diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8c3ff1b..9edc54e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1459,6 +1459,22 @@ version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "verifier"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "attest-data",
+ "const-oid",
+ "ed25519-dalek",
+ "env_logger",
+ "log",
+ "p384",
+ "pem-rfc7468",
+ "sha3",
+ "x509-cert",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "verifier-cli"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1475,6 +1491,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pem-rfc7468",
  "sha3",
  "tempfile",
+ "verifier",
  "x509-cert",
 ]
 
diff --git a/verifier-cli/Cargo.toml b/verifier-cli/Cargo.toml
index f3bf4c3..fc3e014 100644
--- a/verifier-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/verifier-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ p384 = { workspace = true, default-features = true }
 pem-rfc7468 = { workspace = true, features = ["alloc", "std"] }
 sha3.workspace = true
 tempfile.workspace = true
+verifier.path = "../verifier"
 x509-cert = { workspace = true, default-features = true }
diff --git a/verifier-cli/src/main.rs b/verifier-cli/src/main.rs
index 48510ed..d2bc581 100644
--- a/verifier-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/verifier-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@
 // License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 // file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-mod pki_path;
-
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use attest_data::{Attestation, Nonce};
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand, ValueEnum};
-use ed25519_dalek::{Signature, Verifier, VerifyingKey};
 use env_logger::Builder;
 use log::{debug, error, info, warn, LevelFilter};
 use pem_rfc7468::{LineEnding, PemLabel};
-use pki_path::PkiPathSignatureVerifier;
 use sha3::{Digest, Sha3_256};
 use std::{
     fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter},
@@ -21,6 +17,7 @@ use std::{
     process::{Command, Output},
 };
 use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
+use verifier::PkiPathSignatureVerifier;
 use x509_cert::{
     der::{Decode, DecodePem},
     Certificate, PkiPath,
@@ -479,33 +476,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             log,
             nonce,
         } => {
-            // To verify an attestation we need to extract and construct a few
-            // things before we can verify the attestation:
-            // - signature: the attestation produced by the RoT when
-            //   `alias_priv` is used to sign `message`
             let attestation = fs::read(attestation)?;
             let (attestation, _): (Attestation, _) =
                 hubpack::deserialize(&attestation).map_err(|e| {
                     anyhow!("Failed to deserialize Attestation: {}", e)
                 })?;
-            let signature = match attestation {
-                Attestation::Ed25519(s) => Signature::from_bytes(&s.0),
-            };
 
-            // - log_data: the hubpack encoded measurement log `hubpack(log)`
             let log = fs::read(log)?;
-            // - nonce: nonce provided to RoT when the attestation provided
-            //   was collected
-            let nonce = fs::read(nonce)?;
 
-            // - message: the data that's signed by the RoT to produce an
-            //   attestation `sha3_256(log_data | nonce)`
-            let mut message = Sha3_256::new();
-            message.update(log);
-            message.update(nonce);
-            let message = message.finalize();
+            let nonce: Nonce = fs::read(nonce)?.try_into()?;
 
-            // - verifier: public key / `alias_pub` from pair used to sign the attestation
             let alias = fs::read(alias_cert)?;
             let alias = match pem_rfc7468::decode_vec(&alias) {
                 Ok((l, v)) => {
@@ -521,16 +501,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     alias
                 }
             };
+
             let alias = Certificate::from_der(&alias)?;
-            let alias = alias
-                .tbs_certificate
-                .subject_public_key_info
-                .subject_public_key
-                .as_bytes()
-                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid / unaligned public key"))?;
-
-            let verifying_key = VerifyingKey::from_bytes(alias.try_into()?)?;
-            verifying_key.verify(message.as_slice(), &signature)?;
+
+            verifier::verify_attestation(&alias, &attestation, &log, &nonce)?;
         }
         AttestCommand::VerifyCertChain {
             cert_chain,
diff --git a/verifier/Cargo.toml b/verifier/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d047bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verifier/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "verifier"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+description = "a library crate implementing the attestation verifier"
+license = "MPL-2.0"
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+attest-data = { path = "../attest-data", features = ["std"] }
+const-oid = { workspace = true, features = ["db"] }
+ed25519-dalek = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
+env_logger.workspace = true
+log.workspace = true
+p384 = { workspace = true, default-features = true }
+pem-rfc7468 = { workspace = true, features = ["alloc", "std"] }
+sha3.workspace = true
+x509-cert = { workspace = true, default-features = true }
diff --git a/verifier-cli/src/pki_path.rs b/verifier/src/lib.rs
similarity index 86%
rename from verifier-cli/src/pki_path.rs
rename to verifier/src/lib.rs
index 6bb59f5..ef5ba20 100644
--- a/verifier-cli/src/pki_path.rs
+++ b/verifier/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 // file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use attest_data::{Attestation, Nonce};
 use const_oid::db::{rfc5912::ID_EC_PUBLIC_KEY, rfc8410::ID_ED_25519};
+use sha3::{Digest, Sha3_256};
 use x509_cert::{der::Encode, Certificate, PkiPath};
 
 /// Unit-like struct with a single non-member associated function. This
@@ -225,3 +227,38 @@ impl PkiPathSignatureVerifier {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub fn verify_attestation(
+    alias: &Certificate,
+    attestation: &Attestation,
+    log: &[u8],
+    nonce: &Nonce,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    use ed25519_dalek::{Signature, Verifier, VerifyingKey};
+
+    // To verify an attestation we need to extract and construct a few
+    // things before we can verify the attestation:
+    // - signature: the attestation produced by the RoT when
+    //   `alias_priv` is used to sign `message`
+    let signature = match attestation {
+        Attestation::Ed25519(s) => Signature::from_bytes(&s.0),
+    };
+
+    // - message: the data that's signed by the RoT to produce an
+    //   attestation `sha3_256(log | nonce)`
+    let mut message = Sha3_256::new();
+    message.update(log);
+    message.update(nonce);
+    let message = message.finalize();
+
+    let alias = alias
+        .tbs_certificate
+        .subject_public_key_info
+        .subject_public_key
+        .as_bytes()
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid / unaligned public key"))?;
+
+    let verifying_key = VerifyingKey::from_bytes(alias.try_into()?)?;
+    verifying_key.verify(message.as_slice(), &signature)?;
+    todo!("verify_attestation");
+}