diff --git a/netbox/extras/webhooks.py b/netbox/extras/webhooks.py
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+++ b/netbox/extras/webhooks.py
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+import hashlib
+import hmac
+
+
+def generate_signature(request_body, secret):
+    """
+    Return a cryptographic signature that can be used to verify the authenticity of webhook data.
+    """
+    hmac_prep = hmac.new(
+        key=secret.encode('utf8'),
+        msg=request_body,
+        digestmod=hashlib.sha512
+    )
+    return hmac_prep.hexdigest()