diff --git a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp
index 5793ccf1..e3ad4be9 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ void WiFiClientSecure::setPrivateKey (const char *private_key)
     _private_key = private_key;
 }
 
+bool WiFiClientSecure::verify(const char* fp, const char* domain_name)
+{
+    if (!sslclient)
+        return false;
+
+    return verify_ssl_fingerprint(sslclient, fp, domain_name);
+}
+
 int WiFiClientSecure::lastError(char *buf, const size_t size)
 {
     if (!_lastError) {
diff --git a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.h b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.h
index d57669e7..60f24e79 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.h
+++ b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/WiFiClientSecure.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
     void setCACert(const char *rootCA);
     void setCertificate(const char *client_ca);
     void setPrivateKey (const char *private_key);
+    bool verify(const char* fingerprint, const char* domain_name);
 
     operator bool()
     {
diff --git a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/ssl_client.cpp b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/ssl_client.cpp
index d409c2ef..cab8e02a 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/ssl_client.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/ssl_client.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include <lwip/sockets.h>
 #include <lwip/sys.h>
 #include <lwip/netdb.h>
+#include <mbedtls/sha256.h>
+#include <mbedtls/oid.h>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <string>
 #include "ssl_client.h"
 
 
@@ -262,3 +266,145 @@ int get_ssl_receive(sslclient_context *ssl_client, uint8_t *data, int length)
     //log_v( "%d bytes read", ret);   //for low level debug
     return ret;
 }
+
+static bool parseHexNibble(char pb, uint8_t* res)
+{
+    if (pb >= '0' && pb <= '9') {
+        *res = (uint8_t) (pb - '0'); return true;
+    } else if (pb >= 'a' && pb <= 'f') {
+        *res = (uint8_t) (pb - 'a' + 10); return true;
+    } else if (pb >= 'A' && pb <= 'F') {
+        *res = (uint8_t) (pb - 'A' + 10); return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+// Compare a name from certificate and domain name, return true if they match
+static bool matchName(const std::string& name, const std::string& domainName)
+{
+    size_t wildcardPos = name.find('*');
+    if (wildcardPos == std::string::npos) {
+        // Not a wildcard, expect an exact match
+        return name == domainName;
+    }
+
+    size_t firstDotPos = name.find('.');
+    if (wildcardPos > firstDotPos) {
+        // Wildcard is not part of leftmost component of domain name
+        // Do not attempt to match (rfc6125 6.4.3.1)
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (wildcardPos != 0 || firstDotPos != 1) {
+        // Matching of wildcards such as baz*.example.com and b*z.example.com
+        // is optional. Maybe implement this in the future?
+        return false;
+    }
+    size_t domainNameFirstDotPos = domainName.find('.');
+    if (domainNameFirstDotPos == std::string::npos) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return domainName.substr(domainNameFirstDotPos) == name.substr(firstDotPos);
+}
+
+// Verifies certificate provided by the peer to match specified SHA256 fingerprint
+bool verify_ssl_fingerprint(sslclient_context *ssl_client, const char* fp, const char* domain_name)
+{
+    // Convert hex string to byte array
+    uint8_t fingerprint_local[32];
+    int len = strlen(fp);
+    int pos = 0;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(fingerprint_local); ++i) {
+        while (pos < len && ((fp[pos] == ' ') || (fp[pos] == ':'))) {
+            ++pos;
+        }
+        if (pos > len - 2) {
+            log_d("pos:%d len:%d fingerprint too short", pos, len);
+            return false;
+        }
+        uint8_t high, low;
+        if (!parseHexNibble(fp[pos], &high) || !parseHexNibble(fp[pos+1], &low)) {
+            log_d("pos:%d len:%d invalid hex sequence: %c%c", pos, len, fp[pos], fp[pos+1]);
+            return false;
+        }
+        pos += 2;
+        fingerprint_local[i] = low | (high << 4);
+    }
+
+    // Get certificate provided by the peer
+    const mbedtls_x509_crt* crt = mbedtls_ssl_get_peer_cert(&ssl_client->ssl_ctx);
+
+    if (!crt)
+    {
+        log_d("could not fetch peer certificate");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Calculate certificate's SHA256 fingerprint
+    uint8_t fingerprint_remote[32];
+    mbedtls_sha256_context sha256_ctx;
+    mbedtls_sha256_init(&sha256_ctx);
+    mbedtls_sha256_starts(&sha256_ctx, false);
+    mbedtls_sha256_update(&sha256_ctx, crt->raw.p, crt->raw.len);
+    mbedtls_sha256_finish(&sha256_ctx, fingerprint_remote);
+
+    // Check if fingerprints match
+    if (memcmp(fingerprint_local, fingerprint_remote, 32))
+    {
+        log_d("fingerprint doesn't match");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Additionally check if certificate has domain name if provided
+    if (domain_name)
+        return verify_ssl_dn(ssl_client, domain_name);
+    else
+        return true;
+}
+
+// Checks if peer certificate has specified domain in CN or SANs
+bool verify_ssl_dn(sslclient_context *ssl_client, const char* domain_name)
+{
+    log_d("domain name: '%s'", (domain_name)?domain_name:"(null)");
+    std::string domain_name_str(domain_name);
+    std::transform(domain_name_str.begin(), domain_name_str.end(), domain_name_str.begin(), ::tolower);
+
+    // Get certificate provided by the peer
+    const mbedtls_x509_crt* crt = mbedtls_ssl_get_peer_cert(&ssl_client->ssl_ctx);
+
+    // Check for domain name in SANs
+    const mbedtls_x509_sequence* san = &crt->subject_alt_names;
+    while (san != nullptr)
+    {
+        std::string san_str((const char*)san->buf.p, san->buf.len);
+        std::transform(san_str.begin(), san_str.end(), san_str.begin(), ::tolower);
+
+        if (matchName(san_str, domain_name_str))
+            return true;
+
+        log_d("SAN '%s': no match", san_str.c_str());
+
+        // Fetch next SAN
+        san = san->next;
+    }
+
+    // Check for domain name in CN
+    const mbedtls_asn1_named_data* common_name = &crt->subject;
+    while (common_name != nullptr)
+    {
+        // While iterating through DN objects, check for CN object
+        if (!MBEDTLS_OID_CMP(MBEDTLS_OID_AT_CN, &common_name->oid))
+        {
+            std::string common_name_str((const char*)common_name->val.p, common_name->val.len);
+
+            if (matchName(common_name_str, domain_name_str))
+                return true;
+
+            log_d("CN '%s': not match", common_name_str.c_str());
+        }
+
+        // Fetch next DN object
+        common_name = common_name->next;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/ssl_client.h b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/ssl_client.h
index 96903971..81e0b33a 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/ssl_client.h
+++ b/libraries/WiFiClientSecure/src/ssl_client.h
@@ -32,5 +32,7 @@ void stop_ssl_socket(sslclient_context *ssl_client, const char *rootCABuff, cons
 int data_to_read(sslclient_context *ssl_client);
 int send_ssl_data(sslclient_context *ssl_client, const uint8_t *data, uint16_t len);
 int get_ssl_receive(sslclient_context *ssl_client, uint8_t *data, int length);
+bool verify_ssl_fingerprint(sslclient_context *ssl_client, const char* fp, const char* domain_name);
+bool verify_ssl_dn(sslclient_context *ssl_client, const char* domain_name);
 
 #endif