diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/common.go b/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/common.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e290a234c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/ed25519"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/internal/auth"
+	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/internal/config"
+)
+
+// SignatureTokenExchangeInput represents the common input structure for token exchange
+type SignatureTokenExchangeInput struct {
+	Domain          string `json:"domain" doc:"Domain name" example:"example.com" required:"true"`
+	Timestamp       string `json:"timestamp" doc:"RFC3339 timestamp" example:"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z" required:"true"`
+	SignedTimestamp string `json:"signed_timestamp" doc:"Hex-encoded Ed25519 signature of timestamp" example:"abcdef1234567890" required:"true"`
+}
+
+// KeyFetcher defines a function type for fetching keys from external sources
+type KeyFetcher func(ctx context.Context, domain string) ([]string, error)
+
+// CoreAuthHandler represents the common handler structure
+type CoreAuthHandler struct {
+	config     *config.Config
+	jwtManager *auth.JWTManager
+}
+
+// NewCoreAuthHandler creates a new core authentication handler
+func NewCoreAuthHandler(cfg *config.Config) *CoreAuthHandler {
+	return &CoreAuthHandler{
+		config:     cfg,
+		jwtManager: auth.NewJWTManager(cfg),
+	}
+}
+
+// ValidateDomainAndTimestamp validates the domain format and timestamp
+func ValidateDomainAndTimestamp(domain, timestamp string) (*time.Time, error) {
+	if !IsValidDomain(domain) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid domain format")
+	}
+
+	ts, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, timestamp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid timestamp format: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check timestamp is within 15 seconds, to allow for clock skew
+	now := time.Now()
+	if ts.Before(now.Add(-15*time.Second)) || ts.After(now.Add(15*time.Second)) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("timestamp outside valid window (±15 seconds)")
+	}
+
+	return &ts, nil
+}
+
+func DecodeAndValidateSignature(signedTimestamp string) ([]byte, error) {
+	signature, err := hex.DecodeString(signedTimestamp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid signature format, must be hex: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(signature) != ed25519.SignatureSize {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid signature length: expected %d, got %d", ed25519.SignatureSize, len(signature))
+	}
+
+	return signature, nil
+}
+
+func VerifySignatureWithKeys(publicKeys []ed25519.PublicKey, messageBytes []byte, signature []byte) bool {
+	for _, publicKey := range publicKeys {
+		if ed25519.Verify(publicKey, messageBytes, signature) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// BuildPermissions builds permissions for a domain with optional subdomain support
+func BuildPermissions(domain string, includeSubdomains bool) []auth.Permission {
+	reverseDomain := ReverseString(domain)
+
+	permissions := []auth.Permission{
+		// Grant permissions for the exact domain (e.g., com.example/*)
+		{
+			Action:          auth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			ResourcePattern: fmt.Sprintf("%s/*", reverseDomain),
+		},
+	}
+
+	if includeSubdomains {
+		permissions = append(permissions, auth.Permission{
+			Action:          auth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			ResourcePattern: fmt.Sprintf("%s.*", reverseDomain),
+		})
+	}
+
+	return permissions
+}
+
+// CreateJWTClaimsAndToken creates JWT claims and generates a token response
+func (h *CoreAuthHandler) CreateJWTClaimsAndToken(ctx context.Context, authMethod auth.Method, domain string, permissions []auth.Permission) (*auth.TokenResponse, error) {
+	// Create JWT claims
+	jwtClaims := auth.JWTClaims{
+		AuthMethod:        authMethod,
+		AuthMethodSubject: domain,
+		Permissions:       permissions,
+	}
+
+	// Generate Registry JWT token
+	tokenResponse, err := h.jwtManager.GenerateTokenResponse(ctx, jwtClaims)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate JWT token: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return tokenResponse, nil
+}
+
+// ExchangeToken is a shared method for token exchange that takes a key fetcher function,
+// subdomain inclusion flag, and auth method
+func (h *CoreAuthHandler) ExchangeToken(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp string,
+	keyFetcher KeyFetcher,
+	includeSubdomains bool,
+	authMethod auth.Method) (*auth.TokenResponse, error) {
+	_, err := ValidateDomainAndTimestamp(domain, timestamp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	signature, err := DecodeAndValidateSignature(signedTimestamp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	keyStrings, err := keyFetcher(ctx, domain)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch keys: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	publicKeys := ParseMCPKeysFromStrings(keyStrings)
+	if len(publicKeys) == 0 {
+		switch authMethod {
+		case auth.MethodHTTP:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse public key")
+		case auth.MethodDNS:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no valid MCP public keys found in DNS TXT records")
+		case auth.MethodGitHubAT, auth.MethodGitHubOIDC, auth.MethodOIDC, auth.MethodNone:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no valid MCP public keys found using %s authentication", authMethod)
+		}
+	}
+
+	messageBytes := []byte(timestamp)
+	if !VerifySignatureWithKeys(publicKeys, messageBytes, signature) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("signature verification failed")
+	}
+
+	permissions := BuildPermissions(domain, includeSubdomains)
+
+	return h.CreateJWTClaimsAndToken(ctx, authMethod, domain, permissions)
+}
+
+func ParseMCPKeysFromStrings(inputs []string) []ed25519.PublicKey {
+	var publicKeys []ed25519.PublicKey
+	mcpPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`v=MCPv1;\s*k=ed25519;\s*p=([A-Za-z0-9+/=]+)`)
+
+	for _, input := range inputs {
+		matches := mcpPattern.FindStringSubmatch(input)
+		if len(matches) == 2 {
+			// Decode base64 public key
+			publicKeyBytes, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(matches[1])
+			if err != nil {
+				continue // Skip invalid keys
+			}
+
+			if len(publicKeyBytes) != ed25519.PublicKeySize {
+				continue // Skip invalid key sizes
+			}
+
+			publicKeys = append(publicKeys, ed25519.PublicKey(publicKeyBytes))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return publicKeys
+}
+
+// ReverseString reverses a domain string (example.com -> com.example)
+func ReverseString(domain string) string {
+	parts := strings.Split(domain, ".")
+	for i, j := 0, len(parts)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
+		parts[i], parts[j] = parts[j], parts[i]
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, ".")
+}
+
+func IsValidDomain(domain string) bool {
+	if len(domain) == 0 || len(domain) > 253 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Check for valid characters and structure
+	domainPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$`)
+	return domainPattern.MatchString(domain)
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/dns.go b/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/dns.go
index 991f5132e..99c7a3cc2 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/dns.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/dns.go
@@ -2,15 +2,9 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"crypto/ed25519"
-	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/danielgtaylor/huma/v2"
 	v0 "github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/internal/api/handlers/v0"
@@ -20,11 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 // DNSTokenExchangeInput represents the input for DNS-based authentication
 type DNSTokenExchangeInput struct {
-	Body struct {
-		Domain          string `json:"domain" doc:"Domain name" example:"example.com" required:"true"`
-		Timestamp       string `json:"timestamp" doc:"RFC3339 timestamp" example:"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z" required:"true"`
-		SignedTimestamp string `json:"signed_timestamp" doc:"Hex-encoded Ed25519 signature of timestamp" example:"abcdef1234567890" required:"true"`
-	}
+	Body SignatureTokenExchangeInput
 }
 
 // DNSResolver defines the interface for DNS resolution
@@ -42,17 +32,15 @@ func (r *DefaultDNSResolver) LookupTXT(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]stri
 
 // DNSAuthHandler handles DNS-based authentication
 type DNSAuthHandler struct {
-	config     *config.Config
-	jwtManager *auth.JWTManager
-	resolver   DNSResolver
+	CoreAuthHandler
+	resolver DNSResolver
 }
 
 // NewDNSAuthHandler creates a new DNS authentication handler
 func NewDNSAuthHandler(cfg *config.Config) *DNSAuthHandler {
 	return &DNSAuthHandler{
-		config:     cfg,
-		jwtManager: auth.NewJWTManager(cfg),
-		resolver:   &DefaultDNSResolver{},
+		CoreAuthHandler: *NewCoreAuthHandler(cfg),
+		resolver:        &DefaultDNSResolver{},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -87,141 +75,18 @@ func RegisterDNSEndpoint(api huma.API, cfg *config.Config) {
 
 // ExchangeToken exchanges DNS signature for a Registry JWT token
 func (h *DNSAuthHandler) ExchangeToken(ctx context.Context, domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp string) (*auth.TokenResponse, error) {
-	// Validate domain format
-	if !isValidDomain(domain) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid domain format")
-	}
-
-	// Parse and validate timestamp
-	ts, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, timestamp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid timestamp format: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Check timestamp is within 15 seconds
-	now := time.Now()
-	if ts.Before(now.Add(-15*time.Second)) || ts.After(now.Add(15*time.Second)) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("timestamp outside valid window (±15 seconds)")
-	}
-
-	// Decode signature
-	signature, err := hex.DecodeString(signedTimestamp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid signature format, must be hex: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if len(signature) != ed25519.SignatureSize {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid signature length: expected %d, got %d", ed25519.SignatureSize, len(signature))
-	}
-
-	// Lookup DNS TXT records
-	txtRecords, err := h.resolver.LookupTXT(ctx, domain)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup DNS TXT records: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Parse public keys from TXT records
-	publicKeys := h.parsePublicKeysFromTXT(txtRecords)
-
-	if len(publicKeys) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no valid MCP public keys found in DNS TXT records")
-	}
-
-	// Verify signature with any of the public keys
-	messageBytes := []byte(timestamp)
-	signatureValid := false
-	for _, publicKey := range publicKeys {
-		if ed25519.Verify(publicKey, messageBytes, signature) {
-			signatureValid = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !signatureValid {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("signature verification failed")
-	}
-
-	// Build permissions for domain and subdomains
-	permissions := h.buildPermissions(domain)
-
-	// Create JWT claims
-	jwtClaims := auth.JWTClaims{
-		AuthMethod:        auth.MethodDNS,
-		AuthMethodSubject: domain,
-		Permissions:       permissions,
-	}
-
-	// Generate Registry JWT token
-	tokenResponse, err := h.jwtManager.GenerateTokenResponse(ctx, jwtClaims)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate JWT token: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return tokenResponse, nil
-}
-
-// parsePublicKeysFromTXT parses Ed25519 public keys from DNS TXT records
-func (h *DNSAuthHandler) parsePublicKeysFromTXT(txtRecords []string) []ed25519.PublicKey {
-	var publicKeys []ed25519.PublicKey
-	mcpPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`v=MCPv1;\s*k=ed25519;\s*p=([A-Za-z0-9+/=]+)`)
-
-	for _, record := range txtRecords {
-		matches := mcpPattern.FindStringSubmatch(record)
-		if len(matches) == 2 {
-			// Decode base64 public key
-			publicKeyBytes, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(matches[1])
-			if err != nil {
-				continue // Skip invalid keys
-			}
-
-			if len(publicKeyBytes) != ed25519.PublicKeySize {
-				continue // Skip invalid key sizes
-			}
-
-			publicKeys = append(publicKeys, ed25519.PublicKey(publicKeyBytes))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return publicKeys
-}
-
-// buildPermissions builds permissions for a domain and its subdomains using reverse DNS notation
-func (h *DNSAuthHandler) buildPermissions(domain string) []auth.Permission {
-	reverseDomain := reverseString(domain)
-
-	permissions := []auth.Permission{
-		// Grant permissions for the exact domain (e.g., com.example/*)
-		{
-			Action:          auth.PermissionActionPublish,
-			ResourcePattern: fmt.Sprintf("%s/*", reverseDomain),
-		},
+	keyFetcher := func(ctx context.Context, domain string) ([]string, error) {
+		// Lookup DNS TXT records
 		// DNS implies a hierarchy where subdomains are treated as part of the parent domain,
 		// therefore we grant permissions for all subdomains (e.g., com.example.*)
 		// This is in line with other DNS-based authentication methods e.g. ACME DNS-01 challenges
-		{
-			Action:          auth.PermissionActionPublish,
-			ResourcePattern: fmt.Sprintf("%s.*", reverseDomain),
-		},
-	}
-
-	return permissions
-}
-
-// reverseString reverses a domain string (example.com -> com.example)
-func reverseString(domain string) string {
-	parts := strings.Split(domain, ".")
-	for i, j := 0, len(parts)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
-		parts[i], parts[j] = parts[j], parts[i]
-	}
-	return strings.Join(parts, ".")
-}
-
-func isValidDomain(domain string) bool {
-	if len(domain) == 0 || len(domain) > 253 {
-		return false
+		txtRecords, err := h.resolver.LookupTXT(ctx, domain)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup DNS TXT records: %w", err)
+		}
+		return txtRecords, nil
 	}
 
-	// Check for valid characters and structure
-	domainPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$`)
-	return domainPattern.MatchString(domain)
+	allowSubdomains := true
+	return h.CoreAuthHandler.ExchangeToken(ctx, domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp, keyFetcher, allowSubdomains, auth.MethodDNS)
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/dns_test.go b/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/dns_test.go
index e9c10d52c..994cb9677 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/dns_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/dns_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestDNSAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 	publicKeyB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(publicKey)
 	mockResolver := &MockDNSResolver{
 		txtRecords: map[string][]string{
-			"example.com": {
+			testDomain: {
 				fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", publicKeyB64),
 			},
 		},
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestDNSAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:      "successful authentication",
-			domain:    "example.com",
+			domain:    testDomain,
 			timestamp: time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			setupMock: func(_ *MockDNSResolver) {
 				// Mock is already set up with valid key
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ func TestDNSAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "multiple keys",
-			domain:    "example.com",
+			domain:    testDomain,
 			timestamp: time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			setupMock: func(m *MockDNSResolver) {
 				publicKey, _, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				otherPublicKeyB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(publicKey)
 
-				m.txtRecords["example.com"] = []string{
+				m.txtRecords[testDomain] = []string{
 					fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", "someNonsense"),
 					fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", publicKeyB64),
 					fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", otherPublicKeyB64),
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ func TestDNSAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "timestamp too old",
-			domain:        "example.com",
+			domain:        testDomain,
 			timestamp:     time.Now().Add(-30 * time.Second).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			expectError:   true,
 			errorContains: "timestamp outside valid window",
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "timestamp too far in the future",
-			domain:        "example.com",
+			domain:        testDomain,
 			timestamp:     time.Now().Add(30 * time.Second).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			expectError:   true,
 			errorContains: "timestamp outside valid window",
@@ -194,3 +194,267 @@ func TestDNSAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDNSAuthHandler_Permissions(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &config.Config{
+		JWTPrivateKey: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
+	}
+	handler := auth.NewDNSAuthHandler(cfg)
+	jwtManager := intauth.NewJWTManager(cfg)
+
+	// Generate a test key pair
+	publicKey, privateKey, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	publicKeyB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(publicKey)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name               string
+		domain             string
+		expectedPatterns   []string
+		unexpectedPatterns []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "simple domain",
+			domain: testDomain,
+			expectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example/*", // exact domain pattern
+				"com.example.*", // subdomain pattern (DNS includes subdomains)
+			},
+			unexpectedPatterns: []string{
+				testDomain + "/*", // should be reversed
+				"*.com.example",   // wrong wildcard position
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "subdomain",
+			domain: "api.example.com",
+			expectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example.api/*", // exact subdomain pattern
+				"com.example.api.*", // subdomain pattern
+			},
+			unexpectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example/*",            // parent domain should not be included
+				"api." + testDomain + "/*", // should be reversed
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "multi-level subdomain",
+			domain: "v1.api.example.com",
+			expectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example.api.v1/*", // exact pattern
+				"com.example.api.v1.*", // subdomain pattern
+			},
+			unexpectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example/*",        // parent domain should not be included
+				"com.example.api/*",    // intermediate domain should not be included
+				"v1.api.example.com/*", // should be reversed
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "single part domain",
+			domain: "localhost",
+			expectedPatterns: []string{
+				"localhost/*", // exact pattern (no reversal needed)
+				"localhost.*", // subdomain pattern
+			},
+			unexpectedPatterns: []string{
+				"*.localhost", // wrong wildcard position
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "hyphenated domain",
+			domain: "my-app.example-site.com",
+			expectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example-site.my-app/*", // exact pattern
+				"com.example-site.my-app.*", // subdomain pattern
+			},
+			unexpectedPatterns: []string{
+				"my-app.example-site.com/*", // should be reversed
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Set up mock resolver
+			mockResolver := &MockDNSResolver{
+				txtRecords: map[string][]string{
+					tt.domain: {
+						fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", publicKeyB64),
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			handler.SetResolver(mockResolver)
+
+			// Generate signature
+			timestamp := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+			signature := ed25519.Sign(privateKey, []byte(timestamp))
+			signedTimestamp := hex.EncodeToString(signature)
+
+			// Exchange token
+			result, err := handler.ExchangeToken(context.Background(), tt.domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, result)
+
+			// Validate JWT token
+			claims, err := jwtManager.ValidateToken(context.Background(), result.RegistryToken)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// Verify claims structure
+			assert.Equal(t, intauth.MethodDNS, claims.AuthMethod)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.domain, claims.AuthMethodSubject)
+			assert.Len(t, claims.Permissions, 2) // DNS always grants both exact and subdomain permissions
+
+			// Extract permission patterns
+			patterns := make([]string, len(claims.Permissions))
+			for i, perm := range claims.Permissions {
+				patterns[i] = perm.ResourcePattern
+				// All permissions should be for publish action
+				assert.Equal(t, intauth.PermissionActionPublish, perm.Action)
+			}
+
+			// Check expected patterns are present
+			for _, expectedPattern := range tt.expectedPatterns {
+				assert.Contains(t, patterns, expectedPattern, "Expected pattern %s not found", expectedPattern)
+			}
+
+			// Check unexpected patterns are not present
+			for _, unexpectedPattern := range tt.unexpectedPatterns {
+				assert.NotContains(t, patterns, unexpectedPattern, "Unexpected pattern %s found", unexpectedPattern)
+			}
+
+			// Verify the permission patterns work correctly with the JWT manager's HasPermission method
+			for _, expectedPattern := range tt.expectedPatterns {
+				// Find the permission with this pattern
+				var foundPerm *intauth.Permission
+				for _, perm := range claims.Permissions {
+					if perm.ResourcePattern == expectedPattern {
+						foundPerm = &perm
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				require.NotNil(t, foundPerm, "Permission with pattern %s not found", expectedPattern)
+
+				// Test various resource scenarios
+				if strings.HasSuffix(expectedPattern, "/*") {
+					// Exact domain permissions (e.g., "com.example/*")
+					basePattern := strings.TrimSuffix(expectedPattern, "/*")
+					testResource := basePattern + "/my-package"
+					assert.True(t, jwtManager.HasPermission(testResource, intauth.PermissionActionPublish, claims.Permissions),
+						"Should have permission for %s with pattern %s", testResource, expectedPattern)
+				} else if strings.HasSuffix(expectedPattern, ".*") {
+					// Subdomain permissions (e.g., "com.example.*")
+					basePattern := strings.TrimSuffix(expectedPattern, ".*")
+					testResource := basePattern + ".subdomain/my-package"
+					assert.True(t, jwtManager.HasPermission(testResource, intauth.PermissionActionPublish, claims.Permissions),
+						"Should have permission for %s with pattern %s", testResource, expectedPattern)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDNSAuthHandler_PermissionValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &config.Config{
+		JWTPrivateKey: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
+	}
+	handler := auth.NewDNSAuthHandler(cfg)
+	jwtManager := intauth.NewJWTManager(cfg)
+
+	// Generate a test key pair
+	publicKey, privateKey, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	publicKeyB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(publicKey)
+	domain := testDomain
+
+	// Set up mock resolver
+	mockResolver := &MockDNSResolver{
+		txtRecords: map[string][]string{
+			domain: {
+				fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", publicKeyB64),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	handler.SetResolver(mockResolver)
+
+	// Generate signature and exchange token
+	timestamp := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	signature := ed25519.Sign(privateKey, []byte(timestamp))
+	signedTimestamp := hex.EncodeToString(signature)
+
+	result, err := handler.ExchangeToken(context.Background(), domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	claims, err := jwtManager.ValidateToken(context.Background(), result.RegistryToken)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Test permission validation scenarios
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name       string
+		resource   string
+		action     intauth.PermissionAction
+		shouldPass bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "exact domain resource with publish action",
+			resource:   "com.example/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "subdomain resource with publish action",
+			resource:   "com.example.api/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "deep subdomain resource with publish action",
+			resource:   "com.example.v1.api/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "different domain should fail",
+			resource:   "com.otherdomain/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "partial domain match should fail",
+			resource:   "com.example-other/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "parent domain should fail",
+			resource:   "com/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "edit action should fail (not granted)",
+			resource:   "com.example/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionEdit,
+			shouldPass: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "resource without package separator should fail",
+			resource:   "com.example",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			hasPermission := jwtManager.HasPermission(tc.resource, tc.action, claims.Permissions)
+			if tc.shouldPass {
+				assert.True(t, hasPermission, "Expected permission for resource %s with action %s", tc.resource, tc.action)
+			} else {
+				assert.False(t, hasPermission, "Expected no permission for resource %s with action %s", tc.resource, tc.action)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/http.go b/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/http.go
index 7a76ec037..d7acebfeb 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/http.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/http.go
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"crypto/ed25519"
-	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -23,11 +19,7 @@ const MaxKeyResponseSize = 4096
 
 // HTTPTokenExchangeInput represents the input for HTTP-based authentication
 type HTTPTokenExchangeInput struct {
-	Body struct {
-		Domain          string `json:"domain" doc:"Domain name" example:"example.com" required:"true"`
-		Timestamp       string `json:"timestamp" doc:"RFC3339 timestamp" example:"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z" required:"true"`
-		SignedTimestamp string `json:"signed_timestamp" doc:"Hex-encoded Ed25519 signature of timestamp" example:"abcdef1234567890" required:"true"`
-	}
+	Body SignatureTokenExchangeInput
 }
 
 // HTTPKeyFetcher defines the interface for fetching HTTP keys
@@ -98,17 +90,15 @@ func (f *DefaultHTTPKeyFetcher) FetchKey(ctx context.Context, domain string) (st
 
 // HTTPAuthHandler handles HTTP-based authentication
 type HTTPAuthHandler struct {
-	config     *config.Config
-	jwtManager *auth.JWTManager
-	fetcher    HTTPKeyFetcher
+	CoreAuthHandler
+	fetcher HTTPKeyFetcher
 }
 
 // NewHTTPAuthHandler creates a new HTTP authentication handler
 func NewHTTPAuthHandler(cfg *config.Config) *HTTPAuthHandler {
 	return &HTTPAuthHandler{
-		config:     cfg,
-		jwtManager: auth.NewJWTManager(cfg),
-		fetcher:    NewDefaultHTTPKeyFetcher(),
+		CoreAuthHandler: *NewCoreAuthHandler(cfg),
+		fetcher:         NewDefaultHTTPKeyFetcher(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -143,107 +133,14 @@ func RegisterHTTPEndpoint(api huma.API, cfg *config.Config) {
 
 // ExchangeToken exchanges HTTP signature for a Registry JWT token
 func (h *HTTPAuthHandler) ExchangeToken(ctx context.Context, domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp string) (*auth.TokenResponse, error) {
-	// Validate domain format
-	if !isValidDomain(domain) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid domain format")
-	}
-
-	// Parse and validate timestamp
-	ts, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, timestamp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid timestamp format: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Check timestamp is within 15 seconds
-	now := time.Now()
-	if ts.Before(now.Add(-15*time.Second)) || ts.After(now.Add(15*time.Second)) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("timestamp outside valid window (±15 seconds)")
-	}
-
-	// Decode signature
-	signature, err := hex.DecodeString(signedTimestamp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid signature format, must be hex: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if len(signature) != ed25519.SignatureSize {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid signature length: expected %d, got %d", ed25519.SignatureSize, len(signature))
-	}
-
-	// Fetch public key from HTTP endpoint
-	keyResponse, err := h.fetcher.FetchKey(ctx, domain)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch public key: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Parse public key from HTTP response
-	publicKey, err := h.parsePublicKeyFromHTTP(keyResponse)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse public key: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Verify signature
-	messageBytes := []byte(timestamp)
-	if !ed25519.Verify(publicKey, messageBytes, signature) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("signature verification failed")
-	}
-
-	// Build permissions for domain and subdomains
-	permissions := h.buildPermissions(domain)
-
-	// Create JWT claims
-	jwtClaims := auth.JWTClaims{
-		AuthMethod:        auth.MethodHTTP,
-		AuthMethodSubject: domain,
-		Permissions:       permissions,
-	}
-
-	// Generate Registry JWT token
-	tokenResponse, err := h.jwtManager.GenerateTokenResponse(ctx, jwtClaims)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate JWT token: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return tokenResponse, nil
-}
-
-// parsePublicKeyFromHTTP parses Ed25519 public key from HTTP response
-func (h *HTTPAuthHandler) parsePublicKeyFromHTTP(response string) (ed25519.PublicKey, error) {
-	// Expected format: v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=<base64-encoded-key>
-	mcpPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`v=MCPv1;\s*k=ed25519;\s*p=([A-Za-z0-9+/=]+)`)
-
-	matches := mcpPattern.FindStringSubmatch(response)
-	if len(matches) != 2 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid key format, expected: v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=<base64-key>")
-	}
-
-	// Decode base64 public key
-	publicKeyBytes, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(matches[1])
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode base64 public key: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if len(publicKeyBytes) != ed25519.PublicKeySize {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid public key length: expected %d, got %d", ed25519.PublicKeySize, len(publicKeyBytes))
-	}
-
-	return ed25519.PublicKey(publicKeyBytes), nil
-}
-
-// buildPermissions builds permissions for a domain and its subdomains using reverse DNS notation
-func (h *HTTPAuthHandler) buildPermissions(domain string) []auth.Permission {
-	reverseDomain := reverseString(domain)
-
-	permissions := []auth.Permission{
-		// Grant permissions for the exact domain (e.g., com.example/*)
-		{
-			Action:          auth.PermissionActionPublish,
-			ResourcePattern: fmt.Sprintf("%s/*", reverseDomain),
-		},
-		// HTTP does not imply a hierarchy of ownership of subdomains, unlike DNS
-		// Therefore this does not give permissions for subdomains
-		// This is consistent with similar protocols, e.g. ACME HTTP-01
+	keyFetcher := func(ctx context.Context, domain string) ([]string, error) {
+		keyResponse, err := h.fetcher.FetchKey(ctx, domain)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch public key: %w", err)
+		}
+		return []string{keyResponse}, nil
 	}
 
-	return permissions
+	allowSubdomains := false
+	return h.CoreAuthHandler.ExchangeToken(ctx, domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp, keyFetcher, allowSubdomains, auth.MethodHTTP)
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/http_test.go b/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/http_test.go
index ac32b608d..55a31cda9 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/http_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/v0/auth/http_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ func newClientForTLSServer(t *testing.T, srv *httptest.Server) *http.Client {
 	return &http.Client{Transport: transport, Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
 }
 
+const testDomain = "example.com"
+
 // MockHTTPKeyFetcher for testing
 type MockHTTPKeyFetcher struct {
 	keyResponses map[string]string
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func TestHTTPAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 	publicKeyB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(publicKey)
 	mockFetcher := &MockHTTPKeyFetcher{
 		keyResponses: map[string]string{
-			"example.com": fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", publicKeyB64),
+			testDomain: fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", publicKeyB64),
 		},
 	}
 	handler.SetFetcher(mockFetcher)
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ func TestHTTPAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:      "successful authentication",
-			domain:    "example.com",
+			domain:    testDomain,
 			timestamp: time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			setupMock: func(_ *MockHTTPKeyFetcher) {
 				// Mock is already set up with valid key
@@ -102,28 +104,28 @@ func TestHTTPAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "invalid timestamp format",
-			domain:        "example.com",
+			domain:        testDomain,
 			timestamp:     "invalid-timestamp",
 			expectError:   true,
 			errorContains: "invalid timestamp format",
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "timestamp too old",
-			domain:        "example.com",
+			domain:        testDomain,
 			timestamp:     time.Now().Add(-30 * time.Second).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			expectError:   true,
 			errorContains: "timestamp outside valid window",
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "timestamp too far in the future",
-			domain:        "example.com",
+			domain:        testDomain,
 			timestamp:     time.Now().Add(30 * time.Second).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			expectError:   true,
 			errorContains: "timestamp outside valid window",
 		},
 		{
 			name:            "invalid signature format",
-			domain:          "example.com",
+			domain:          testDomain,
 			timestamp:       time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			signedTimestamp: "invalid-hex",
 			expectError:     true,
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ func TestHTTPAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:            "signature wrong length",
-			domain:          "example.com",
+			domain:          testDomain,
 			timestamp:       time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			signedTimestamp: "abcdef", // too short
 			expectError:     true,
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ func TestHTTPAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 				m.err = nil
 			},
 			expectError:   true,
-			errorContains: "invalid key format",
+			errorContains: "failed to parse public key",
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "invalid base64 key",
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ func TestHTTPAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 				m.err = nil
 			},
 			expectError:   true,
-			errorContains: "failed to decode base64 public key",
+			errorContains: "failed to parse public key",
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "wrong key size",
@@ -180,18 +182,18 @@ func TestHTTPAuthHandler_ExchangeToken(t *testing.T) {
 				m.err = nil
 			},
 			expectError:   true,
-			errorContains: "invalid public key length",
+			errorContains: "failed to parse public key",
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "signature verification failure",
-			domain:    "example.com",
+			domain:    testDomain,
 			timestamp: time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			setupMock: func(m *MockHTTPKeyFetcher) {
 				// Generate different key pair for signature verification failure
 				wrongPublicKey, _, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				wrongPublicKeyB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(wrongPublicKey)
-				m.keyResponses["example.com"] = fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", wrongPublicKeyB64)
+				m.keyResponses[testDomain] = fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", wrongPublicKeyB64)
 				m.err = nil
 			},
 			expectError:   true,
@@ -384,3 +386,356 @@ func TestDefaultHTTPKeyFetcher(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+
+func TestHTTPAuthHandler_Permissions(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &config.Config{
+		JWTPrivateKey: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
+	}
+	handler := auth.NewHTTPAuthHandler(cfg)
+	jwtManager := intauth.NewJWTManager(cfg)
+
+	// Generate a test key pair
+	publicKey, privateKey, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	publicKeyB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(publicKey)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name               string
+		domain             string
+		expectedPatterns   []string
+		unexpectedPatterns []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "simple domain",
+			domain: testDomain,
+			expectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example/*", // exact domain pattern only (HTTP does not include subdomains)
+			},
+			unexpectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example.*", // HTTP should not grant subdomain permissions
+				"example.com/*", // should be reversed
+				"*.com.example", // wrong wildcard position
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "subdomain",
+			domain: "api.example.com",
+			expectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example.api/*", // exact subdomain pattern only
+			},
+			unexpectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example.api.*", // HTTP should not grant subdomain permissions
+				"com.example/*",     // parent domain should not be included
+				"api.example.com/*", // should be reversed
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "multi-level subdomain",
+			domain: "v1.api.example.com",
+			expectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example.api.v1/*", // exact pattern only
+			},
+			unexpectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example.api.v1.*", // HTTP should not grant subdomain permissions
+				"com.example/*",        // parent domain should not be included
+				"com.example.api/*",    // intermediate domain should not be included
+				"v1.api.example.com/*", // should be reversed
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "single part domain",
+			domain: "localhost",
+			expectedPatterns: []string{
+				"localhost/*", // exact pattern only (no reversal needed)
+			},
+			unexpectedPatterns: []string{
+				"localhost.*", // HTTP should not grant subdomain permissions
+				"*.localhost", // wrong wildcard position
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "hyphenated domain",
+			domain: "my-app.example-site.com",
+			expectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example-site.my-app/*", // exact pattern only
+			},
+			unexpectedPatterns: []string{
+				"com.example-site.my-app.*", // HTTP should not grant subdomain permissions
+				"my-app.example-site.com/*", // should be reversed
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Set up mock fetcher
+			mockFetcher := &MockHTTPKeyFetcher{
+				keyResponses: map[string]string{
+					tt.domain: fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", publicKeyB64),
+				},
+			}
+			handler.SetFetcher(mockFetcher)
+
+			// Generate signature
+			timestamp := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+			signature := ed25519.Sign(privateKey, []byte(timestamp))
+			signedTimestamp := hex.EncodeToString(signature)
+
+			// Exchange token
+			result, err := handler.ExchangeToken(context.Background(), tt.domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, result)
+
+			// Validate JWT token
+			claims, err := jwtManager.ValidateToken(context.Background(), result.RegistryToken)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// Verify claims structure
+			assert.Equal(t, intauth.MethodHTTP, claims.AuthMethod)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.domain, claims.AuthMethodSubject)
+			assert.Len(t, claims.Permissions, 1) // HTTP only grants exact domain permissions
+
+			// Extract permission patterns
+			patterns := make([]string, len(claims.Permissions))
+			for i, perm := range claims.Permissions {
+				patterns[i] = perm.ResourcePattern
+				// All permissions should be for publish action
+				assert.Equal(t, intauth.PermissionActionPublish, perm.Action)
+			}
+
+			// Check expected patterns are present
+			for _, expectedPattern := range tt.expectedPatterns {
+				assert.Contains(t, patterns, expectedPattern, "Expected pattern %s not found", expectedPattern)
+			}
+
+			// Check unexpected patterns are not present
+			for _, unexpectedPattern := range tt.unexpectedPatterns {
+				assert.NotContains(t, patterns, unexpectedPattern, "Unexpected pattern %s found", unexpectedPattern)
+			}
+
+			// Verify the permission patterns work correctly with the JWT manager's HasPermission method
+			for _, expectedPattern := range tt.expectedPatterns {
+				// Find the permission with this pattern
+				var foundPerm *intauth.Permission
+				for _, perm := range claims.Permissions {
+					if perm.ResourcePattern == expectedPattern {
+						foundPerm = &perm
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				require.NotNil(t, foundPerm, "Permission with pattern %s not found", expectedPattern)
+
+				// Test resource scenarios - only exact domain should work for HTTP
+				if strings.HasSuffix(expectedPattern, "/*") {
+					// Exact domain permissions (e.g., "com.example/*")
+					basePattern := strings.TrimSuffix(expectedPattern, "/*")
+					testResource := basePattern + "/my-package"
+					assert.True(t, jwtManager.HasPermission(testResource, intauth.PermissionActionPublish, claims.Permissions),
+						"Should have permission for %s with pattern %s", testResource, expectedPattern)
+
+					// Test that subdomain resources are NOT allowed for HTTP
+					subdomainResource := basePattern + ".subdomain/my-package"
+					assert.False(t, jwtManager.HasPermission(subdomainResource, intauth.PermissionActionPublish, claims.Permissions),
+						"Should NOT have permission for subdomain %s with HTTP auth", subdomainResource)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPAuthHandler_PermissionValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &config.Config{
+		JWTPrivateKey: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
+	}
+	handler := auth.NewHTTPAuthHandler(cfg)
+	jwtManager := intauth.NewJWTManager(cfg)
+
+	// Generate a test key pair
+	publicKey, privateKey, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	publicKeyB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(publicKey)
+	domain := testDomain
+
+	// Set up mock fetcher
+	mockFetcher := &MockHTTPKeyFetcher{
+		keyResponses: map[string]string{
+			domain: fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", publicKeyB64),
+		},
+	}
+	handler.SetFetcher(mockFetcher)
+
+	// Generate signature and exchange token
+	timestamp := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	signature := ed25519.Sign(privateKey, []byte(timestamp))
+	signedTimestamp := hex.EncodeToString(signature)
+
+	result, err := handler.ExchangeToken(context.Background(), domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	claims, err := jwtManager.ValidateToken(context.Background(), result.RegistryToken)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Test permission validation scenarios
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name       string
+		resource   string
+		action     intauth.PermissionAction
+		shouldPass bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "exact domain resource with publish action",
+			resource:   "com.example/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "subdomain resource should fail for HTTP",
+			resource:   "com.example.api/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: false, // HTTP does not grant subdomain permissions
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "deep subdomain resource should fail for HTTP",
+			resource:   "com.example.v1.api/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: false, // HTTP does not grant subdomain permissions
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "different domain should fail",
+			resource:   "com.otherdomain/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "partial domain match should fail",
+			resource:   "com.example-other/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "parent domain should fail",
+			resource:   "com/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "edit action should fail (not granted)",
+			resource:   "com.example/my-package",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionEdit,
+			shouldPass: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "resource without package separator should fail",
+			resource:   "com.example",
+			action:     intauth.PermissionActionPublish,
+			shouldPass: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			hasPermission := jwtManager.HasPermission(tc.resource, tc.action, claims.Permissions)
+			if tc.shouldPass {
+				assert.True(t, hasPermission, "Expected permission for resource %s with action %s", tc.resource, tc.action)
+			} else {
+				assert.False(t, hasPermission, "Expected no permission for resource %s with action %s", tc.resource, tc.action)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPvsDNS_PermissionDifferences(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &config.Config{
+		JWTPrivateKey: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
+	}
+	httpHandler := auth.NewHTTPAuthHandler(cfg)
+	dnsHandler := auth.NewDNSAuthHandler(cfg)
+	jwtManager := intauth.NewJWTManager(cfg)
+
+	// Generate a test key pair
+	publicKey, privateKey, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	publicKeyB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(publicKey)
+	domain := testDomain
+
+	// Set up mocks
+	mockFetcher := &MockHTTPKeyFetcher{
+		keyResponses: map[string]string{
+			domain: fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", publicKeyB64),
+		},
+	}
+	httpHandler.SetFetcher(mockFetcher)
+
+	mockResolver := &MockDNSResolver{
+		txtRecords: map[string][]string{
+			domain: {
+				fmt.Sprintf("v=MCPv1; k=ed25519; p=%s", publicKeyB64),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	dnsHandler.SetResolver(mockResolver)
+
+	// Generate tokens from both handlers
+	timestamp := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	signature := ed25519.Sign(privateKey, []byte(timestamp))
+	signedTimestamp := hex.EncodeToString(signature)
+
+	httpResult, err := httpHandler.ExchangeToken(context.Background(), domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	dnsResult, err := dnsHandler.ExchangeToken(context.Background(), domain, timestamp, signedTimestamp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Validate both tokens
+	httpClaims, err := jwtManager.ValidateToken(context.Background(), httpResult.RegistryToken)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	dnsClaims, err := jwtManager.ValidateToken(context.Background(), dnsResult.RegistryToken)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Compare permission counts
+	assert.Len(t, httpClaims.Permissions, 1, "HTTP should grant 1 permission (exact domain only)")
+	assert.Len(t, dnsClaims.Permissions, 2, "DNS should grant 2 permissions (exact domain + subdomains)")
+
+	// Test resources that should behave differently
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name        string
+		resource    string
+		httpAllowed bool
+		dnsAllowed  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "exact domain resource",
+			resource:    "com.example/my-package",
+			httpAllowed: true,
+			dnsAllowed:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "subdomain resource",
+			resource:    "com.example.api/my-package",
+			httpAllowed: false, // HTTP does not grant subdomain permissions
+			dnsAllowed:  true,  // DNS grants subdomain permissions
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "deep subdomain resource",
+			resource:    "com.example.v1.api/my-package",
+			httpAllowed: false, // HTTP does not grant subdomain permissions
+			dnsAllowed:  true,  // DNS grants subdomain permissions
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			httpPermission := jwtManager.HasPermission(tc.resource, intauth.PermissionActionPublish, httpClaims.Permissions)
+			dnsPermission := jwtManager.HasPermission(tc.resource, intauth.PermissionActionPublish, dnsClaims.Permissions)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.httpAllowed, httpPermission, "HTTP permission mismatch for %s", tc.resource)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.dnsAllowed, dnsPermission, "DNS permission mismatch for %s", tc.resource)
+		})
+	}
+}
+