diff --git a/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/controllers/Alma.js b/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/controllers/Alma.js
index b8a2d243..e821bb72 100644
--- a/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/controllers/Alma.js
+++ b/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/controllers/Alma.js
@@ -198,10 +198,24 @@ server.get(
 server.get('IPN', function (req, res, next) {
     var paymentHelper = require('*/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaPaymentHelper');
     var orderHelper = require('*/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaOrderHelper');
+    var almaSecurityHelper = require('*/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaSecurityHelper');
+    var almaHelpers = require('*/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaHelpers');
     var paymentObj = null;
+    var paymentId = req.querystring.pid;
+    var signature = req.httpHeaders.get('X-Alma-Signature');
 
     try {
-        paymentObj = buildPaymentObj(req.querystring.pid);
+        almaSecurityHelper.checkIpnSignature(signature, paymentId, almaHelpers.getApiKey());
+    } catch (e) {
+        res.setStatusCode(500);
+        res.render('error', {
+            message: e.message
+        });
+        return next();
+    }
+
+    try {
+        paymentObj = buildPaymentObj(paymentId);
     } catch (e) {
         res.setStatusCode(500);
         res.render('error', {
@@ -209,12 +223,12 @@ server.get('IPN', function (req, res, next) {
         });
         return next();
     }
-    var order = getOrderByAlmaPaymentId(req.querystring.pid);
+    var order = getOrderByAlmaPaymentId(paymentId);
 
     if (!order) {
         var basketUuid = paymentObj.custom_data.basket_id;
         order = paymentHelper.createOrderFromBasketUUID(basketUuid);
-        orderHelper.addPidToOrder(order, req.querystring.pid);
+        orderHelper.addPidToOrder(order, paymentId);
     }
 
     if (!order) {
diff --git a/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaHelpers.js b/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaHelpers.js
index 9e0fc6ee..6ac3a463 100644
--- a/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaHelpers.js
+++ b/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaHelpers.js
@@ -16,13 +16,22 @@ function getSfccVersion() {
     return sfccMajor + '.' + sfccMinor;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Return current Api key
+ * @returns {string} current api key
+ */
+function getApiKey() {
+    return Site.getCurrent().getCustomPreferenceValue('ALMA_APIKey');
+}
+
 /**
  * Adds common headers to request
  * @param {dw.svc.Service} service - current service instance
  * @returns {dw.svc.Service} service
  */
 function addHeaders(service) {
-    var apiKey = Site.getCurrent().getCustomPreferenceValue('ALMA_APIKey');
+    var apiKey = getApiKey();
     if (!apiKey) {
         logger.error('Alma api key is not configured');
         return service;
@@ -223,5 +232,6 @@ module.exports = {
     isAlmaOnShipment: isAlmaOnShipment,
     getSfccVersion: getSfccVersion,
     haveExcludedCategory: haveExcludedCategory,
-    formatItem: formatItem
+    formatItem: formatItem,
+    getApiKey: getApiKey
 };
diff --git a/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaSecurityHelper.js b/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaSecurityHelper.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21561ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaSecurityHelper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var Mac = require('dw/crypto/Mac');
+var Encoding = require('dw/crypto/Encoding');
+
+
+/**
+* Check is the IPN signature is valid
+* @param {string|null} almaSignature signature to check
+* @param {string} paymentId Paymewnt id
+* @param {string} key key to check the signature
+* @throws Error
+*/
+function checkIpnSignature(almaSignature, paymentId, key) {
+    if (!almaSignature) {
+        throw new Error('There is no signature in header');
+    }
+
+    var mac = new Mac(Mac.HMAC_SHA_256);
+    var hmac = mac.digest(paymentId, key);
+    var hmacHex = Encoding.toHex(hmac);
+
+    if (hmacHex !== almaSignature) {
+        throw new Error('Signature is not valid');
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    checkIpnSignature: checkIpnSignature
+};
diff --git a/test/mocks/helpers/almaSecurityHelper.js b/test/mocks/helpers/almaSecurityHelper.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31b8fd0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mocks/helpers/almaSecurityHelper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var proxyquire = require('proxyquire')
+    .noCallThru()
+    .noPreserveCache();
+
+function mac() {
+    return {
+        digest: function () {
+            return 'good_byte_signature';
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+var encoding = {
+    toHex: function () {
+        return '4545854d3b8704d4b21cf88bc8b5da5680c46b2ab9d45c8cffe6278d8a8b1860';
+    }
+};
+
+function proxyModel() {
+    return proxyquire('../../../cartridges/int_alma/cartridge/scripts/helpers/almaSecurityHelper', {
+        'dw/crypto/Mac': mac,
+        'dw/crypto/Encoding': encoding
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    almaSecurityHelper: proxyModel()
+};
diff --git a/test/unit/int_alma/scripts/helpers/almaSecurityHelperTest.js b/test/unit/int_alma/scripts/helpers/almaSecurityHelperTest.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c40899ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/int_alma/scripts/helpers/almaSecurityHelperTest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// almaSecurityHelper.js unit tests
+
+var assert = require('chai').assert;
+var almaSecurityHelper = require('../../../../mocks/helpers/almaSecurityHelper').almaSecurityHelper;
+var PAYMENT_ID = 'payment_id_test';
+var API_KEY = 'api_key_test';
+var BAD_SIGNATURE = 'bad_signature';
+var GOOD_SIGNATURE = '4545854d3b8704d4b21cf88bc8b5da5680c46b2ab9d45c8cffe6278d8a8b1860';
+
+describe('Alma security helper', function () {
+    it('checkIpnSignature throw error without signature in header', function () {
+        assert.throw(function () {
+            almaSecurityHelper.checkIpnSignature(null, PAYMENT_ID, API_KEY);
+        }, 'There is no signature in header');
+    });
+
+    it('checkIpnSignature throw error with bad signature', function () {
+        assert.throw(function () {
+            almaSecurityHelper.checkIpnSignature(BAD_SIGNATURE, PAYMENT_ID, '');
+        }, 'Signature is not valid');
+    });
+
+    it('checkIpnSignature not throw error with good signature', function () {
+        assert.doesNotThrow(function () {
+            almaSecurityHelper.checkIpnSignature(GOOD_SIGNATURE, PAYMENT_ID, API_KEY);
+        });
+    });
+});