diff --git a/tools/scripts/image-peek.py b/tools/scripts/image-peek.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Usage:
+#   usage: image-peek.py [-h] [--header-size HEADER_SIZE] [--dump-payload OUT] [--verify-hash] [--verify-sig PUBKEY] [--alg {ecdsa-p256,ed25519}] image
+#
+# Example:
+#   ./tools/scripts/image-peek.py ./test_v1_signed.bin --verify-sig ./keystore_spki.der --alg ecdsa-p256
+
+import argparse, struct, hashlib, sys, datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+TYPE_NAMES = {
+    0x0001: "version",
+    0x0002: "timestamp",
+    0x0003: "hash",
+    0x0004: "attr",
+    0x0010: "pubkey_hint",
+    0x0020: "signature",
+}
+
+def read_file(path: Path) -> bytes:
+    return path.read_bytes()
+
+def parse_header(data: bytes, header_size: int = 0x100):
+    if len(data) < 8:
+        raise ValueError("Input too small to contain header")
+    magic = data[0:4]
+    size_le = struct.unpack("<I", data[4:8])[0]
+    off = 8
+    tlvs = []
+    while off < header_size:
+        while off < header_size and data[off] == 0xFF:
+            off += 1
+        if off + 4 > header_size:
+            break
+        t = struct.unpack("<H", data[off:off+2])[0]
+        l = struct.unpack("<H", data[off+2:off+4])[0]
+        off += 4
+        if off + l > header_size:
+            break
+        v = data[off:off+l]
+        off += l
+        tlvs.append((t, l, v))
+    return {"magic": magic, "size": size_le, "header_size": header_size, "tlvs": tlvs}
+
+def tlv_dict(tlvs):
+    d = {}
+    for (t, l, v) in tlvs:
+        d.setdefault(t, []).append((l, v))
+    return d
+
+# add this helper near the top-level functions, e.g., after tlv_dict()
+def find_tlv(data: bytes, header_size: int, ttype: int):
+    """
+    Scan the header TLV area and return (value_offset, value_len, tlv_start_offset)
+    for the first TLV matching 'ttype'. Returns None if not found.
+    """
+    off = 8  # skip magic(4) + size(4)
+    while off + 4 <= header_size:
+        # skip padding bytes 0xFF
+        while off < header_size and data[off] == 0xFF:
+            off += 1
+        if off + 4 > header_size:
+            break
+        t = int.from_bytes(data[off:off+2], "little")
+        l = int.from_bytes(data[off+2:off+4], "little")
+        tlv_hdr = off
+        off += 4
+        if off + l > header_size:
+            break
+        if t == ttype:
+            return (off, l, tlv_hdr)  # value starts at 'off'
+        off += l
+    return None
+
+def decode_timestamp(v: bytes):
+    ts = struct.unpack("<Q", v)[0]
+    try:
+        utc = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(ts).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")
+    except Exception:
+        utc = "out-of-range"
+    return ts, utc
+
+def hash_name_for_len(n: int):
+    if n == 32: return "sha256"
+    if n == 48: return "sha384"
+    if n == 64: return "sha512"
+    return None
+
+def compute_hash(payload: bytes, name: str):
+    import hashlib
+    h = hashlib.new(name)
+    h.update(payload)
+    return h.digest()
+
+def try_load_public_key(pubkey_path: Path):
+    try:
+        from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
+        data = read_file(pubkey_path)
+        try:
+            key = serialization.load_pem_public_key(data)
+            return key
+        except ValueError:
+            key = serialization.load_der_public_key(data)
+            return key
+    except Exception as e:
+        return e
+
+def verify_signature(pubkey, alg: str, firmware_hash: bytes, signature: bytes):
+    try:
+        from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ec, ed25519, utils
+        from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
+        from cryptography.exceptions import InvalidSignature
+    except Exception as e:
+        return False, f"cryptography not available: {e}"
+
+    if alg == "ecdsa-p256":
+        if not hasattr(pubkey, "verify"):
+            return False, "Public key object is not ECDSA-capable"
+        if len(signature) != 64:
+            return False, f"Expected 64-byte r||s, got {len(signature)} bytes"
+        r = int.from_bytes(signature[:32], "big")
+        s = int.from_bytes(signature[32:], "big")
+        from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.utils import encode_dss_signature
+        sig_der = encode_dss_signature(r, s)
+        hash_algo = {32: hashes.SHA256(), 48: hashes.SHA384(), 64: hashes.SHA512()}.get(len(firmware_hash))
+        if hash_algo is None:
+            return False, f"Unsupported hash length {len(firmware_hash)}"
+        try:
+            pubkey.verify(sig_der, firmware_hash, ec.ECDSA(utils.Prehashed(hash_algo)))
+            return True, "Signature OK (ECDSA)"
+        except InvalidSignature:
+            return False, "Invalid signature (ECDSA)"
+        except Exception as e:
+            return False, f"ECDSA verify error: {e}"
+
+    if alg == "ed25519":
+        try:
+            if not hasattr(pubkey, "verify"):
+                return False, "Public key object is not Ed25519-capable"
+            pubkey.verify(signature, firmware_hash)
+            return True, "Signature OK (Ed25519 over stored digest)"
+        except Exception as e:
+            return False, f"Ed25519 verify error: {e}"
+
+    return False, f"Unknown alg '{alg}'"
+
+def main():
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="wolfBoot image parser/validator")
+    ap.add_argument("image", help="Signed image file")
+    ap.add_argument("--header-size", type=lambda x: int(x, 0), default="0x100", help="Header size (default 0x100)")
+    ap.add_argument("--dump-payload", metavar="OUT", help="Write payload to this file")
+    ap.add_argument("--verify-hash", action="store_true", help="Compute and compare payload hash against the header")
+    ap.add_argument("--verify-sig", metavar="PUBKEY", help="Verify signature using a PEM/DER public key")
+    ap.add_argument("--alg", choices=["ecdsa-p256", "ed25519"], help="Signature algorithm (try to infer if omitted)")
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    img_path = Path(args.image)
+    data = read_file(img_path)
+
+    hdr = parse_header(data, header_size=args.header_size)
+    magic = hdr["magic"]; size = hdr["size"]; header_size = hdr["header_size"]; tlist = hdr["tlvs"]
+    d = tlv_dict(tlist)
+
+    print(f"Magic: {magic.decode('ascii', 'replace')} (raw: {magic.hex()})")
+    print(f"Payload size: {size} (0x{size:08X})")
+    print(f"Header size: {header_size} (0x{header_size:X})")
+
+    version = d.get(0x0001, [(None, None)])[0][1]
+    if version is not None:
+        print(f"Version: {struct.unpack('<I', version)[0]}")
+    if 0x0002 in d:
+        ts_val = d[0x0002][0][1]
+        ts, utc = decode_timestamp(ts_val)
+        print(f"Timestamp: {ts} ({utc})")
+    hash_bytes = d.get(0x0003, [(None, None)])[0][1]
+    if hash_bytes is not None:
+        print(f"Hash ({len(hash_bytes)} bytes): {hash_bytes.hex()}")
+    if 0x0010 in d:
+        hint = d[0x0010][0][1].hex()
+        print(f"Pubkey hint: {hint}")
+    sig = d.get(0x0020, [(None, None)])[0][1]
+    if sig is not None:
+        print(f"Signature ({len(sig)} bytes): {sig[:8].hex()}...{sig[-8:].hex()}")
+
+    if len(data) < header_size + size:
+        print(f"[WARN] File shorter ({len(data)} bytes) than header+payload ({header_size+size}). Hash/signature verification may fail.")
+    payload = data[header_size : header_size + size]
+
+    if args.dump_payload:
+        out = Path(args.dump_payload)
+        out.write_bytes(payload)
+        print(f"Wrote payload to: {out}")
+
+    if args.verify_hash:
+        if hash_bytes is None:
+            print("[HASH] No hash TLV found (type 0x0003)")
+        else:
+            # locate the actual SHA TLV and compute header_prefix || payload
+            sha_info = find_tlv(data, header_size, 0x0003)
+            if sha_info is None:
+                print("[HASH] Could not locate SHA TLV in header")
+            else:
+                sha_val_off, sha_len, sha_tlv_hdr = sha_info
+                # The header portion includes everything from start of image up to (but not including) Type+Len
+                header_prefix_end = sha_tlv_hdr  # exclude Type(2)+Len(2)
+                header_prefix = data[0:header_prefix_end]
+
+                # Payload is the declared 'size' bytes after the header
+                payload = data[header_size: header_size + size]
+
+                # pick hash by length
+                hname = hash_name_for_len(sha_len)
+                if not hname:
+                    print(f"[HASH] Unsupported hash length {sha_len}")
+                else:
+                    import hashlib
+                    h = hashlib.new(hname)
+                    h.update(header_prefix)
+                    h.update(payload)
+                    calc = h.digest()
+                    ok = (calc == hash_bytes)
+                    print(f"[HASH] Algorithm: {hname}  ->  {'OK' if ok else 'MISMATCH'}")
+                    if not ok:
+                        print(f"[HASH] expected: {hash_bytes.hex()}")
+                        print(f"[HASH] computed: {calc.hex()}")
+
+
+    if args.verify_sig:
+        if sig is None:
+            print("[SIG] No signature TLV found (type 0x0020)")
+        elif hash_bytes is None:
+            print("[SIG] Cannot verify without hash TLV (type 0x0003)")
+        else:
+            pubkey = try_load_public_key(Path(args.verify_sig))
+            if isinstance(pubkey, Exception):
+                print(f"[SIG] Failed to load public key: {pubkey}")
+            else:
+                alg = args.alg
+                if not alg:
+                    if len(sig) == 64 and len(hash_bytes) in (32,48,64):
+                        alg = "ecdsa-p256"
+                    else:
+                        print(f"[SIG] Cannot infer algorithm (sig={len(sig)} bytes, hash={len(hash_bytes) if hash_bytes else 0})")
+                        alg = "ecdsa-p256"
+                ok, msg = verify_signature(pubkey, alg, hash_bytes, sig)
+                print(f"[SIG] {msg} (alg={alg})")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tools/scripts/wolfboot-ecc-der-to-spki.py b/tools/scripts/wolfboot-ecc-der-to-spki.py
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index 0000000000..418ff39142
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Convert wolfBoot raw/public-key container to standard SPKI DER/PEM, next to input.
+# Usage:
+#
+#   ./tools/scripts/wolfboot-ecc-der-to-spki.py ./tools/keytools/keystore.der
+#
+# Optional:
+#   --curve p256|p384|p521  (only needed if auto-detect by length is not possible)
+#
+# Example (from [WOLFBOOT_ROOT]):
+#   ./tools/scripts/wolfboot-ecc-der-to-spki.py ./tools/keytools/keystore.der
+#
+import argparse
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def main():
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Convert a wolfBoot public key file to SPKI DER/PEM next to the input. "
+                    "Understands SPKI DER, raw X||Y (64/96/132), SEC1 0x04||X||Y (65/97/133), "
+                    "and wolfBoot 16+X||Y containers (80/112/148)."
+    )
+    ap.add_argument("input", help="Path to input public key file")
+    ap.add_argument("--curve", choices=["p256", "p384", "p521"], default=None,
+                    help="Curve override if auto-detect by size is not possible")
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    in_path = Path(args.input).resolve()
+    if not in_path.is_file():
+        print("ERROR: input path does not exist or is not a file:", in_path, file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(2)
+    raw = in_path.read_bytes()
+    ln = len(raw)
+
+    # Try SPKI DER first
+    key_obj = None
+    try:
+        from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
+        key_obj = serialization.load_der_public_key(raw)
+        # Success: already SPKI DER
+    except Exception:
+        key_obj = None
+
+    if key_obj is None:
+        # Not SPKI DER; normalize into SEC1 uncompressed, then import with curve
+        # Cases:
+        #  1) raw X||Y (64/96/132)
+        #  2) SEC1 0x04||X||Y (65/97/133)
+        #  3) wolfBoot 16+X||Y (80/112/148)
+        data = raw
+        is_sec1 = False
+
+        # Case 2: SEC1 uncompressed (leading 0x04, lengths 65/97/133)
+        if ln in (65, 97, 133) and raw[0] == 0x04:
+            sec1 = raw
+            is_sec1 = True
+            xy_len = ln - 1
+        # Case 3: wolfBoot container 16+X||Y
+        elif ln in (80, 112, 148):
+            # Strip the first 16 bytes, keep last 64/96/132
+            data = raw[16:]
+            if len(data) not in (64, 96, 132):
+                print("ERROR: Unexpected container size after stripping 16 bytes:", len(data), file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(3)
+            sec1 = b"\x04" + data
+            is_sec1 = True
+            xy_len = len(data)
+        # Case 1: raw X||Y
+        elif ln in (64, 96, 132):
+            sec1 = b"\x04" + raw
+            is_sec1 = True
+            xy_len = ln
+        else:
+            print("ERROR: Unrecognized input size:", ln, file=sys.stderr)
+            print("       Expected one of: SPKI DER, 64/96/132 (X||Y), 65/97/133 (SEC1), 80/112/148 (16+X||Y).", file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(3)
+
+        # Pick curve by X||Y size if not specified
+        curve = args.curve
+        if curve is None:
+            if xy_len == 64:
+                curve = "p256"
+            elif xy_len == 96:
+                curve = "p384"
+            elif xy_len == 132:
+                curve = "p521"
+            else:
+                print("ERROR: Cannot infer curve from length:", xy_len, file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(4)
+
+        from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ec
+        if curve == "p256":
+            crv = ec.SECP256R1()
+        elif curve == "p384":
+            crv = ec.SECP384R1()
+        else:
+            crv = ec.SECP521R1()
+
+        try:
+            key_obj = ec.EllipticCurvePublicKey.from_encoded_point(crv, sec1)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("ERROR: cannot wrap/parse key as SEC1/SPKI:", e, file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(5)
+
+    # Write SPKI next to input
+    out_der = in_path.with_name(in_path.stem + "_spki.der")
+    out_pem = in_path.with_name(in_path.stem + "_spki.pem")
+
+    from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
+    der = key_obj.public_bytes(
+        serialization.Encoding.DER,
+        serialization.PublicFormat.SubjectPublicKeyInfo
+    )
+    pem = key_obj.public_bytes(
+        serialization.Encoding.PEM,
+        serialization.PublicFormat.SubjectPublicKeyInfo
+    )
+    out_der.write_bytes(der)
+    out_pem.write_bytes(pem)
+
+    # Print SPKI SHA-256 for pubkey-hint comparison
+    try:
+        import hashlib, binascii
+        h = hashlib.sha256(der).digest()
+        print("Wrote:", out_der)
+        print("Wrote:", out_pem)
+        print("SPKI SHA-256 (hex):", binascii.hexlify(h).decode("ascii"))
+    except Exception:
+        print("Wrote:", out_der)
+        print("Wrote:", out_pem)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()