diff --git a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Auth/Ocsp/OcspHandler.cs b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Auth/Ocsp/OcspHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14a6499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Auth/Ocsp/OcspHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+// Copyright 2012-2026 The NATS Authors
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Auth.CertificateIdentityProvider;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// OCSP helper functions mapped from server/ocsp.go package-level helpers.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class OcspHandler
+{
+    private const string CertPemLabel = "CERTIFICATE";
+
+    internal static (List<X509Certificate2>? certificates, Exception? error) ParseCertPEM(string name)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var text = File.ReadAllText(name);
+            var span = text.AsSpan();
+            var certificates = new List<X509Certificate2>();
+
+            while (PemEncoding.TryFind(span, out var fields))
+            {
+                var label = span[fields.Label].ToString();
+                if (!string.Equals(label, CertPemLabel, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                {
+                    return (null, new InvalidOperationException($"unexpected PEM certificate type: {label}"));
+                }
+
+                var derBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(span[fields.Base64Data].ToString());
+                certificates.Add(new X509Certificate2(derBytes));
+                span = span[fields.Location.End..];
+            }
+
+            if (certificates.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return (null, new InvalidOperationException("failed to parse certificate pem"));
+            }
+
+            return (certificates, null);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return (null, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal static (X509Certificate2? issuer, Exception? error) GetOCSPIssuerLocally(
+        IReadOnlyList<X509Certificate2> trustedCAs,
+        IReadOnlyList<X509Certificate2> certBundle)
+    {
+        if (certBundle.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return (null, new InvalidOperationException("invalid ocsp ca configuration"));
+        }
+
+        var leaf = certBundle[0];
+        if (certBundle.Count > 1)
+        {
+            var issuerCandidate = certBundle[1];
+            if (!string.Equals(leaf.Issuer, issuerCandidate.Subject, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                return (null, new InvalidOperationException("invalid issuer configuration: issuer subject mismatch"));
+            }
+            return (issuerCandidate, null);
+        }
+
+        using var chain = new X509Chain();
+        chain.ChainPolicy.RevocationMode = X509RevocationMode.NoCheck;
+        chain.ChainPolicy.VerificationFlags = X509VerificationFlags.AllowUnknownCertificateAuthority;
+
+        if (trustedCAs.Count > 0)
+        {
+            chain.ChainPolicy.TrustMode = X509ChainTrustMode.CustomRootTrust;
+            foreach (var ca in trustedCAs)
+            {
+                chain.ChainPolicy.CustomTrustStore.Add(ca);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!chain.Build(leaf) || chain.ChainElements.Count < 2)
+        {
+            return (null, null);
+        }
+
+        return (chain.ChainElements[1].Certificate, null);
+    }
+
+    internal static (X509Certificate2? issuer, Exception? error) GetOCSPIssuer(string caFile, IReadOnlyList<byte[]> chain)
+    {
+        var trustedCAs = new List<X509Certificate2>();
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(caFile))
+        {
+            var (parsed, parseError) = ParseCertPEM(caFile);
+            if (parseError != null)
+            {
+                return (null, new InvalidOperationException($"failed to parse ca_file: {parseError.Message}", parseError));
+            }
+
+            trustedCAs.AddRange(parsed!);
+        }
+
+        var certBundle = new List<X509Certificate2>(chain.Count);
+        foreach (var certBytes in chain)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                certBundle.Add(new X509Certificate2(certBytes));
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                return (null, new InvalidOperationException($"failed to parse cert: {ex.Message}", ex));
+            }
+        }
+
+        var (issuer, issuerError) = GetOCSPIssuerLocally(trustedCAs, certBundle);
+        if (issuerError != null || issuer == null)
+        {
+            return (null, new InvalidOperationException("no issuers found"));
+        }
+
+        if (!IsCertificateAuthority(issuer))
+        {
+            return (null, new InvalidOperationException(
+                string.Create(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"{issuer.Subject} invalid ca basic constraints: is not ca")));
+        }
+
+        return (issuer, null);
+    }
+
+    internal static string OcspStatusString(int status) => status switch
+    {
+        0 => "good",
+        1 => "revoked",
+        _ => "unknown",
+    };
+
+    internal static Exception? ValidOCSPResponse(OcspResponse response, DateTime? nowUtc = null)
+    {
+        var now = nowUtc ?? DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        if (response.NextUpdate != DateTime.MinValue && response.NextUpdate < now)
+        {
+            var t = response.NextUpdate.ToString("O", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            return new InvalidOperationException($"invalid ocsp NextUpdate, is past time: {t}");
+        }
+
+        if (response.ThisUpdate > now)
+        {
+            var t = response.ThisUpdate.ToString("O", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            return new InvalidOperationException($"invalid ocsp ThisUpdate, is future time: {t}");
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    internal static (OcspResponse? response, Exception? error) ParseOcspResponse(byte[] raw)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var parsed = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SerializedOcspResponse>(raw);
+            if (parsed == null)
+            {
+                return (null, new InvalidOperationException("failed to parse OCSP response"));
+            }
+
+            var status = parsed.Status switch
+            {
+                0 => OcspStatusAssertion.Good,
+                1 => OcspStatusAssertion.Revoked,
+                _ => OcspStatusAssertion.Unknown,
+            };
+
+            var response = new OcspResponse
+            {
+                Status = status,
+                ThisUpdate = parsed.ThisUpdate,
+                NextUpdate = parsed.NextUpdate ?? DateTime.MinValue,
+            };
+
+            return (response, null);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return (null, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsCertificateAuthority(X509Certificate2 cert)
+    {
+        foreach (var extension in cert.Extensions)
+        {
+            if (extension is X509BasicConstraintsExtension basicConstraints)
+            {
+                return basicConstraints.CertificateAuthority;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class SerializedOcspResponse
+    {
+        public int Status { get; set; }
+        public DateTime ThisUpdate { get; set; }
+        public DateTime? NextUpdate { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Auth/Ocsp/OcspTypes.cs b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Auth/Ocsp/OcspTypes.cs
index fe6742a..7a078e8 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Auth/Ocsp/OcspTypes.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server/Auth/Ocsp/OcspTypes.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text;
+using ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Auth.CertificateIdentityProvider;
 
 namespace ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Auth.Ocsp;
 
@@ -71,9 +73,15 @@ internal sealed class OcspStaple
 /// </summary>
 internal sealed class OcspMonitor
 {
+    private const string DefaultOcspStoreDir = "ocsp";
+    private static readonly TimeSpan DefaultOcspCheckInterval = TimeSpan.FromHours(24);
+    private static readonly TimeSpan MinOcspCheckInterval = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2);
+
     private readonly Lock _mu = new();
     private Timer? _timer;
     private readonly OcspStaple _staple = new();
+    private byte[]? _raw;
+    private OcspResponse? _response;
 
     /// <summary>Path to the TLS certificate file being monitored.</summary>
     public string?    CertFile       { get; set; }
@@ -93,9 +101,229 @@ internal sealed class OcspMonitor
     /// <summary>The owning server instance.</summary>
     public NatsServer? Server        { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>The monitored certificate leaf.</summary>
+    public X509Certificate2? Leaf { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>The monitored certificate issuer.</summary>
+    public X509Certificate2? Issuer { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>HTTP client for remote OCSP fetch attempts.</summary>
+    public HttpClient? HttpClient { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>When true, monitor exits on revoked/unknown status.</summary>
+    public bool ShutdownOnRevoke { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>The synchronisation lock for this monitor's mutable state.</summary>
     public Lock Mu => _mu;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Calculates the next polling delay based on <see cref="OcspResponse.NextUpdate"/>.
+    /// Mirrors Go <c>OCSPMonitor.getNextRun</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal TimeSpan GetNextRun()
+    {
+        DateTime nextUpdate;
+        lock (_mu)
+        {
+            nextUpdate = _response?.NextUpdate ?? DateTime.MinValue;
+        }
+
+        if (nextUpdate == DateTime.MinValue)
+        {
+            return DefaultOcspCheckInterval;
+        }
+
+        var duration = (nextUpdate - DateTime.UtcNow) / 2;
+        if (duration < TimeSpan.Zero)
+        {
+            return MinOcspCheckInterval;
+        }
+
+        return duration;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns currently cached OCSP raw bytes and parsed response.
+    /// Mirrors Go <c>OCSPMonitor.getCacheStatus</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal (byte[]? raw, OcspResponse? response) GetCacheStatus()
+    {
+        lock (_mu)
+        {
+            return (_raw is null ? null : [.. _raw], _response);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Resolves OCSP status from cache, local store, then remote fetch fallback.
+    /// Mirrors Go <c>OCSPMonitor.getStatus</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal (byte[]? raw, OcspResponse? response, Exception? error) GetStatus()
+    {
+        var (cachedRaw, cachedResponse) = GetCacheStatus();
+        if (cachedRaw is { Length: > 0 } && cachedResponse != null)
+        {
+            var validityError = OcspHandler.ValidOCSPResponse(cachedResponse);
+            if (validityError == null)
+            {
+                return (cachedRaw, cachedResponse, null);
+            }
+        }
+
+        var (localRaw, localResponse, localError) = GetLocalStatus();
+        if (localError == null)
+        {
+            return (localRaw, localResponse, null);
+        }
+
+        return GetRemoteStatus();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Loads and validates an OCSP response from local store_dir cache.
+    /// Mirrors Go <c>OCSPMonitor.getLocalStatus</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal (byte[]? raw, OcspResponse? response, Exception? error) GetLocalStatus()
+    {
+        var storeDir = Server?.Options.StoreDir ?? string.Empty;
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(storeDir))
+        {
+            return (null, null, new InvalidOperationException("store_dir not set"));
+        }
+
+        if (Leaf == null)
+        {
+            return (null, null, new InvalidOperationException("leaf certificate not set"));
+        }
+
+        var key = Convert.ToHexString(SHA256.HashData(Leaf.RawData)).ToLowerInvariant();
+        var path = Path.Combine(storeDir, DefaultOcspStoreDir, key);
+
+        byte[] raw;
+        try
+        {
+            lock (_mu)
+            {
+                raw = File.ReadAllBytes(path);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return (null, null, ex);
+        }
+
+        var (response, parseError) = OcspHandler.ParseOcspResponse(raw);
+        if (parseError != null)
+        {
+            return (null, null, new InvalidOperationException($"failed to get local status: {parseError.Message}", parseError));
+        }
+
+        var validityError = OcspHandler.ValidOCSPResponse(response!);
+        if (validityError != null)
+        {
+            return (null, null, validityError);
+        }
+
+        lock (_mu)
+        {
+            _raw = [.. raw];
+            _response = response;
+            _staple.Response = [.. raw];
+            _staple.NextUpdate = response!.NextUpdate;
+        }
+
+        return (raw, response, null);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attempts to fetch OCSP status remotely from configured responders.
+    /// Mirrors Go <c>OCSPMonitor.getRemoteStatus</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal (byte[]? raw, OcspResponse? response, Exception? error) GetRemoteStatus()
+    {
+        var responders = Server?.Options.OcspConfig?.OverrideUrls ?? [];
+        if (responders.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return (null, null, new InvalidOperationException("no available ocsp servers"));
+        }
+
+        return (null, null, new InvalidOperationException("remote OCSP fetching is not implemented"));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Monitor loop that periodically refreshes OCSP status.
+    /// Mirrors Go <c>OCSPMonitor.run</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal async Task Run(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var (_, response, error) = GetStatus();
+        if (error != null || response == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var nextRun = response.Status == OcspStatusAssertion.Good
+            ? GetNextRun()
+            : MinOcspCheckInterval;
+
+        if (response.Status != OcspStatusAssertion.Good && ShutdownOnRevoke)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await Task.Delay(nextRun, cancellationToken);
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var (_, updated, updateError) = GetRemoteStatus();
+            if (updateError != null || updated == null)
+            {
+                nextRun = GetNextRun();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (updated.Status != OcspStatusAssertion.Good)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            nextRun = GetNextRun();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Writes OCSP bytes to a temporary file and atomically renames to target.
+    /// Mirrors Go <c>OCSPMonitor.writeOCSPStatus</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal Exception? WriteOCSPStatus(string storeDir, string file, byte[] data)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var ocspDir = Path.Combine(storeDir, DefaultOcspStoreDir);
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(ocspDir);
+
+            var tempPath = Path.Combine(ocspDir, $"tmp-cert-status-{Path.GetRandomFileName()}");
+            File.WriteAllBytes(tempPath, data);
+
+            lock (_mu)
+            {
+                File.Move(tempPath, Path.Combine(ocspDir, file), overwrite: true);
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return ex;
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>Starts the background OCSP refresh timer.</summary>
     public void Start()
     {
@@ -109,7 +337,12 @@ internal sealed class OcspMonitor
                 lock (_mu)
                 {
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(OcspStapleFile) && File.Exists(OcspStapleFile))
+                    {
                         _staple.Response = File.ReadAllBytes(OcspStapleFile);
+                        _raw = [.. _staple.Response];
+                        var (response, _) = OcspHandler.ParseOcspResponse(_raw);
+                        _response = response;
+                    }
                     _staple.NextUpdate = DateTime.UtcNow + CheckInterval;
                 }
             }, null, TimeSpan.Zero, CheckInterval);
diff --git a/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/Auth/OcspFoundationTests.cs b/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/Auth/OcspFoundationTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..266bde6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotnet/tests/ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests/Auth/OcspFoundationTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Shouldly;
+using ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server;
+using ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Auth.CertificateIdentityProvider;
+using ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Auth.Ocsp;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.NatsNet.Server.Tests.Auth;
+
+public sealed class OcspFoundationTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly List<string> _tempDirs = [];
+    private readonly List<X509Certificate2> _certs = [];
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetNextRun_NoCachedResponse_ReturnsDefaultInterval()
+    {
+        var monitor = new OcspMonitor();
+
+        monitor.GetNextRun().ShouldBe(TimeSpan.FromHours(24));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetLocalStatus_StoreDirMissing_ReturnsError()
+    {
+        var monitor = new OcspMonitor
+        {
+            Server = NewServer(new ServerOptions()),
+            Leaf = CreateSelfSignedCertificate("CN=leaf"),
+            Issuer = CreateSelfSignedCertificate("CN=issuer"),
+        };
+
+        var (_, _, err) = monitor.GetLocalStatus();
+
+        err.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        err!.Message.ShouldContain("store_dir");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetStatus_UsesLocalStatus_WhenCacheIsEmpty()
+    {
+        var dir = MakeTempDir();
+        var monitor = NewMonitorWithStore(dir);
+        var key = GetLeafKey(monitor.Leaf!);
+        var responseBytes = SerializeResponse(
+            status: (int)OcspStatusAssertion.Good,
+            thisUpdate: DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-1),
+            nextUpdate: DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(1));
+
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(dir, "ocsp"));
+        File.WriteAllBytes(Path.Combine(dir, "ocsp", key), responseBytes);
+
+        var (raw, response, err) = monitor.GetStatus();
+
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        raw.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        response.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        response.Status.ShouldBe(OcspStatusAssertion.Good);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetRemoteStatus_NoResponders_ReturnsError()
+    {
+        var monitor = NewMonitorWithStore(MakeTempDir());
+
+        var (_, _, err) = monitor.GetRemoteStatus();
+
+        err.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        err!.Message.ShouldContain("no available ocsp servers");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WriteOcspStatus_ValidPath_WritesFile()
+    {
+        var dir = MakeTempDir();
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(dir, "ocsp"));
+        var monitor = NewMonitorWithStore(dir);
+
+        var err = monitor.WriteOCSPStatus(dir, "status.bin", [1, 2, 3, 4]);
+
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        var path = Path.Combine(dir, "ocsp", "status.bin");
+        File.Exists(path).ShouldBeTrue();
+        File.ReadAllBytes(path).ShouldBe([1, 2, 3, 4]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Run_CancelledToken_Completes()
+    {
+        var monitor = new OcspMonitor();
+        using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cts.Cancel();
+
+        await monitor.Run(cts.Token);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseCertPem_CertificateFile_ReturnsCertificate()
+    {
+        var cert = CreateSelfSignedCertificate("CN=parsecert");
+        var path = Path.Combine(MakeTempDir(), "ca.pem");
+        File.WriteAllText(path, cert.ExportCertificatePem());
+
+        var (certs, err) = OcspHandler.ParseCertPEM(path);
+
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        certs.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        certs.Count.ShouldBe(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetOcspIssuerLocally_LeafAndIssuerBundle_ReturnsIssuer()
+    {
+        var (leaf, issuer) = CreateLeafAndIssuer();
+
+        var (resolvedIssuer, err) = OcspHandler.GetOCSPIssuerLocally([], [leaf, issuer]);
+
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        resolvedIssuer.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        resolvedIssuer!.Subject.ShouldBe(issuer.Subject);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetOcspIssuer_WithChain_ReturnsIssuer()
+    {
+        var (leaf, issuer) = CreateLeafAndIssuer();
+        var chain = new[] { leaf.RawData, issuer.RawData };
+
+        var (resolvedIssuer, err) = OcspHandler.GetOCSPIssuer(string.Empty, chain);
+
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        resolvedIssuer.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        resolvedIssuer!.Subject.ShouldBe(issuer.Subject);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0, "good")]
+    [InlineData(1, "revoked")]
+    [InlineData(99, "unknown")]
+    public void OcspStatusString_AnyStatus_ReturnsExpectedString(int status, string expected)
+    {
+        OcspHandler.OcspStatusString(status).ShouldBe(expected);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidOcspResponse_ExpiredNextUpdate_ReturnsError()
+    {
+        var response = new OcspResponse
+        {
+            Status = OcspStatusAssertion.Good,
+            ThisUpdate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-2),
+            NextUpdate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-1),
+        };
+
+        var err = OcspHandler.ValidOCSPResponse(response);
+
+        err.ShouldNotBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidOcspResponse_CurrentResponse_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        var response = new OcspResponse
+        {
+            Status = OcspStatusAssertion.Good,
+            ThisUpdate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-1),
+            NextUpdate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(10),
+        };
+
+        var err = OcspHandler.ValidOCSPResponse(response);
+
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        foreach (var cert in _certs)
+        {
+            cert.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        foreach (var dir in _tempDirs)
+        {
+            try { Directory.Delete(dir, recursive: true); } catch { }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private NatsServer NewServer(ServerOptions options)
+    {
+        var (server, err) = NatsServer.NewServer(options);
+        err.ShouldBeNull();
+        return server!;
+    }
+
+    private OcspMonitor NewMonitorWithStore(string storeDir)
+    {
+        var opts = new ServerOptions
+        {
+            StoreDir = storeDir,
+            OcspConfig = new OcspConfig(),
+        };
+
+        return new OcspMonitor
+        {
+            Server = NewServer(opts),
+            Leaf = CreateSelfSignedCertificate("CN=leaf"),
+            Issuer = CreateSelfSignedCertificate("CN=issuer"),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private string MakeTempDir()
+    {
+        var path = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "ocsp-foundation-" + Path.GetRandomFileName());
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
+        _tempDirs.Add(path);
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    private X509Certificate2 CreateSelfSignedCertificate(string subjectName)
+    {
+        var request = new CertificateRequest(
+            subjectName,
+            RSA.Create(2048),
+            HashAlgorithmName.SHA256,
+            RSASignaturePadding.Pkcs1);
+
+        var cert = request.CreateSelfSigned(
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(-1),
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(30));
+
+        _certs.Add(cert);
+        return cert;
+    }
+
+    private (X509Certificate2 leaf, X509Certificate2 issuer) CreateLeafAndIssuer()
+    {
+        var issuerRequest = new CertificateRequest(
+            "CN=issuer",
+            RSA.Create(2048),
+            HashAlgorithmName.SHA256,
+            RSASignaturePadding.Pkcs1);
+        issuerRequest.CertificateExtensions.Add(new X509BasicConstraintsExtension(true, false, 0, true));
+        issuerRequest.CertificateExtensions.Add(new X509SubjectKeyIdentifierExtension(issuerRequest.PublicKey, false));
+
+        var issuer = issuerRequest.CreateSelfSigned(
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(-2),
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(365));
+
+        var leafRequest = new CertificateRequest(
+            "CN=leaf",
+            RSA.Create(2048),
+            HashAlgorithmName.SHA256,
+            RSASignaturePadding.Pkcs1);
+        leafRequest.CertificateExtensions.Add(new X509BasicConstraintsExtension(false, false, 0, true));
+        leafRequest.CertificateExtensions.Add(new X509SubjectKeyIdentifierExtension(leafRequest.PublicKey, false));
+
+        var serial = new byte[16];
+        RandomNumberGenerator.Fill(serial);
+        var leaf = leafRequest.Create(
+            issuer,
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(-1),
+            DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(90),
+            serial);
+
+        _certs.Add(issuer);
+        _certs.Add(leaf);
+        return (leaf, issuer);
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] SerializeResponse(int status, DateTime thisUpdate, DateTime nextUpdate)
+    {
+        var payload = new
+        {
+            Status = status,
+            ThisUpdate = thisUpdate,
+            NextUpdate = nextUpdate,
+        };
+        return JsonSerializer.SerializeToUtf8Bytes(payload);
+    }
+
+    private static string GetLeafKey(X509Certificate2 cert)
+    {
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(cert.RawData);
+        return Convert.ToHexString(hash).ToLowerInvariant();
+    }
+}
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