret:
+        return False
+
+    body_hash = hashlib.sha256(request.body or b"").hexdigest()
+    canonical = "\n".join([
+        request.method,
+        request.path,
+        timestamp,
+        nonce,
+        request.query_string or "",
+        body_hash,
+    ])
+    expected = hmac.new(secret.encode(), canonical.encode(), hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()
+    return hmac.compare_digest(expected, signature)
+```
+
+Use the same HMAC secret in SSM (Guardian config) and in your app’s config or secrets store. Keep the secret in SecureString or equivalent and restrict access appropriately.
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diff --git a/lib/cfnguardian/models/check.rb b/lib/cfnguardian/models/check.rb
index 392b7c7..41616a9 100644
--- a/lib/cfnguardian/models/check.rb
+++ b/lib/cfnguardian/models/check.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def initialize(resource)
         @name = 'HttpCheck'
         @package = 'http-check'
         @handler = 'handler.http_check'
-        @version = '077c726ed691a1176caf95497b8b02f05f00e0cb'
+        @version = '685c17ced2429954fccbf8b8b8f2132b37b3f4ff'
         @runtime = 'python3.11'
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/cfnguardian/models/event.rb b/lib/cfnguardian/models/event.rb
index 19d3f62..79d269c 100644
--- a/lib/cfnguardian/models/event.rb
+++ b/lib/cfnguardian/models/event.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ def initialize(resource)
         @user_agent = resource.fetch('UserAgent',nil)
         @payload = resource.fetch('Payload',nil)
         @compressed = resource.fetch('Compressed',false)
+        @hmac_secret_ssm = resource.fetch('HmacSecretSsm',nil)
+        @hmac_key_id = resource.fetch('HmacKeyId','default')
+        @hmac_header_prefix = resource.fetch('HmacHeaderPrefix','X-Health')
+        @report_response_body = resource.fetch('ReportResponseBody',false)
       end
       
       def payload
@@ -69,8 +73,18 @@ def payload
         payload['USER_AGENT'] = @user_agent unless @user_agent.nil?
         payload['PAYLOAD'] = @payload unless @payload.nil?
         payload['COMPRESSED'] = '1' if @compressed
+        payload['REPORT_RESPONSE_BODY'] = '1' if @report_response_body
+        unless @hmac_secret_ssm.nil?
+          payload['HMAC_SECRET_SSM'] = @hmac_secret_ssm
+          payload['HMAC_KEY_ID'] = @hmac_key_id
+          payload['HMAC_HEADER_PREFIX'] = @hmac_header_prefix
+        end
         return payload.to_json
       end
+
+      def ssm_parameters
+        @hmac_secret_ssm.nil? ? [] : [@hmac_secret_ssm]
+      end
     end
 
     class WebSocketEvent < BaseEvent
diff --git a/lib/cfnguardian/version.rb b/lib/cfnguardian/version.rb
index a67a3c3..68a9580 100644
--- a/lib/cfnguardian/version.rb
+++ b/lib/cfnguardian/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module CfnGuardian
-  VERSION = "0.12.0"
+  VERSION = "0.12.1"
   CHANGE_SET_VERSION = VERSION.gsub('.', '-').freeze
 end