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# Signing

All POST requests require signing, whereas GET and websocket subscriptions do not.\
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We *strongly* recommend following the [Pacifica Python SDK](https://github.com/pacifica-fi/python-sdk) to generate signatures and submit trading requests. The following example explains the key steps in constructing valid signatures.