diff --git a/internal/conf/configuration.go b/internal/conf/configuration.go
index b3a5b9613..d23598795 100644
--- a/internal/conf/configuration.go
+++ b/internal/conf/configuration.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var postgresNamesRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]{0,62}$`)
 // So this 4 * Math.ceil(24/3) = 32 and 4 * Math.ceil(64/3) = 88 for symmetric secrets
 // Since Ed25519 key is 32 bytes so we have 4 * Math.ceil(32/3) = 44
 var symmetricSecretFormat = regexp.MustCompile(`^v1,whsec_[A-Za-z0-9+/=]{32,88}`)
-var asymmetricSecretFormat = regexp.MustCompile(`^v1a,whpk_[A-Za-z0-9+/=]{44,};whsk_[A-Za-z0-9+/=]{44,}$`)
+var asymmetricSecretFormat = regexp.MustCompile(`^v1a,whpk_[A-Za-z0-9+/=]{44,}:whsk_[A-Za-z0-9+/=]{44,}$`)
 
 // Time is used to represent timestamps in the configuration, as envconfig has
 // trouble parsing empty strings, due to time.Time.UnmarshalText().
@@ -452,11 +452,25 @@ type HookConfiguration struct {
 	CustomSMSProvider           ExtensibilityPointConfiguration `json:"custom_sms_provider" split_words:"true"`
 }
 
+type HTTPHookSecrets []string
+
+func (h *HTTPHookSecrets) Decode(value string) error {
+	parts := strings.Split(value, "|")
+	for _, part := range parts {
+		if part != "" {
+			*h = append(*h, part)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type ExtensibilityPointConfiguration struct {
-	URI             string   `json:"uri"`
-	Enabled         bool     `json:"enabled"`
-	HookName        string   `json:"hook_name"`
-	HTTPHookSecrets []string `json:"secrets"`
+	URI      string `json:"uri"`
+	Enabled  bool   `json:"enabled"`
+	HookName string `json:"hook_name"`
+	// We use | as a separator for keys and : as a separator for keys within a keypair. For instance: v1,whsec_test|v1a,whpk_myother:v1a,whsk_testkey|v1,whsec_secret3
+	HTTPHookSecrets []string `json:"secrets" envconfig:"secrets"`
 }
 
 func (h *HookConfiguration) Validate() error {
diff --git a/internal/conf/configuration_test.go b/internal/conf/configuration_test.go
index e802b8f43..f881857bf 100644
--- a/internal/conf/configuration_test.go
+++ b/internal/conf/configuration_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,57 @@ func TestPasswordRequiredCharactersDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHTTPHookSecretsDecode(t *testing.T) {
+	examples := []struct {
+		Value  string
+		Result []string
+	}{
+		{
+			Value:  "v1,whsec_secret1|v1a,whpk_secrets:whsk_secret2|v1,whsec_secret3",
+			Result: []string{"v1,whsec_secret1", "v1a,whpk_secrets:whsk_secret2", "v1,whsec_secret3"},
+		},
+		{
+			Value:  "v1,whsec_singlesecret",
+			Result: []string{"v1,whsec_singlesecret"},
+		},
+		{
+			Value:  " ",
+			Result: []string{" "},
+		},
+		{
+			Value:  "",
+			Result: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			Value: "|a|b|c",
+			Result: []string{
+				"a",
+				"b",
+				"c",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Value:  "||||",
+			Result: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			Value:  "::",
+			Result: []string{"::"},
+		},
+		{
+			Value:  "secret1::secret3",
+			Result: []string{"secret1::secret3"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, example := range examples {
+		var into HTTPHookSecrets
+
+		require.NoError(t, into.Decode(example.Value), "Example %d failed with error", i)
+		require.Equal(t, []string(into), example.Result, "Example %d got unexpected result", i)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestValidateExtensibilityPointURI(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		desc        string
@@ -138,11 +189,11 @@ func TestValidateExtensibilityPointSecrets(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		// Positive test cases
 		{desc: "Valid Symmetric Secret", secret: []string{"v1,whsec_NDYzODhlNTY0ZGI1OWZjYTU2NjMwN2FhYzM3YzBkMWQ0NzVjNWRkNTJmZDU0MGNhYTAzMjVjNjQzMzE3Mjk2Zg====="}, expectError: false},
-		{desc: "Valid Asymmetric Secret", secret: []string{"v1a,whpk_NDYzODhlNTY0ZGI1OWZjYTU2NjMwN2FhYzM3YzBkMWQ0NzVjNWRkNTJmZDU0MGNhYTAzMjVjNjQzMzE3Mjk2Zg==;whsk_abc889a6b1160015025064f108a48d6aba1c7c95fa8e304b4d225e8ae0121511"}, expectError: false},
-		{desc: "Valid Mix of Symmetric and asymmetric Secret", secret: []string{"v1,whsec_2b49264c90fd15db3bb0e05f4e1547b9c183eb06d585be8a", "v1a,whpk_46388e564db59fca566307aac37c0d1d475c5dd52fd540caa0325c643317296f;whsk_YWJjODg5YTZiMTE2MDAxNTAyNTA2NGYxMDhhNDhkNmFiYTFjN2M5NWZhOGUzMDRiNGQyMjVlOGFlMDEyMTUxMSI="}, expectError: false},
+		{desc: "Valid Asymmetric Secret", secret: []string{"v1a,whpk_NDYzODhlNTY0ZGI1OWZjYTU2NjMwN2FhYzM3YzBkMWQ0NzVjNWRkNTJmZDU0MGNhYTAzMjVjNjQzMzE3Mjk2Zg==:whsk_abc889a6b1160015025064f108a48d6aba1c7c95fa8e304b4d225e8ae0121511"}, expectError: false},
+		{desc: "Valid Mix of Symmetric and asymmetric Secret", secret: []string{"v1,whsec_2b49264c90fd15db3bb0e05f4e1547b9c183eb06d585be8a", "v1a,whpk_46388e564db59fca566307aac37c0d1d475c5dd52fd540caa0325c643317296f:whsk_YWJjODg5YTZiMTE2MDAxNTAyNTA2NGYxMDhhNDhkNmFiYTFjN2M5NWZhOGUzMDRiNGQyMjVlOGFlMDEyMTUxMSI="}, expectError: false},
 
 		// Negative test cases
-		{desc: "Invalid Asymmetric Secret", secret: []string{"v1a,john;jill", "jill"}, expectError: true},
+		{desc: "Invalid Asymmetric Secret", secret: []string{"v1a,john:jill", "jill"}, expectError: true},
 		{desc: "Invalid Symmetric Secret", secret: []string{"tommy"}, expectError: true},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {