diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 688b31a..32b3a53 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gin-contrib/authz v1.0.6
 	github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.6
 	github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v1.2.5
+	github.com/gin-contrib/httpsign v1.0.3
 	github.com/gin-contrib/secure v1.1.2
 	github.com/gin-contrib/sessions v1.0.4
 	github.com/gin-contrib/slog v1.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3e39b7d..8feecb2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.6 h1:3gQ8GMzs1Ylpf70y8bMw4fVpycXIeX1ZemuSQIsnQQ
 github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.6/go.mod h1:Ulcl+xN4jel9t1Ry8vqph23a60FwH9xVLd+3ykmTjOk=
 github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v1.2.5 h1:fIZs0S+l17pIu1P5XRJOo/YNqfIuPCrZZ3TWB7pjckI=
 github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v1.2.5/go.mod h1:aomRgR7ftdZV3uWY0gW/m8rChfxau0n8YVvwlOHONzw=
+github.com/gin-contrib/httpsign v1.0.3 h1:NpeDQjmUV0qFjGCm/rkXSp3HH0hU7r84q1v+VtTiI5I=
+github.com/gin-contrib/httpsign v1.0.3/go.mod h1:n4GC7StmHNBhIzWzuW2njKbZMeEWh4tDbmn3bD1ab+k=
 github.com/gin-contrib/secure v1.1.2 h1:6G8/NCOTSywWY7TeaH/0Yfaa6bfkE5ukkqtIm7lK11U=
 github.com/gin-contrib/secure v1.1.2/go.mod h1:xI3jI5/BpOYMCBtjgmIVrMA3kI7y9LwCFxs+eLf5S3w=
 github.com/gin-contrib/sessions v1.0.4 h1:ha6CNdpYiTOK/hTp05miJLbpTSNfOnFg5Jm2kbcqy8U=
diff --git a/httpsign_test.go b/httpsign_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a25ea6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/httpsign_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2
+
+package api_test
+
+import (
+	"crypto/hmac"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gin-contrib/httpsign"
+	"github.com/gin-contrib/httpsign/crypto"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+
+	api "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-api"
+)
+
+const testSecretKey = "test-secret-key-for-hmac-sha256"
+
+// testKeyID is the key ID used in HTTP signature tests.
+var testKeyID = httpsign.KeyID("test-client")
+
+// newTestSecrets builds a Secrets map with a single HMAC-SHA256 key for testing.
+func newTestSecrets() httpsign.Secrets {
+	return httpsign.Secrets{
+		testKeyID: &httpsign.Secret{
+			Key:       testSecretKey,
+			Algorithm: &crypto.HmacSha256{},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// signRequest constructs a valid HTTP Signature Authorization header for the
+// given request, signing the specified headers with HMAC-SHA256 and the test
+// secret key. The Date header is set to the current time if not already present.
+func signRequest(req *http.Request, keyID httpsign.KeyID, secret string, headers []string) {
+	// Ensure a Date header exists.
+	if req.Header.Get("Date") == "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Date", time.Now().UTC().Format(http.TimeFormat))
+	}
+
+	// Build the signing string in the same way the library does:
+	// each header as "header: value", joined by newlines.
+	var parts []string
+	for _, h := range headers {
+		var val string
+		switch h {
+		case "(request-target)":
+			val = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", strings.ToLower(req.Method), req.URL.RequestURI())
+		case "host":
+			val = req.Host
+		default:
+			val = req.Header.Get(h)
+		}
+		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", h, val))
+	}
+	signingString := strings.Join(parts, "\n")
+
+	// Sign with HMAC-SHA256.
+	mac := hmac.New(sha256.New, []byte(secret))
+	mac.Write([]byte(signingString))
+	sig := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(mac.Sum(nil))
+
+	// Build the Authorization header.
+	authValue := fmt.Sprintf(
+		"Signature keyId=\"%s\",algorithm=\"hmac-sha256\",headers=\"%s\",signature=\"%s\"",
+		keyID,
+		strings.Join(headers, " "),
+		sig,
+	)
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", authValue)
+}
+
+// ── WithHTTPSign ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestWithHTTPSign_Good_ValidSignatureAccepted(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	// Use only (request-target) and date as required headers, disable
+	// validators to keep the test focused on signature verification.
+	requiredHeaders := []string{"(request-target)", "date"}
+
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithHTTPSign(
+		newTestSecrets(),
+		httpsign.WithRequiredHeaders(requiredHeaders),
+		httpsign.WithValidator(), // no validators — pure signature check
+	))
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+	signRequest(req, testKeyID, testSecretKey, requiredHeaders)
+
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200 for validly signed request, got %d (body: %s)", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithHTTPSign_Bad_InvalidSignatureRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	requiredHeaders := []string{"(request-target)", "date"}
+
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithHTTPSign(
+		newTestSecrets(),
+		httpsign.WithRequiredHeaders(requiredHeaders),
+		httpsign.WithValidator(),
+	))
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+
+	// Sign with the wrong secret so the signature is invalid.
+	signRequest(req, testKeyID, "wrong-secret-key", requiredHeaders)
+
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 401 for invalid signature, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithHTTPSign_Bad_MissingSignatureRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	requiredHeaders := []string{"(request-target)", "date"}
+
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithHTTPSign(
+		newTestSecrets(),
+		httpsign.WithRequiredHeaders(requiredHeaders),
+		httpsign.WithValidator(),
+	))
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	// Send a request with no signature at all.
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("Date", time.Now().UTC().Format(http.TimeFormat))
+
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 401 for missing signature, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithHTTPSign_Good_CombinesWithOtherMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	requiredHeaders := []string{"(request-target)", "date"}
+
+	e, _ := api.New(
+		api.WithRequestID(),
+		api.WithHTTPSign(
+			newTestSecrets(),
+			httpsign.WithRequiredHeaders(requiredHeaders),
+			httpsign.WithValidator(),
+		),
+	)
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+	signRequest(req, testKeyID, testSecretKey, requiredHeaders)
+
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d (body: %s)", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	// Verify that WithRequestID also ran.
+	if w.Header().Get("X-Request-ID") == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected X-Request-ID header from WithRequestID")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithHTTPSign_Ugly_UnknownKeyIDRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	requiredHeaders := []string{"(request-target)", "date"}
+
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithHTTPSign(
+		newTestSecrets(),
+		httpsign.WithRequiredHeaders(requiredHeaders),
+		httpsign.WithValidator(),
+	))
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+
+	// Sign with an unknown key ID that does not exist in the secrets map.
+	unknownKeyID := httpsign.KeyID("unknown-client")
+	signRequest(req, unknownKeyID, testSecretKey, requiredHeaders)
+
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 401 for unknown key ID, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 4e9a92d..3b0fba0 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/authz"
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/cors"
 	gingzip "github.com/gin-contrib/gzip"
+	"github.com/gin-contrib/httpsign"
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/secure"
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/sessions"
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/sessions/cookie"
@@ -232,3 +233,23 @@ func WithAuthz(enforcer *casbin.Enforcer) Option {
 		e.middlewares = append(e.middlewares, authz.NewAuthorizer(enforcer))
 	}
 }
+
+// WithHTTPSign adds HTTP signature verification middleware via
+// gin-contrib/httpsign. Incoming requests must carry a valid cryptographic
+// signature in the Authorization or Signature header as defined by the HTTP
+// Signatures specification (draft-cavage-http-signatures).
+//
+// The caller provides a key store mapping key IDs to secrets (each pairing a
+// shared key with a signing algorithm). Optional httpsign.Option values may
+// configure required headers or custom validators; sensible defaults apply
+// when omitted (date, digest, and request-target headers are required; date
+// and digest validators are enabled).
+//
+// Requests with a missing, malformed, or invalid signature are rejected with
+// 401 Unauthorised or 400 Bad Request.
+func WithHTTPSign(secrets httpsign.Secrets, opts ...httpsign.Option) Option {
+	return func(e *Engine) {
+		auth := httpsign.NewAuthenticator(secrets, opts...)
+		e.middlewares = append(e.middlewares, auth.Authenticated())
+	}
+}