diff --git a/api/app/Http/Controllers/V1/Partners/VdmController.php b/api/app/Http/Controllers/V1/Partners/VdmController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57697ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/Http/Controllers/V1/Partners/VdmController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\V1\Partners;
+
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Http\Requests\VdmRequest;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Salman\Mqtt\Facades\Mqtt;
+
+class VdmController extends Controller
+{
+    public function store(VdmRequest $request)
+    {
+//        $dbEvents = [];
+//        $mqttEvents = [];
+//        foreach ($request->get('event_alarm') as $ev) {
+//            $dbEvents[] = [
+//                'asset_id' => $request->get('asset_id'),
+//                'event_alarm_id' => $ev['event_alarm_id'],
+//                'event_alarm_char' => $ev['event_alarm_char'],
+//                'name' => isset($ev['name']) ? $ev['name'] : null,
+//                'time' => Carbon::createFromTimestamp($request->get('timestamp')),
+//            ];
+//            $mqttEvents[] = [
+//                'asset_id' => $request->get('asset_id'),
+//                'event_alarm_id' => $ev['event_alarm_id'],
+//                'event_alarm_char' => $ev['event_alarm_char'],
+//                'name' => isset($ev['name']) ? $ev['name'] : null,
+//                'time' => $request->get('timestamp'),
+//            ];
+//        }
+//
+//        // publish to MQTT Broker
+//        // Mqtt::ConnectAndPublish('adt/event', json_encode($mqttEvents), $request->user()->id);
+//        //Mqtt::ConnectAndPublish('adt/event', json_encode($mqttEvents), 1);
+//        //DB::table('vdm')->insert($dbEvents);
+
+        return response()->json(['success' => 'success'], 200);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/app/Http/Requests/VdmRequest.php b/api/app/Http/Requests/VdmRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4909bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/Http/Requests/VdmRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+
+class VdmRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function authorize()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function rules()
+    {
+        return [
+            'asset_id'      => 'required|string',
+            'timestamp'     => 'required|numeric', // unix timestamp is numeric
+            'cve'   => 'required|array',
+            'cve.*'   => 'string',
+            'cwe'   => 'required|array',
+            'cwe.*'   => 'string',
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/routes/api.php b/api/routes/api.php
index c5a864a..bd3a385 100644
--- a/api/routes/api.php
+++ b/api/routes/api.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
         Route::post('adt', 'V1\Partners\AdtController@store');
         Route::post('xlsiem', 'V1\Partners\XlsiemController@store');
+        Route::post('vdm', 'V1\Partners\VdmController@store');
 
         Route::group(['prefix' => 'ceptd'], function () {
             Route::get('start', 'V1\Components\CeptdController@start');