Merge branch 'integration' into memory_api

CODEOWNERS

@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ esphome/components/sensor/* @esphome/core
 esphome/components/sfa30/* @ghsensdev
 esphome/components/sgp40/* @SenexCrenshaw
 esphome/components/sgp4x/* @martgras @SenexCrenshaw
+esphome/components/sha256/* @esphome/core
 esphome/components/shelly_dimmer/* @edge90 @rnauber
 esphome/components/sht3xd/* @mrtoy-me
 esphome/components/sht4x/* @sjtrny

esphome/components/esphome/ota/__init__.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_SAFE_MODE,
     CONF_VERSION,
 )
-from esphome.core import coroutine_with_priority
+from esphome.core import CORE, coroutine_with_priority
 from esphome.coroutine import CoroPriority
 import esphome.final_validate as fv
 
@@ -24,9 +24,22 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
-AUTO_LOAD = ["md5", "socket"]
 DEPENDENCIES = ["network"]
 
+
+def supports_sha256() -> bool:
+    """Check if the current platform supports SHA256 for OTA authentication."""
+    return bool(CORE.is_esp32 or CORE.is_esp8266 or CORE.is_rp2040 or CORE.is_libretiny)
+
+
+def AUTO_LOAD() -> list[str]:
+    """Conditionally auto-load sha256 only on platforms that support it."""
+    base_components = ["md5", "socket"]
+    if supports_sha256():
+        return base_components + ["sha256"]
+    return base_components
+
+
 esphome = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("esphome")
 ESPHomeOTAComponent = esphome.class_("ESPHomeOTAComponent", OTAComponent)
 
@@ -126,6 +139,11 @@ FINAL_VALIDATE_SCHEMA = ota_esphome_final_validate
 async def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     cg.add(var.set_port(config[CONF_PORT]))
+
+    # Only include SHA256 support on platforms that have it
+    if supports_sha256():
+        cg.add_define("USE_OTA_SHA256")
+
     if CONF_PASSWORD in config:
         cg.add(var.set_auth_password(config[CONF_PASSWORD]))
         cg.add_define("USE_OTA_PASSWORD")

esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #include "ota_esphome.h"
 #ifdef USE_OTA
 #include "esphome/components/md5/md5.h"
+#ifdef USE_OTA_SHA256
+#include "esphome/components/sha256/sha256.h"
+#endif
 #include "esphome/components/network/util.h"
 #include "esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.h"
 #include "esphome/components/ota/ota_backend_arduino_esp32.h"
@@ -95,6 +98,33 @@ void ESPHomeOTAComponent::loop() {
 }
 
 static const uint8_t FEATURE_SUPPORTS_COMPRESSION = 0x01;
+#ifdef USE_OTA_SHA256
+static const uint8_t FEATURE_SUPPORTS_SHA256_AUTH = 0x02;
+#endif
+
+// Temporary flag to allow MD5 downgrade for ~3 versions (until 2026.1.0)
+// This allows users to downgrade via OTA if they encounter issues after updating.
+// Without this, users would need to do a serial flash to downgrade.
+// TODO: Remove this flag and all associated code in 2026.1.0
+#define ALLOW_OTA_DOWNGRADE_MD5
+
+template<typename HashClass> struct HashTraits;
+
+template<> struct HashTraits<md5::MD5Digest> {
+  static constexpr int NONCE_SIZE = 8;
+  static constexpr int HEX_SIZE = 32;
+  static constexpr const char *NAME = "MD5";
+  static constexpr ota::OTAResponseTypes AUTH_REQUEST = ota::OTA_RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH;
+};
+
+#ifdef USE_OTA_SHA256
+template<> struct HashTraits<sha256::SHA256> {
+  static constexpr int NONCE_SIZE = 16;
+  static constexpr int HEX_SIZE = 64;
+  static constexpr const char *NAME = "SHA256";
+  static constexpr ota::OTAResponseTypes AUTH_REQUEST = ota::OTA_RESPONSE_REQUEST_SHA256_AUTH;
+};
+#endif
 
 void ESPHomeOTAComponent::handle_handshake_() {
   /// Handle the initial OTA handshake.
@@ -225,57 +255,55 @@ void ESPHomeOTAComponent::handle_data_() {
 
 #ifdef USE_OTA_PASSWORD
   if (!this->password_.empty()) {
-    buf[0] = ota::OTA_RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH;
+    bool auth_success = false;
-    this->writeall_(buf, 1);
-    md5::MD5Digest md5{};
-    md5.init();
-    sprintf(sbuf, "%08" PRIx32, random_uint32());
-    md5.add(sbuf, 8);
-    md5.calculate();
-    md5.get_hex(sbuf);
-    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Auth: Nonce is %s", sbuf);
 
-    // Send nonce, 32 bytes hex MD5
+#ifdef USE_OTA_SHA256
-    if (!this->writeall_(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(sbuf), 32)) {
+    // SECURITY HARDENING: Prefer SHA256 authentication on platforms that support it.
-      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Auth: Writing nonce failed");
+    //
+    // This is a hardening measure to prevent future downgrade attacks where an attacker
+    // could force the use of MD5 authentication by manipulating the feature flags.
+    //
+    // While MD5 is currently still acceptable for our OTA authentication use case
+    // (where the password is a shared secret and we're only authenticating, not
+    // encrypting), at some point in the future MD5 will likely become so weak that
+    // it could be practically attacked.
+    //
+    // We enforce SHA256 now on capable platforms because:
+    // 1. We can't retroactively update device firmware in the field
+    // 2. Clients (like esphome CLI) can always be updated to support SHA256
+    // 3. This prevents any possibility of downgrade attacks in the future
+    //
+    // Devices that don't support SHA256 (due to platform limitations) will
+    // continue to use MD5 as their only option (see #else branch below).
+
+    bool client_supports_sha256 = (ota_features & FEATURE_SUPPORTS_SHA256_AUTH) != 0;
+
+#ifdef ALLOW_OTA_DOWNGRADE_MD5
+    // Temporary compatibility mode: Allow MD5 for ~3 versions to enable OTA downgrades
+    // This prevents users from being locked out if they need to downgrade after updating
+    // TODO: Remove this entire ifdef block in 2026.1.0
+    if (client_supports_sha256) {
+      auth_success = this->perform_hash_auth_<sha256::SHA256>(this->password_);
+    } else {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Using MD5 auth for compatibility (deprecated)");
+      auth_success = this->perform_hash_auth_<md5::MD5Digest>(this->password_);
+    }
+#else
+    // Strict mode: SHA256 required on capable platforms (future default)
+    if (!client_supports_sha256) {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Client requires SHA256");
+      error_code = ota::OTA_RESPONSE_ERROR_AUTH_INVALID;
       goto error;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-goto)
     }
+    auth_success = this->perform_hash_auth_<sha256::SHA256>(this->password_);
+#endif  // ALLOW_OTA_DOWNGRADE_MD5
+#else
+    // Platform only supports MD5 - use it as the only available option
+    // This is not a security downgrade as the platform cannot support SHA256
+    auth_success = this->perform_hash_auth_<md5::MD5Digest>(this->password_);
+#endif  // USE_OTA_SHA256
 
-    // prepare challenge
+    if (!auth_success) {
-    md5.init();
-    md5.add(this->password_.c_str(), this->password_.length());
-    // add nonce
-    md5.add(sbuf, 32);
-
-    // Receive cnonce, 32 bytes hex MD5
-    if (!this->readall_(buf, 32)) {
-      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Auth: Reading cnonce failed");
-      goto error;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-goto)
-    }
-    sbuf[32] = '\0';
-    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Auth: CNonce is %s", sbuf);
-    // add cnonce
-    md5.add(sbuf, 32);
-
-    // calculate result
-    md5.calculate();
-    md5.get_hex(sbuf);
-    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Auth: Result is %s", sbuf);
-
-    // Receive result, 32 bytes hex MD5
-    if (!this->readall_(buf + 64, 32)) {
-      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Auth: Reading response failed");
-      goto error;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-goto)
-    }
-    sbuf[64 + 32] = '\0';
-    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Auth: Response is %s", sbuf + 64);
-
-    bool matches = true;
-    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 32; i++)
-      matches = matches && buf[i] == buf[64 + i];
-
-    if (!matches) {
-      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Auth failed! Passwords do not match");
       error_code = ota::OTA_RESPONSE_ERROR_AUTH_INVALID;
       goto error;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-goto)
     }
@@ -499,5 +527,110 @@ void ESPHomeOTAComponent::yield_and_feed_watchdog_() {
   delay(1);
 }
 
+// Template function definition - placed at end to ensure all types are complete
+template<typename HashClass> bool ESPHomeOTAComponent::perform_hash_auth_(const std::string &password) {
+  using Traits = HashTraits<HashClass>;
+
+  // Minimize stack usage by reusing buffers
+  // We only need 2 buffers at most at the same time
+  constexpr size_t hex_buffer_size = Traits::HEX_SIZE + 1;
+
+  // These two buffers are reused throughout the function
+  char hex_buffer1[hex_buffer_size];  // Used for: nonce -> expected result
+  char hex_buffer2[hex_buffer_size];  // Used for: cnonce -> response
+
+  // Small stack buffer for auth request and nonce seed bytes
+  uint8_t buf[1];
+  uint8_t nonce_bytes[8];  // Max 8 bytes (2 x uint32_t for SHA256)
+
+  // Send auth request type
+  buf[0] = Traits::AUTH_REQUEST;
+  this->writeall_(buf, 1);
+
+  HashClass hasher;
+  hasher.init();
+
+  // Generate nonce seed bytes
+  uint32_t r1 = random_uint32();
+  // Convert first uint32 to bytes (always needed for MD5)
+  nonce_bytes[0] = (r1 >> 24) & 0xFF;
+  nonce_bytes[1] = (r1 >> 16) & 0xFF;
+  nonce_bytes[2] = (r1 >> 8) & 0xFF;
+  nonce_bytes[3] = r1 & 0xFF;
+
+  if (Traits::NONCE_SIZE == 8) {
+    // MD5: 8 chars = "%08x" format = 4 bytes from one random uint32
+    hasher.add(nonce_bytes, 4);
+  }
+#ifdef USE_OTA_SHA256
+  else {
+    // SHA256: 16 chars = "%08x%08x" format = 8 bytes from two random uint32s
+    uint32_t r2 = random_uint32();
+    nonce_bytes[4] = (r2 >> 24) & 0xFF;
+    nonce_bytes[5] = (r2 >> 16) & 0xFF;
+    nonce_bytes[6] = (r2 >> 8) & 0xFF;
+    nonce_bytes[7] = r2 & 0xFF;
+    hasher.add(nonce_bytes, 8);
+  }
+#endif
+  hasher.calculate();
+
+  // Use hex_buffer1 for nonce
+  hasher.get_hex(hex_buffer1);
+  hex_buffer1[Traits::HEX_SIZE] = '\0';
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Auth: %s Nonce is %s", Traits::NAME, hex_buffer1);
+
+  // Send nonce
+  if (!this->writeall_(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(hex_buffer1), Traits::HEX_SIZE)) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Auth: Writing %s nonce failed", Traits::NAME);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Prepare challenge
+  hasher.init();
+  hasher.add(password.c_str(), password.length());
+  hasher.add(hex_buffer1, Traits::HEX_SIZE);  // Add nonce
+
+  // Receive cnonce into hex_buffer2
+  if (!this->readall_(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(hex_buffer2), Traits::HEX_SIZE)) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Auth: Reading %s cnonce failed", Traits::NAME);
+    return false;
+  }
+  hex_buffer2[Traits::HEX_SIZE] = '\0';
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Auth: %s CNonce is %s", Traits::NAME, hex_buffer2);
+
+  // Add cnonce to hash
+  hasher.add(hex_buffer2, Traits::HEX_SIZE);
+
+  // Calculate result - reuse hex_buffer1 for expected
+  hasher.calculate();
+  hasher.get_hex(hex_buffer1);
+  hex_buffer1[Traits::HEX_SIZE] = '\0';
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Auth: %s Result is %s", Traits::NAME, hex_buffer1);
+
+  // Receive response - reuse hex_buffer2
+  if (!this->readall_(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(hex_buffer2), Traits::HEX_SIZE)) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Auth: Reading %s response failed", Traits::NAME);
+    return false;
+  }
+  hex_buffer2[Traits::HEX_SIZE] = '\0';
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Auth: %s Response is %s", Traits::NAME, hex_buffer2);
+
+  // Compare
+  bool matches = memcmp(hex_buffer1, hex_buffer2, Traits::HEX_SIZE) == 0;
+
+  if (!matches) {
+    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Auth failed! %s passwords do not match", Traits::NAME);
+  }
+
+  return matches;
+}
+
+// Explicit template instantiations
+template bool ESPHomeOTAComponent::perform_hash_auth_<md5::MD5Digest>(const std::string &);
+#ifdef USE_OTA_SHA256
+template bool ESPHomeOTAComponent::perform_hash_auth_<sha256::SHA256>(const std::string &);
+#endif
+
 }  // namespace esphome
 #endif

esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.h

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class ESPHomeOTAComponent : public ota::OTAComponent {
  protected:
   void handle_handshake_();
   void handle_data_();
+  template<typename HashClass> bool perform_hash_auth_(const std::string &password);
   bool readall_(uint8_t *buf, size_t len);
   bool writeall_(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len);
   void log_socket_error_(const LogString *msg);

esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.h

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace ota {
 enum OTAResponseTypes {
   OTA_RESPONSE_OK = 0x00,
   OTA_RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH = 0x01,
+  OTA_RESPONSE_REQUEST_SHA256_AUTH = 0x02,
 
   OTA_RESPONSE_HEADER_OK = 0x40,
   OTA_RESPONSE_AUTH_OK = 0x41,

esphome/components/sha256/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.core import CORE
+from esphome.helpers import IS_MACOS
+from esphome.types import ConfigType
+
+CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
+
+sha256_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("sha256")
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({})
+
+
+async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
+    # Add OpenSSL library for host platform
+    if CORE.is_host:
+        if IS_MACOS:
+            # macOS needs special handling for Homebrew OpenSSL
+            cg.add_build_flag("-I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl/include")
+            cg.add_build_flag("-L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl/lib")
+            cg.add_build_flag("-lcrypto")
+        else:
+            # Linux and other Unix systems usually have OpenSSL in standard paths
+            cg.add_build_flag("-lcrypto")

esphome/components/sha256/sha256.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#include "sha256.h"
+
+// Only compile SHA256 implementation on platforms that support it
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_HOST)
+
+#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include <cstring>
+
+namespace esphome::sha256 {
+
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
+
+SHA256::~SHA256() {
+  if (this->ctx_) {
+    mbedtls_sha256_free(&this->ctx_->ctx);
+  }
+}
+
+void SHA256::init() {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    this->ctx_ = std::make_unique<SHA256Context>();
+  }
+  mbedtls_sha256_init(&this->ctx_->ctx);
+  mbedtls_sha256_starts(&this->ctx_->ctx, 0);  // 0 = SHA256, not SHA224
+}
+
+void SHA256::add(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    this->init();
+  }
+  mbedtls_sha256_update(&this->ctx_->ctx, data, len);
+}
+
+void SHA256::calculate() {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    this->init();
+  }
+  mbedtls_sha256_finish(&this->ctx_->ctx, this->ctx_->hash);
+}
+
+#elif defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
+
+SHA256::~SHA256() = default;
+
+void SHA256::init() {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    this->ctx_ = std::make_unique<SHA256Context>();
+  }
+  br_sha256_init(&this->ctx_->ctx);
+  this->ctx_->calculated = false;
+}
+
+void SHA256::add(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    this->init();
+  }
+  br_sha256_update(&this->ctx_->ctx, data, len);
+}
+
+void SHA256::calculate() {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    this->init();
+  }
+  if (!this->ctx_->calculated) {
+    br_sha256_out(&this->ctx_->ctx, this->ctx_->hash);
+    this->ctx_->calculated = true;
+  }
+}
+
+#elif defined(USE_HOST)
+
+SHA256::~SHA256() {
+  if (this->ctx_ && this->ctx_->ctx) {
+    EVP_MD_CTX_free(this->ctx_->ctx);
+    this->ctx_->ctx = nullptr;
+  }
+}
+
+void SHA256::init() {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    this->ctx_ = std::make_unique<SHA256Context>();
+  }
+  if (this->ctx_->ctx) {
+    EVP_MD_CTX_free(this->ctx_->ctx);
+  }
+  this->ctx_->ctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();
+  EVP_DigestInit_ex(this->ctx_->ctx, EVP_sha256(), nullptr);
+  this->ctx_->calculated = false;
+}
+
+void SHA256::add(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    this->init();
+  }
+  EVP_DigestUpdate(this->ctx_->ctx, data, len);
+}
+
+void SHA256::calculate() {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    this->init();
+  }
+  if (!this->ctx_->calculated) {
+    unsigned int len = 32;
+    EVP_DigestFinal_ex(this->ctx_->ctx, this->ctx_->hash, &len);
+    this->ctx_->calculated = true;
+  }
+}
+
+#else
+#error "SHA256 not supported on this platform"
+#endif
+
+void SHA256::get_bytes(uint8_t *output) {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    memset(output, 0, 32);
+    return;
+  }
+  memcpy(output, this->ctx_->hash, 32);
+}
+
+void SHA256::get_hex(char *output) {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    memset(output, '0', 64);
+    output[64] = '\0';
+    return;
+  }
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+    uint8_t byte = this->ctx_->hash[i];
+    output[i * 2] = format_hex_char(byte >> 4);
+    output[i * 2 + 1] = format_hex_char(byte & 0x0F);
+  }
+}
+
+std::string SHA256::get_hex_string() {
+  char buf[65];
+  this->get_hex(buf);
+  return std::string(buf);
+}
+
+bool SHA256::equals_bytes(const uint8_t *expected) {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return memcmp(this->ctx_->hash, expected, 32) == 0;
+}
+
+bool SHA256::equals_hex(const char *expected) {
+  if (!this->ctx_) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  uint8_t parsed[32];
+  if (!parse_hex(expected, parsed, 32)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return this->equals_bytes(parsed);
+}
+
+}  // namespace esphome::sha256
+
+#endif  // Platform check

esphome/components/sha256/sha256.h

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+
+// Only define SHA256 on platforms that support it
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY) || defined(USE_HOST)
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
+#include "mbedtls/sha256.h"
+#elif defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
+#include <bearssl/bearssl_hash.h>
+#elif defined(USE_HOST)
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
+#else
+#error "SHA256 not supported on this platform"
+#endif
+
+namespace esphome::sha256 {
+
+class SHA256 {
+ public:
+  SHA256() = default;
+  ~SHA256();
+
+  void init();
+  void add(const uint8_t *data, size_t len);
+  void add(const char *data, size_t len) { this->add((const uint8_t *) data, len); }
+  void add(const std::string &data) { this->add(data.c_str(), data.length()); }
+
+  void calculate();
+
+  void get_bytes(uint8_t *output);
+  void get_hex(char *output);
+  std::string get_hex_string();
+
+  bool equals_bytes(const uint8_t *expected);
+  bool equals_hex(const char *expected);
+
+ protected:
+#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_LIBRETINY)
+  struct SHA256Context {
+    mbedtls_sha256_context ctx;
+    uint8_t hash[32];
+  };
+#elif defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_RP2040)
+  struct SHA256Context {
+    br_sha256_context ctx;
+    uint8_t hash[32];
+    bool calculated{false};
+  };
+#elif defined(USE_HOST)
+  struct SHA256Context {
+    EVP_MD_CTX *ctx{nullptr};
+    uint8_t hash[32];
+    bool calculated{false};
+  };
+#else
+#error "SHA256 not supported on this platform"
+#endif
+  std::unique_ptr<SHA256Context> ctx_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace esphome::sha256
+
+#endif  // Platform check

esphome/core/defines.h

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 #define USE_API_PLAINTEXT
 #define USE_API_SERVICES
 #define USE_MD5
+#define USE_SHA256
 #define USE_MQTT
 #define USE_NETWORK
 #define USE_ONLINE_IMAGE_BMP_SUPPORT

esphome/core/helpers.h

@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ template<typename T> constexpr T byteswap(T n) {
   return m;
 }
 template<> constexpr uint8_t byteswap(uint8_t n) { return n; }
+#ifdef USE_LIBRETINY
+// LibreTiny's Beken framework redefines __builtin_bswap functions as non-constexpr
+template<> inline uint16_t byteswap(uint16_t n) { return __builtin_bswap16(n); }
+template<> inline uint32_t byteswap(uint32_t n) { return __builtin_bswap32(n); }
+template<> inline uint64_t byteswap(uint64_t n) { return __builtin_bswap64(n); }
+template<> inline int8_t byteswap(int8_t n) { return n; }
+template<> inline int16_t byteswap(int16_t n) { return __builtin_bswap16(n); }
+template<> inline int32_t byteswap(int32_t n) { return __builtin_bswap32(n); }
+template<> inline int64_t byteswap(int64_t n) { return __builtin_bswap64(n); }
+#else
 template<> constexpr uint16_t byteswap(uint16_t n) { return __builtin_bswap16(n); }
 template<> constexpr uint32_t byteswap(uint32_t n) { return __builtin_bswap32(n); }
 template<> constexpr uint64_t byteswap(uint64_t n) { return __builtin_bswap64(n); }
@@ -89,6 +99,7 @@ template<> constexpr int8_t byteswap(int8_t n) { return n; }
 template<> constexpr int16_t byteswap(int16_t n) { return __builtin_bswap16(n); }
 template<> constexpr int32_t byteswap(int32_t n) { return __builtin_bswap32(n); }
 template<> constexpr int64_t byteswap(int64_t n) { return __builtin_bswap64(n); }
+#endif
 
 ///@}
 

esphome/espota2.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from collections.abc import Callable
 import gzip
 import hashlib
 import io
@@ -9,12 +10,14 @@ import random
 import socket
 import sys
 import time
+from typing import Any
 
 from esphome.core import EsphomeError
 from esphome.helpers import resolve_ip_address
 
 RESPONSE_OK = 0x00
 RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH = 0x01
+RESPONSE_REQUEST_SHA256_AUTH = 0x02
 
 RESPONSE_HEADER_OK = 0x40
 RESPONSE_AUTH_OK = 0x41
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ OTA_VERSION_2_0 = 2
 MAGIC_BYTES = [0x6C, 0x26, 0xF7, 0x5C, 0x45]
 
 FEATURE_SUPPORTS_COMPRESSION = 0x01
+FEATURE_SUPPORTS_SHA256_AUTH = 0x02
 
 
 UPLOAD_BLOCK_SIZE = 8192
@@ -52,6 +56,12 @@ UPLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE = UPLOAD_BLOCK_SIZE * 8
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Authentication method lookup table: response -> (hash_func, nonce_size, name)
+_AUTH_METHODS: dict[int, tuple[Callable[..., Any], int, str]] = {
+    RESPONSE_REQUEST_SHA256_AUTH: (hashlib.sha256, 64, "SHA256"),
+    RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH: (hashlib.md5, 32, "MD5"),
+}
+
 
 class ProgressBar:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -81,18 +91,43 @@ class OTAError(EsphomeError):
     pass
 
 
-def recv_decode(sock, amount, decode=True):
+def recv_decode(
+    sock: socket.socket, amount: int, decode: bool = True
+) -> bytes | list[int]:
+    """Receive data from socket and optionally decode to list of integers.
+
+    :param sock: Socket to receive data from.
+    :param amount: Number of bytes to receive.
+    :param decode: If True, convert bytes to list of integers, otherwise return raw bytes.
+    :return: List of integers if decode=True, otherwise raw bytes.
+    """
     data = sock.recv(amount)
     if not decode:
         return data
     return list(data)
 
 
-def receive_exactly(sock, amount, msg, expect, decode=True):
+def receive_exactly(
-    data = [] if decode else b""
+    sock: socket.socket,
+    amount: int,
+    msg: str,
+    expect: int | list[int] | None,
+    decode: bool = True,
+) -> list[int] | bytes:
+    """Receive exactly the specified amount of data from socket with error checking.
+
+    :param sock: Socket to receive data from.
+    :param amount: Exact number of bytes to receive.
+    :param msg: Description of what is being received for error messages.
+    :param expect: Expected response code(s) for validation, None to skip validation.
+    :param decode: If True, return list of integers, otherwise return raw bytes.
+    :return: List of integers if decode=True, otherwise raw bytes.
+    :raises OTAError: If receiving fails or response doesn't match expected.
+    """
+    data: list[int] | bytes = [] if decode else b""
 
     try:
-        data += recv_decode(sock, 1, decode=decode)
+        data += recv_decode(sock, 1, decode=decode)  # type: ignore[operator]
     except OSError as err:
         raise OTAError(f"Error receiving acknowledge {msg}: {err}") from err
 
@@ -104,13 +139,19 @@ def receive_exactly(sock, amount, msg, expect, decode=True):
 
     while len(data) < amount:
         try:
-            data += recv_decode(sock, amount - len(data), decode=decode)
+            data += recv_decode(sock, amount - len(data), decode=decode)  # type: ignore[operator]
         except OSError as err:
             raise OTAError(f"Error receiving {msg}: {err}") from err
     return data
 
 
-def check_error(data, expect):
+def check_error(data: list[int] | bytes, expect: int | list[int] | None) -> None:
+    """Check response data for error codes and validate against expected response.
+
+    :param data: Response data from device (first byte is the response code).
+    :param expect: Expected response code(s), None to skip validation.
+    :raises OTAError: If an error code is detected or response doesn't match expected.
+    """
     if not expect:
         return
     dat = data[0]
@@ -177,7 +218,16 @@ def check_error(data, expect):
         raise OTAError(f"Unexpected response from ESP: 0x{data[0]:02X}")
 
 
-def send_check(sock, data, msg):
+def send_check(
+    sock: socket.socket, data: list[int] | tuple[int, ...] | int | str | bytes, msg: str
+) -> None:
+    """Send data to socket with error handling.
+
+    :param sock: Socket to send data to.
+    :param data: Data to send (can be list/tuple of ints, single int, string, or bytes).
+    :param msg: Description of what is being sent for error messages.
+    :raises OTAError: If sending fails.
+    """
     try:
         if isinstance(data, (list, tuple)):
             data = bytes(data)
@@ -210,10 +260,14 @@ def perform_ota(
             f"Device uses unsupported OTA version {version}, this ESPHome supports {supported_versions}"
         )
 
-    # Features
+    # Features - send both compression and SHA256 auth support
-    send_check(sock, FEATURE_SUPPORTS_COMPRESSION, "features")
+    features_to_send = FEATURE_SUPPORTS_COMPRESSION | FEATURE_SUPPORTS_SHA256_AUTH
+    send_check(sock, features_to_send, "features")
     features = receive_exactly(
-        sock, 1, "features", [RESPONSE_HEADER_OK, RESPONSE_SUPPORTS_COMPRESSION]
+        sock,
+        1,
+        "features",
+        None,  # Accept any response
     )[0]
 
     if features == RESPONSE_SUPPORTS_COMPRESSION:
@@ -222,31 +276,52 @@ def perform_ota(
     else:
         upload_contents = file_contents
 
-    (auth,) = receive_exactly(
+    def perform_auth(
-        sock, 1, "auth", [RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH, RESPONSE_AUTH_OK]
+        sock: socket.socket,
-    )
+        password: str,
-    if auth == RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH:
+        hash_func: Callable[..., Any],
+        nonce_size: int,
+        hash_name: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Perform challenge-response authentication using specified hash algorithm."""
         if not password:
             raise OTAError("ESP requests password, but no password given!")
-        nonce = receive_exactly(
+
-            sock, 32, "authentication nonce", [], decode=False
+        nonce_bytes = receive_exactly(
-        ).decode()
+            sock, nonce_size, f"{hash_name} authentication nonce", [], decode=False
-        _LOGGER.debug("Auth: Nonce is %s", nonce)
+        )
-        cnonce = hashlib.md5(str(random.random()).encode()).hexdigest()
+        assert isinstance(nonce_bytes, bytes)
-        _LOGGER.debug("Auth: CNonce is %s", cnonce)
+        nonce = nonce_bytes.decode()
+        _LOGGER.debug("Auth: %s Nonce is %s", hash_name, nonce)
+
+        # Generate cnonce
+        cnonce = hash_func(str(random.random()).encode()).hexdigest()
+        _LOGGER.debug("Auth: %s CNonce is %s", hash_name, cnonce)
 
         send_check(sock, cnonce, "auth cnonce")
 
-        result_md5 = hashlib.md5()
+        # Calculate challenge response
-        result_md5.update(password.encode("utf-8"))
+        hasher = hash_func()
-        result_md5.update(nonce.encode())
+        hasher.update(password.encode("utf-8"))
-        result_md5.update(cnonce.encode())
+        hasher.update(nonce.encode())
-        result = result_md5.hexdigest()
+        hasher.update(cnonce.encode())
-        _LOGGER.debug("Auth: Result is %s", result)
+        result = hasher.hexdigest()
+        _LOGGER.debug("Auth: %s Result is %s", hash_name, result)
 
         send_check(sock, result, "auth result")
         receive_exactly(sock, 1, "auth result", RESPONSE_AUTH_OK)
 
+    (auth,) = receive_exactly(
+        sock,
+        1,
+        "auth",
+        [RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH, RESPONSE_REQUEST_SHA256_AUTH, RESPONSE_AUTH_OK],
+    )
+
+    if auth != RESPONSE_AUTH_OK:
+        hash_func, nonce_size, hash_name = _AUTH_METHODS[auth]
+        perform_auth(sock, password, hash_func, nonce_size, hash_name)
+
     # Set higher timeout during upload
     sock.settimeout(30.0)
 

tests/components/sha256/common.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+esphome:
+  on_boot:
+    - lambda: |-
+        // Test SHA256 functionality
+        #ifdef USE_SHA256
+        using esphome::sha256::SHA256;
+        SHA256 hasher;
+        hasher.init();
+
+        // Test with "Hello World" - known SHA256
+        const char* test_string = "Hello World";
+        hasher.add(test_string, strlen(test_string));
+        hasher.calculate();
+
+        char hex_output[65];
+        hasher.get_hex(hex_output);
+        hex_output[64] = '\0';
+
+        ESP_LOGD("SHA256", "SHA256('Hello World') = %s", hex_output);
+
+        // Expected: a591a6d40bf420404a011733cfb7b190d62c65bf0bcda32b57b277d9ad9f146e
+        const char* expected = "a591a6d40bf420404a011733cfb7b190d62c65bf0bcda32b57b277d9ad9f146e";
+        if (strcmp(hex_output, expected) == 0) {
+          ESP_LOGI("SHA256", "Test PASSED");
+        } else {
+          ESP_LOGE("SHA256", "Test FAILED. Expected %s", expected);
+        }
+        #else
+        ESP_LOGW("SHA256", "SHA256 not available on this platform");
+        #endif
+
+sha256:

tests/components/sha256/test.bk72xx-ard.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<<: !include common.yaml

tests/components/sha256/test.esp32-idf.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<<: !include common.yaml

tests/components/sha256/test.esp8266-ard.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<<: !include common.yaml

tests/components/sha256/test.host.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<<: !include common.yaml

tests/components/sha256/test.rp2040-ard.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<<: !include common.yaml

tests/unit_tests/test_espota2.py

@@ -0,0 +1,738 @@
+"""Unit tests for esphome.espota2 module."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Generator
+import gzip
+import hashlib
+import io
+from pathlib import Path
+import socket
+import struct
+from unittest.mock import Mock, call, patch
+
+import pytest
+from pytest import CaptureFixture
+
+from esphome import espota2
+from esphome.core import EsphomeError
+
+# Test constants
+MOCK_RANDOM_VALUE = 0.123456
+MOCK_RANDOM_BYTES = b"0.123456"
+MOCK_MD5_NONCE = b"12345678901234567890123456789012"  # 32 char nonce for MD5
+MOCK_SHA256_NONCE = b"1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234"  # 64 char nonce for SHA256
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_socket() -> Mock:
+    """Create a mock socket for testing."""
+    socket_mock = Mock()
+    socket_mock.close = Mock()
+    socket_mock.recv = Mock()
+    socket_mock.sendall = Mock()
+    socket_mock.settimeout = Mock()
+    socket_mock.connect = Mock()
+    socket_mock.setsockopt = Mock()
+    return socket_mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_file() -> io.BytesIO:
+    """Create a mock firmware file for testing."""
+    return io.BytesIO(b"firmware content here")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_time() -> Generator[None]:
+    """Mock time-related functions for consistent testing."""
+    # Provide enough values for multiple calls (tests may call perform_ota multiple times)
+    with (
+        patch("time.sleep"),
+        patch("time.perf_counter", side_effect=[0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1]),
+    ):
+        yield
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_random() -> Generator[Mock]:
+    """Mock random for predictable test values."""
+    with patch("random.random", return_value=MOCK_RANDOM_VALUE) as mock_rand:
+        yield mock_rand
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_resolve_ip() -> Generator[Mock]:
+    """Mock resolve_ip_address for testing."""
+    with patch("esphome.espota2.resolve_ip_address") as mock:
+        mock.return_value = [
+            (socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 0, "", ("192.168.1.100", 3232))
+        ]
+        yield mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_perform_ota() -> Generator[Mock]:
+    """Mock perform_ota function for testing."""
+    with patch("esphome.espota2.perform_ota") as mock:
+        yield mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_run_ota_impl() -> Generator[Mock]:
+    """Mock run_ota_impl_ function for testing."""
+    with patch("esphome.espota2.run_ota_impl_") as mock:
+        mock.return_value = (0, "192.168.1.100")
+        yield mock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_socket_constructor(mock_socket: Mock) -> Generator[Mock]:
+    """Mock socket.socket constructor to return our mock socket."""
+    with patch("socket.socket", return_value=mock_socket) as mock_constructor:
+        yield mock_constructor
+
+
+def test_recv_decode_with_decode(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test recv_decode with decode=True returns list."""
+    mock_socket.recv.return_value = b"\x01\x02\x03"
+
+    result = espota2.recv_decode(mock_socket, 3, decode=True)
+
+    assert result == [1, 2, 3]
+    mock_socket.recv.assert_called_once_with(3)
+
+
+def test_recv_decode_without_decode(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test recv_decode with decode=False returns bytes."""
+    mock_socket.recv.return_value = b"\x01\x02\x03"
+
+    result = espota2.recv_decode(mock_socket, 3, decode=False)
+
+    assert result == b"\x01\x02\x03"
+    mock_socket.recv.assert_called_once_with(3)
+
+
+def test_receive_exactly_success(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test receive_exactly successfully receives expected data."""
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = [b"\x00", b"\x01\x02"]
+
+    result = espota2.receive_exactly(mock_socket, 3, "test", espota2.RESPONSE_OK)
+
+    assert result == [0, 1, 2]
+    assert mock_socket.recv.call_count == 2
+
+
+def test_receive_exactly_with_error_response(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test receive_exactly raises OTAError on error response."""
+    mock_socket.recv.return_value = bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_AUTH_INVALID])
+
+    with pytest.raises(espota2.OTAError, match="Error auth:.*Authentication invalid"):
+        espota2.receive_exactly(mock_socket, 1, "auth", [espota2.RESPONSE_OK])
+
+    mock_socket.close.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_receive_exactly_socket_error(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test receive_exactly handles socket errors."""
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = OSError("Connection reset")
+
+    with pytest.raises(espota2.OTAError, match="Error receiving acknowledge test"):
+        espota2.receive_exactly(mock_socket, 1, "test", espota2.RESPONSE_OK)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("error_code", "expected_msg"),
+    [
+        (espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_MAGIC, "Error: Invalid magic byte"),
+        (espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_UPDATE_PREPARE, "Error: Couldn't prepare flash memory"),
+        (espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_AUTH_INVALID, "Error: Authentication invalid"),
+        (
+            espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_WRITING_FLASH,
+            "Error: Wring OTA data to flash memory failed",
+        ),
+        (espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_UPDATE_END, "Error: Finishing update failed"),
+        (
+            espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_INVALID_BOOTSTRAPPING,
+            "Error: Please press the reset button",
+        ),
+        (
+            espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_WRONG_CURRENT_FLASH_CONFIG,
+            "Error: ESP has been flashed with wrong flash size",
+        ),
+        (
+            espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_WRONG_NEW_FLASH_CONFIG,
+            "Error: ESP does not have the requested flash size",
+        ),
+        (
+            espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_ESP8266_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE,
+            "Error: ESP does not have enough space",
+        ),
+        (
+            espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_ESP32_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE,
+            "Error: The OTA partition on the ESP is too small",
+        ),
+        (
+            espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_NO_UPDATE_PARTITION,
+            "Error: The OTA partition on the ESP couldn't be found",
+        ),
+        (espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_MD5_MISMATCH, "Error: Application MD5 code mismatch"),
+        (espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_UNKNOWN, "Unknown error from ESP"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_check_error_with_various_errors(error_code: int, expected_msg: str) -> None:
+    """Test check_error raises appropriate errors for different error codes."""
+    with pytest.raises(espota2.OTAError, match=expected_msg):
+        espota2.check_error([error_code], [espota2.RESPONSE_OK])
+
+
+def test_check_error_unexpected_response() -> None:
+    """Test check_error raises error for unexpected response."""
+    with pytest.raises(espota2.OTAError, match="Unexpected response from ESP: 0x7F"):
+        espota2.check_error([0x7F], [espota2.RESPONSE_OK, espota2.RESPONSE_AUTH_OK])
+
+
+def test_send_check_with_various_data_types(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test send_check handles different data types."""
+
+    # Test with list/tuple
+    espota2.send_check(mock_socket, [0x01, 0x02], "list")
+    mock_socket.sendall.assert_called_with(b"\x01\x02")
+
+    # Test with int
+    espota2.send_check(mock_socket, 0x42, "int")
+    mock_socket.sendall.assert_called_with(b"\x42")
+
+    # Test with string
+    espota2.send_check(mock_socket, "hello", "string")
+    mock_socket.sendall.assert_called_with(b"hello")
+
+    # Test with bytes (should pass through)
+    espota2.send_check(mock_socket, b"\xaa\xbb", "bytes")
+    mock_socket.sendall.assert_called_with(b"\xaa\xbb")
+
+
+def test_send_check_socket_error(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test send_check handles socket errors."""
+    mock_socket.sendall.side_effect = OSError("Broken pipe")
+
+    with pytest.raises(espota2.OTAError, match="Error sending test"):
+        espota2.send_check(mock_socket, b"data", "test")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_time")
+def test_perform_ota_successful_md5_auth(
+    mock_socket: Mock, mock_file: io.BytesIO, mock_random: Mock
+) -> None:
+    """Test successful OTA with MD5 authentication."""
+    # Setup socket responses for recv calls
+    recv_responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK]),  # First byte of version response
+        bytes([espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),  # Version number
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),  # Features response
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH]),  # Auth request
+        MOCK_MD5_NONCE,  # 32 char hex nonce
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_AUTH_OK]),  # Auth result
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_PREPARE_OK]),  # Binary size OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_BIN_MD5_OK]),  # MD5 checksum OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_CHUNK_OK]),  # Chunk OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_RECEIVE_OK]),  # Receive OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_END_OK]),  # Update end OK
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = recv_responses
+
+    # Run OTA
+    espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "testpass", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+    # Verify magic bytes were sent
+    assert mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[0] == call(bytes(espota2.MAGIC_BYTES))
+
+    # Verify features were sent (compression + SHA256 support)
+    assert mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[1] == call(
+        bytes(
+            [
+                espota2.FEATURE_SUPPORTS_COMPRESSION
+                | espota2.FEATURE_SUPPORTS_SHA256_AUTH
+            ]
+        )
+    )
+
+    # Verify cnonce was sent (MD5 of random.random())
+    cnonce = hashlib.md5(MOCK_RANDOM_BYTES).hexdigest()
+    assert mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[2] == call(cnonce.encode())
+
+    # Verify auth result was computed correctly
+    expected_hash = hashlib.md5()
+    expected_hash.update(b"testpass")
+    expected_hash.update(MOCK_MD5_NONCE)
+    expected_hash.update(cnonce.encode())
+    expected_result = expected_hash.hexdigest()
+    assert mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[3] == call(expected_result.encode())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_time")
+def test_perform_ota_no_auth(mock_socket: Mock, mock_file: io.BytesIO) -> None:
+    """Test OTA without authentication."""
+    recv_responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK]),  # First byte of version response
+        bytes([espota2.OTA_VERSION_1_0]),  # Version number
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),  # Features response
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_AUTH_OK]),  # No auth required
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_PREPARE_OK]),  # Binary size OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_BIN_MD5_OK]),  # MD5 checksum OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_RECEIVE_OK]),  # Receive OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_END_OK]),  # Update end OK
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = recv_responses
+
+    espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+    # Should not send any auth-related data
+    auth_calls = [
+        call
+        for call in mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list
+        if "cnonce" in str(call) or "result" in str(call)
+    ]
+    assert len(auth_calls) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_time")
+def test_perform_ota_with_compression(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test OTA with compression support."""
+    original_content = b"firmware" * 100  # Repeating content for compression
+    mock_file = io.BytesIO(original_content)
+    recv_responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK]),  # First byte of version response
+        bytes([espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),  # Version number
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_SUPPORTS_COMPRESSION]),  # Device supports compression
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_AUTH_OK]),  # No auth required
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_PREPARE_OK]),  # Binary size OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_BIN_MD5_OK]),  # MD5 checksum OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_CHUNK_OK]),  # Chunk OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_RECEIVE_OK]),  # Receive OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_END_OK]),  # Update end OK
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = recv_responses
+
+    espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+    # Verify compressed content was sent
+    # Get the binary size that was sent (4 bytes after features)
+    size_bytes = mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[2][0][0]
+    sent_size = struct.unpack(">I", size_bytes)[0]
+
+    # Size should be less than original due to compression
+    assert sent_size < len(original_content)
+
+    # Verify the content sent was gzipped
+    compressed = gzip.compress(original_content, compresslevel=9)
+    assert sent_size == len(compressed)
+
+
+def test_perform_ota_auth_without_password(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test OTA fails when auth is required but no password provided."""
+    mock_file = io.BytesIO(b"firmware")
+
+    responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK, espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH]),
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = responses
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        espota2.OTAError, match="ESP requests password, but no password given"
+    ):
+        espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_time")
+def test_perform_ota_md5_auth_wrong_password(
+    mock_socket: Mock, mock_file: io.BytesIO, mock_random: Mock
+) -> None:
+    """Test OTA fails when MD5 authentication is rejected due to wrong password."""
+    # Setup socket responses for recv calls
+    recv_responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK]),  # First byte of version response
+        bytes([espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),  # Version number
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),  # Features response
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH]),  # Auth request
+        MOCK_MD5_NONCE,  # 32 char hex nonce
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_AUTH_INVALID]),  # Auth rejected!
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = recv_responses
+
+    with pytest.raises(espota2.OTAError, match="Error auth.*Authentication invalid"):
+        espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "wrongpassword", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+    # Verify the socket was closed after auth failure
+    mock_socket.close.assert_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_time")
+def test_perform_ota_sha256_auth_wrong_password(
+    mock_socket: Mock, mock_file: io.BytesIO, mock_random: Mock
+) -> None:
+    """Test OTA fails when SHA256 authentication is rejected due to wrong password."""
+    # Setup socket responses for recv calls
+    recv_responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK]),  # First byte of version response
+        bytes([espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),  # Version number
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),  # Features response
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_REQUEST_SHA256_AUTH]),  # SHA256 Auth request
+        MOCK_SHA256_NONCE,  # 64 char hex nonce
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_ERROR_AUTH_INVALID]),  # Auth rejected!
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = recv_responses
+
+    with pytest.raises(espota2.OTAError, match="Error auth.*Authentication invalid"):
+        espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "wrongpassword", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+    # Verify the socket was closed after auth failure
+    mock_socket.close.assert_called()
+
+
+def test_perform_ota_sha256_auth_without_password(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test OTA fails when SHA256 auth is required but no password provided."""
+    mock_file = io.BytesIO(b"firmware")
+
+    responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK, espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_REQUEST_SHA256_AUTH]),
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = responses
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        espota2.OTAError, match="ESP requests password, but no password given"
+    ):
+        espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+
+def test_perform_ota_unexpected_auth_response(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test OTA fails when device sends an unexpected auth response."""
+    mock_file = io.BytesIO(b"firmware")
+
+    # Use 0x03 which is not in the expected auth responses
+    # This will be caught by check_error and raise "Unexpected response from ESP"
+    UNKNOWN_AUTH_METHOD = 0x03
+
+    responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK, espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),
+        bytes([UNKNOWN_AUTH_METHOD]),  # Unknown auth method
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = responses
+
+    # This will actually raise "Unexpected response from ESP" from check_error
+    with pytest.raises(
+        espota2.OTAError, match=r"Error auth: Unexpected response from ESP: 0x03"
+    ):
+        espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "password", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+
+def test_perform_ota_unsupported_version(mock_socket: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test OTA fails with unsupported version."""
+    mock_file = io.BytesIO(b"firmware")
+
+    responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK, 99]),  # Unsupported version
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = responses
+
+    with pytest.raises(espota2.OTAError, match="Device uses unsupported OTA version"):
+        espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_time")
+def test_perform_ota_upload_error(mock_socket: Mock, mock_file: io.BytesIO) -> None:
+    """Test OTA handles upload errors."""
+    # Setup responses - provide enough for the recv calls
+    recv_responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK]),  # First byte of version response
+        bytes([espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),  # Version number
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),  # Features response
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_AUTH_OK]),  # No auth required
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_PREPARE_OK]),  # Binary size OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_BIN_MD5_OK]),  # MD5 checksum OK
+    ]
+    # Add OSError to recv to simulate connection loss during chunk read
+    recv_responses.append(OSError("Connection lost"))
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = recv_responses
+
+    with pytest.raises(espota2.OTAError, match="Error receiving acknowledge chunk OK"):
+        espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_socket_constructor", "mock_resolve_ip")
+def test_run_ota_impl_successful(
+    mock_socket: Mock, tmp_path: Path, mock_perform_ota: Mock
+) -> None:
+    """Test run_ota_impl_ with successful upload."""
+    # Create a real firmware file
+    firmware_file = tmp_path / "firmware.bin"
+    firmware_file.write_bytes(b"firmware content")
+
+    # Run OTA with real file path
+    result_code, result_host = espota2.run_ota_impl_(
+        "test.local", 3232, "password", str(firmware_file)
+    )
+
+    # Verify success
+    assert result_code == 0
+    assert result_host == "192.168.1.100"
+
+    # Verify socket was configured correctly
+    mock_socket.settimeout.assert_called_with(10.0)
+    mock_socket.connect.assert_called_once_with(("192.168.1.100", 3232))
+    mock_socket.close.assert_called_once()
+
+    # Verify perform_ota was called with real file
+    mock_perform_ota.assert_called_once()
+    call_args = mock_perform_ota.call_args[0]
+    assert call_args[0] == mock_socket
+    assert call_args[1] == "password"
+    # Verify the file object is a proper file handle
+    assert isinstance(call_args[2], io.IOBase)
+    assert call_args[3] == str(firmware_file)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_socket_constructor", "mock_resolve_ip")
+def test_run_ota_impl_connection_failed(mock_socket: Mock, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Test run_ota_impl_ when connection fails."""
+    mock_socket.connect.side_effect = OSError("Connection refused")
+
+    # Create a real firmware file
+    firmware_file = tmp_path / "firmware.bin"
+    firmware_file.write_bytes(b"firmware content")
+
+    result_code, result_host = espota2.run_ota_impl_(
+        "test.local", 3232, "password", str(firmware_file)
+    )
+
+    assert result_code == 1
+    assert result_host is None
+    mock_socket.close.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_run_ota_impl_resolve_failed(tmp_path: Path, mock_resolve_ip: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test run_ota_impl_ when DNS resolution fails."""
+    # Create a real firmware file
+    firmware_file = tmp_path / "firmware.bin"
+    firmware_file.write_bytes(b"firmware content")
+
+    mock_resolve_ip.side_effect = EsphomeError("DNS resolution failed")
+
+    with pytest.raises(espota2.OTAError, match="DNS resolution failed"):
+        result_code, result_host = espota2.run_ota_impl_(
+            "unknown.host", 3232, "password", str(firmware_file)
+        )
+
+
+def test_run_ota_wrapper(mock_run_ota_impl: Mock) -> None:
+    """Test run_ota wrapper function."""
+    # Test successful case
+    mock_run_ota_impl.return_value = (0, "192.168.1.100")
+    result = espota2.run_ota("test.local", 3232, "pass", "fw.bin")
+    assert result == (0, "192.168.1.100")
+
+    # Test error case
+    mock_run_ota_impl.side_effect = espota2.OTAError("Test error")
+    result = espota2.run_ota("test.local", 3232, "pass", "fw.bin")
+    assert result == (1, None)
+
+
+def test_progress_bar(capsys: CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:
+    """Test ProgressBar functionality."""
+    progress = espota2.ProgressBar()
+
+    # Test initial update
+    progress.update(0.0)
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "0%" in captured.err
+    assert "[" in captured.err
+
+    # Test progress update
+    progress.update(0.5)
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "50%" in captured.err
+
+    # Test completion
+    progress.update(1.0)
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "100%" in captured.err
+    assert "Done" in captured.err
+
+    # Test done method
+    progress.done()
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert captured.err == "\n"
+
+    # Test same progress doesn't update
+    progress.update(0.5)
+    progress.update(0.5)
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    # Should only see one update (second call shouldn't write)
+    assert captured.err.count("50%") == 1
+
+
+# Tests for SHA256 authentication
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_time")
+def test_perform_ota_successful_sha256_auth(
+    mock_socket: Mock, mock_file: io.BytesIO, mock_random: Mock
+) -> None:
+    """Test successful OTA with SHA256 authentication."""
+    # Setup socket responses for recv calls
+    recv_responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK]),  # First byte of version response
+        bytes([espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),  # Version number
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),  # Features response
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_REQUEST_SHA256_AUTH]),  # SHA256 Auth request
+        MOCK_SHA256_NONCE,  # 64 char hex nonce
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_AUTH_OK]),  # Auth result
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_PREPARE_OK]),  # Binary size OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_BIN_MD5_OK]),  # MD5 checksum OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_CHUNK_OK]),  # Chunk OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_RECEIVE_OK]),  # Receive OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_END_OK]),  # Update end OK
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = recv_responses
+
+    # Run OTA
+    espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "testpass", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+    # Verify magic bytes were sent
+    assert mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[0] == call(bytes(espota2.MAGIC_BYTES))
+
+    # Verify features were sent (compression + SHA256 support)
+    assert mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[1] == call(
+        bytes(
+            [
+                espota2.FEATURE_SUPPORTS_COMPRESSION
+                | espota2.FEATURE_SUPPORTS_SHA256_AUTH
+            ]
+        )
+    )
+
+    # Verify cnonce was sent (SHA256 of random.random())
+    cnonce = hashlib.sha256(MOCK_RANDOM_BYTES).hexdigest()
+    assert mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[2] == call(cnonce.encode())
+
+    # Verify auth result was computed correctly with SHA256
+    expected_hash = hashlib.sha256()
+    expected_hash.update(b"testpass")
+    expected_hash.update(MOCK_SHA256_NONCE)
+    expected_hash.update(cnonce.encode())
+    expected_result = expected_hash.hexdigest()
+    assert mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[3] == call(expected_result.encode())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_time")
+def test_perform_ota_sha256_fallback_to_md5(
+    mock_socket: Mock, mock_file: io.BytesIO, mock_random: Mock
+) -> None:
+    """Test SHA256-capable client falls back to MD5 for compatibility."""
+    # This test verifies the temporary backward compatibility
+    # where a SHA256-capable client can still authenticate with MD5
+    # This compatibility will be removed in 2026.1.0
+    recv_responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK]),  # First byte of version response
+        bytes([espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),  # Version number
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),  # Features response
+        bytes(
+            [espota2.RESPONSE_REQUEST_AUTH]
+        ),  # MD5 Auth request (device doesn't support SHA256)
+        MOCK_MD5_NONCE,  # 32 char hex nonce for MD5
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_AUTH_OK]),  # Auth result
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_PREPARE_OK]),  # Binary size OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_BIN_MD5_OK]),  # MD5 checksum OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_CHUNK_OK]),  # Chunk OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_RECEIVE_OK]),  # Receive OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_END_OK]),  # Update end OK
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = recv_responses
+
+    # Run OTA - should work even though device requested MD5
+    espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "testpass", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+    # Verify client still advertised SHA256 support
+    assert mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[1] == call(
+        bytes(
+            [
+                espota2.FEATURE_SUPPORTS_COMPRESSION
+                | espota2.FEATURE_SUPPORTS_SHA256_AUTH
+            ]
+        )
+    )
+
+    # But authentication was done with MD5
+    cnonce = hashlib.md5(MOCK_RANDOM_BYTES).hexdigest()
+    expected_hash = hashlib.md5()
+    expected_hash.update(b"testpass")
+    expected_hash.update(MOCK_MD5_NONCE)
+    expected_hash.update(cnonce.encode())
+    expected_result = expected_hash.hexdigest()
+    assert mock_socket.sendall.call_args_list[3] == call(expected_result.encode())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_time")
+def test_perform_ota_version_differences(
+    mock_socket: Mock, mock_file: io.BytesIO
+) -> None:
+    """Test OTA behavior differences between version 1.0 and 2.0."""
+    # Test version 1.0 - no chunk acknowledgments
+    recv_responses = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK]),  # First byte of version response
+        bytes([espota2.OTA_VERSION_1_0]),  # Version number
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),  # Features response
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_AUTH_OK]),  # No auth required
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_PREPARE_OK]),  # Binary size OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_BIN_MD5_OK]),  # MD5 checksum OK
+        # No RESPONSE_CHUNK_OK for v1
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_RECEIVE_OK]),  # Receive OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_END_OK]),  # Update end OK
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = recv_responses
+    espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+    # For v1.0, verify that we only get the expected number of recv calls
+    # v1.0 doesn't have chunk acknowledgments, so fewer recv calls
+    assert mock_socket.recv.call_count == 8  # v1.0 has 8 recv calls
+
+    # Reset mock for v2.0 test
+    mock_socket.reset_mock()
+
+    # Reset file position for second test
+    mock_file.seek(0)
+
+    # Test version 2.0 - with chunk acknowledgments
+    recv_responses_v2 = [
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_OK]),  # First byte of version response
+        bytes([espota2.OTA_VERSION_2_0]),  # Version number
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_HEADER_OK]),  # Features response
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_AUTH_OK]),  # No auth required
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_PREPARE_OK]),  # Binary size OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_BIN_MD5_OK]),  # MD5 checksum OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_CHUNK_OK]),  # v2.0 has chunk acknowledgment
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_RECEIVE_OK]),  # Receive OK
+        bytes([espota2.RESPONSE_UPDATE_END_OK]),  # Update end OK
+    ]
+
+    mock_socket.recv.side_effect = recv_responses_v2
+    espota2.perform_ota(mock_socket, "", mock_file, "test.bin")
+
+    # For v2.0, verify more recv calls due to chunk acknowledgments
+    assert mock_socket.recv.call_count == 9  # v2.0 has 9 recv calls (includes chunk OK)