diff --git a/http/mutual_tls.hpp b/http/mutual_tls.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "logging.hpp"
+#include "persistent_data.hpp"
+
+#include <openssl/crypto.h>
+#include <openssl/ssl.h>
+
+#include <boost/asio/ip/address.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/ssl/verify_context.hpp>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+inline std::shared_ptr<persistent_data::UserSession>
+    verifyMtlsUser(const boost::asio::ip::address& clientIp,
+                   boost::asio::ssl::verify_context& ctx)
+{
+    // do nothing if TLS is disabled
+    if (!persistent_data::SessionStore::getInstance()
+             .getAuthMethodsConfig()
+             .tls)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "TLS auth_config is disabled";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    X509_STORE_CTX* cts = ctx.native_handle();
+    if (cts == nullptr)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "Cannot get native TLS handle.";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    // Get certificate
+    X509* peerCert = X509_STORE_CTX_get_current_cert(ctx.native_handle());
+    if (peerCert == nullptr)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "Cannot get current TLS certificate.";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    // Check if certificate is OK
+    int ctxError = X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(cts);
+    if (ctxError != X509_V_OK)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_INFO << "Last TLS error is: " << ctxError;
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    // Check that we have reached final certificate in chain
+    int32_t depth = X509_STORE_CTX_get_error_depth(cts);
+    if (depth != 0)
+
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "Certificate verification in progress (depth "
+                         << depth << "), waiting to reach final depth";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "Certificate verification of final depth";
+
+    // Verify KeyUsage
+    bool isKeyUsageDigitalSignature = false;
+    bool isKeyUsageKeyAgreement = false;
+
+    ASN1_BIT_STRING* usage = static_cast<ASN1_BIT_STRING*>(
+        X509_get_ext_d2i(peerCert, NID_key_usage, nullptr, nullptr));
+
+    if (usage == nullptr)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "TLS usage is null";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < usage->length; i++)
+    {
+        // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-pro-bounds-pointer-arithmetic)
+        unsigned char usageChar = usage->data[i];
+        if (KU_DIGITAL_SIGNATURE & usageChar)
+        {
+            isKeyUsageDigitalSignature = true;
+        }
+        if (KU_KEY_AGREEMENT & usageChar)
+        {
+            isKeyUsageKeyAgreement = true;
+        }
+    }
+    ASN1_BIT_STRING_free(usage);
+
+    if (!isKeyUsageDigitalSignature || !isKeyUsageKeyAgreement)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "Certificate ExtendedKeyUsage does "
+                            "not allow provided certificate to "
+                            "be used for user authentication";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    // Determine that ExtendedKeyUsage includes Client Auth
+
+    stack_st_ASN1_OBJECT* extUsage = static_cast<stack_st_ASN1_OBJECT*>(
+        X509_get_ext_d2i(peerCert, NID_ext_key_usage, nullptr, nullptr));
+
+    if (extUsage == nullptr)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "TLS extUsage is null";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    bool isExKeyUsageClientAuth = false;
+    for (int i = 0; i < sk_ASN1_OBJECT_num(extUsage); i++)
+    {
+        // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
+        int nid = OBJ_obj2nid(sk_ASN1_OBJECT_value(extUsage, i));
+        if (NID_client_auth == nid)
+        {
+            isExKeyUsageClientAuth = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    sk_ASN1_OBJECT_free(extUsage);
+
+    // Certificate has to have proper key usages set
+    if (!isExKeyUsageClientAuth)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "Certificate ExtendedKeyUsage does "
+                            "not allow provided certificate to "
+                            "be used for user authentication";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    std::string sslUser;
+    // Extract username contained in CommonName
+    sslUser.resize(256, '\0');
+
+    int status = X509_NAME_get_text_by_NID(X509_get_subject_name(peerCert),
+                                           NID_commonName, sslUser.data(),
+                                           static_cast<int>(sslUser.size()));
+
+    if (status == -1)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "TLS cannot get username to create session";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    size_t lastChar = sslUser.find('\0');
+    if (lastChar == std::string::npos || lastChar == 0)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "Invalid TLS user name";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    sslUser.resize(lastChar);
+    std::string unsupportedClientId;
+    return persistent_data::SessionStore::getInstance().generateUserSession(
+        sslUser, clientIp, unsupportedClientId,
+        persistent_data::PersistenceType::TIMEOUT);
+}