diff --git a/circuits/circuits/tests/utils/rsapss_verifier.circom b/circuits/circuits/tests/utils/rsapss_verifier.circom
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+include "../../utils/RSASSAPSS_padded.circom";
+
+template RSAPSSVerifier(n,k,max_bytes) {
+    signal input signature[k];
+    signal input modulus[k];
+    signal input raw_message[max_bytes];
+    signal input raw_message_padded_bytes;
+
+    component rsaDecode = RSASSAPSS_Decode(n, k);
+    rsaDecode.signature <== signature;
+    rsaDecode.modulus <== modulus;
+    var emLen = div_ceil(n * k, 8);
+    signal encodedMessage[emLen] <== rsaDecode.eM;
+
+    component rsaVerify = RSASSAPSSVerify_SHA256(n * k, max_bytes);
+    rsaVerify.eM <== encodedMessage;
+    rsaVerify.message <== raw_message;
+    rsaVerify.messagePaddedLen <== raw_message_padded_bytes;
+}
+component main = RSAPSSVerifier(64,32, 960);
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diff --git a/circuits/scripts/build_utils_circuits.sh b/circuits/scripts/build_utils_circuits.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source "scripts/download_ptau.sh"
+
+    echo "compiling circuit rsapss_verifier"
+    circom circuits/tests/utils/rsapss_verifier.circom -l node_modules -l ./node_modules/@zk-kit/binary-merkle-root.circom/src -l ./node_modules/circomlib/circuits --r1cs --O1 --wasm -c --output build
diff --git a/circuits/tests/utils/rsapss_verifier.test.ts b/circuits/tests/utils/rsapss_verifier.test.ts
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+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { X509Certificate } from 'crypto';
+import path from 'path';
+import { getCSCAInputs, getTBSHash } from '../../../common/src/utils/csca';
+const wasm_tester = require('circom_tester').wasm;
+import forge from 'node-forge';
+
+import {
+  mock_dsc_sha256_rsapss_2048,
+  mock_csca_sha256_rsapss_2048,
+} from '../../../common/src/constants/mockCertificates';
+
+function loadCertificates(dscCertContent: string, cscaCertContent: string) {
+  const dscCert = new X509Certificate(dscCertContent);
+  const cscaCert = new X509Certificate(cscaCertContent);
+  const dscCert_forge = forge.pki.certificateFromPem(dscCertContent);
+  const cscaCert_forge = forge.pki.certificateFromPem(cscaCertContent);
+
+  return { dscCert, cscaCert, dscCert_forge, cscaCert_forge };
+}
+
+describe('RSAPSS Verifier', function () {
+  this.timeout(0);
+  let circuit;
+
+  this.beforeAll(async () => {
+    const circuitPath = path.resolve(
+      __dirname,
+      '../../circuits/tests/utils/rsapss_verifier.circom'
+    );
+    circuit = await wasm_tester(circuitPath, {
+      include: [
+        'node_modules',
+        './node_modules/@zk-kit/binary-merkle-root.circom/src',
+        './node_modules/circomlib/circuits',
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+  describe('Circuit', () => {
+    it('should compile and load the circuit', () => {
+      expect(circuit).not.to.be.undefined;
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('SHA-256 certificates', async () => {
+    const { dscCert, cscaCert, dscCert_forge, cscaCert_forge } = loadCertificates(
+      mock_dsc_sha256_rsapss_2048,
+      mock_csca_sha256_rsapss_2048
+    );
+    const n = 64;
+    const k = 32;
+
+    it('should verify DSC has been signed by the CSCA', () => {
+      const isVerified = dscCert.verify(cscaCert.publicKey);
+      console.log(`SHA-256 DSC certificate verification result: ${isVerified}`);
+      expect(isVerified).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('should extract and log certificate information', async () => {
+      const csca_inputs = getCSCAInputs('0', dscCert_forge, cscaCert_forge, n, k, n, k, 960, true);
+      // const tbsCertificateHashFormatted = getTBSHash(dscCert_forge, 'sha256', n, k);
+
+      const inputs = {
+        raw_message: csca_inputs.raw_dsc_cert,
+        raw_message_padded_bytes: csca_inputs.raw_dsc_cert_padded_bytes,
+        signature: csca_inputs.dsc_signature,
+        modulus: csca_inputs.csca_modulus,
+      };
+      //const witness = await circuit.calculateWitness(inputs, true);
+    });
+  });
+});