diff --git a/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp b/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
index 39f2a1fd..286394c4 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
@@ -661,22 +661,15 @@ bool
 SecureSocket::verifyCertFingerprint()
 {
     // calculate received certificate fingerprint
-    X509 *cert = cert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(m_ssl->m_ssl);
-    EVP_MD* tempDigest;
-    unsigned char tempFingerprint[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE];
-    unsigned int tempFingerprintLen;
-    tempDigest = (EVP_MD*)EVP_sha1();
-    int digestResult = X509_digest(cert, tempDigest, tempFingerprint, &tempFingerprintLen);
-
-    if (digestResult <= 0) {
-        LOG((CLOG_ERR "failed to calculate fingerprint, digest result: %d", digestResult));
+    std::vector<std::uint8_t> fingerprint_raw;
+    try {
+        fingerprint_raw = barrier::get_ssl_cert_fingerprint(SSL_get_peer_certificate(m_ssl->m_ssl),
+                                                            barrier::FingerprintType::SHA1);
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        LOG((CLOG_ERR "%s", e.what()));
         return false;
     }
 
-    // format fingerprint into hexdecimal format with colon separator
-    std::vector<std::uint8_t> fingerprint_raw;
-    fingerprint_raw.assign(reinterpret_cast<std::uint8_t*>(tempFingerprint),
-                           reinterpret_cast<std::uint8_t*>(tempFingerprint) + tempFingerprintLen);
     auto fingerprint = barrier::format_ssl_fingerprint(fingerprint_raw);
     LOG((CLOG_NOTE "server fingerprint: %s", fingerprint.c_str()));
 
diff --git a/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.cpp b/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.cpp
index 000c56ed..c9222432 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,26 @@
 #include "SecureUtils.h"
 #include "base/String.h"
 
+#include <openssl/x509.h>
+#include <openssl/x509v3.h>
+#include <openssl/pem.h>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
 namespace barrier {
 
+namespace {
+
+const EVP_MD* get_digest_for_type(FingerprintType type)
+{
+    switch (type) {
+        case FingerprintType::SHA1: return EVP_sha1();
+        case FingerprintType::SHA256: return EVP_sha256();
+    }
+    throw std::runtime_error("Unknown fingerprint type " + std::to_string(static_cast<int>(type)));
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
 std::string format_ssl_fingerprint(const std::vector<uint8_t>& fingerprint, bool separator)
 {
     std::string result = barrier::string::to_hex(fingerprint, 2);
@@ -37,4 +55,25 @@ std::string format_ssl_fingerprint(const std::vector<uint8_t>& fingerprint, bool
     return result;
 }
 
+std::vector<std::uint8_t> get_ssl_cert_fingerprint(X509* cert, FingerprintType type)
+{
+    if (!cert) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("certificate is null");
+    }
+
+    unsigned char digest[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE];
+    unsigned int digest_length = 0;
+    int result = X509_digest(cert, get_digest_for_type(type), digest, &digest_length);
+
+    if (result <= 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("failed to calculate fingerprint, digest result: " +
+                                 std::to_string(result));
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::uint8_t> digest_vec;
+    digest_vec.assign(reinterpret_cast<std::uint8_t*>(digest),
+                      reinterpret_cast<std::uint8_t*>(digest) + digest_length);
+    return digest_vec;
+}
+
 } // namespace barrier
diff --git a/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.h b/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.h
index 50e944e1..a35c1db7 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.h
+++ b/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.h
@@ -18,14 +18,23 @@
 #ifndef BARRIER_LIB_NET_SECUREUTILS_H
 #define BARRIER_LIB_NET_SECUREUTILS_H
 
+#include <openssl/ossl_typ.h>
+#include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace barrier {
 
+enum FingerprintType {
+    SHA1, // deprecated
+    SHA256,
+};
+
 std::string format_ssl_fingerprint(const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& fingerprint,
                                    bool separator = true);
 
+std::vector<std::uint8_t> get_ssl_cert_fingerprint(X509* cert, FingerprintType type);
+
 } // namespace barrier
 
 #endif // BARRIER_LIB_NET_SECUREUTILS_H