diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5206eff..cd59fc0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to Agent Manifest are documented here. Format follows [Keep
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+**[SDK]** `parse_tdx_quote_signature()` and `TdxQuoteSignature` expose the validated DCAP v4 signature-section parse (de-nested QE report, QE signature, auth data, PCK chain PEM) so sibling repos can delegate to it instead of reimplementing the offsets. Real quotes nest the QE material under a type-6 `QE_REPORT_CERTIFICATION_DATA` header; a flat parse reads the QE report six bytes early and rejects every genuine quote, which is what happened in cmcp and ca2a. `verify_tdx_quote()` now calls the shared parse, so there is one copy of the layout, and two regression tests pin the nested structure.
+
 ## [0.6.1] — 2026-07-27
 
 Closes a crash in `verify_manifest()` reachable from untrusted input on a default install, and settles the signature-envelope question for v0.2. No change to how manifests are signed or to any existing verification result.
diff --git a/python/src/agent_manifest/__init__.py b/python/src/agent_manifest/__init__.py
index 0ebf951..4b0bfdc 100644
--- a/python/src/agent_manifest/__init__.py
+++ b/python/src/agent_manifest/__init__.py
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 )
 from ._cert_chain import verify_cert_chain, CertChainError
 from ._tdx_verify import (
-    TdxQuote, TdxVerificationError,
-    parse_tdx_quote, verify_tdx_quote,
+    TdxQuote, TdxQuoteSignature, TdxVerificationError,
+    parse_tdx_quote, parse_tdx_quote_signature, verify_tdx_quote,
 )
 from ._tpm_verify import (
     TpmQuote, TpmVerificationError,
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@
     "verify_snp_signature", "verify_vcek_chain", "verify_runtime_data_binding",
     "fetch_vcek",
     "verify_cert_chain", "CertChainError",
-    "TdxQuote", "TdxVerificationError", "parse_tdx_quote", "verify_tdx_quote",
+    "TdxQuote", "TdxQuoteSignature", "TdxVerificationError",
+    "parse_tdx_quote", "parse_tdx_quote_signature", "verify_tdx_quote",
     "TpmQuote", "TpmVerificationError", "parse_tpm_quote", "verify_tpm_quote",
     "verify_manifest", "verify_runtime_report",
     "VerificationContext", "VerificationResult",
diff --git a/python/src/agent_manifest/_tdx_verify.py b/python/src/agent_manifest/_tdx_verify.py
index e3bcb4c..477a153 100644
--- a/python/src/agent_manifest/_tdx_verify.py
+++ b/python/src/agent_manifest/_tdx_verify.py
@@ -86,6 +86,83 @@ class TdxQuote:
     raw: bytes  # the full quote
 
 
+@dataclass
+class TdxQuoteSignature:
+    """The signature section of a TDX v4 DCAP quote, already de-nested.
+
+    Real DCAP v4 quotes nest the Quoting Enclave material: the bytes after the
+    attestation key are a certification-data header of type 6
+    (``QE_REPORT_CERTIFICATION_DATA``), and the QE report, its PCK signature,
+    the QE auth data and the type-5 PCK certificate chain live *inside* that.
+    A flat parse that reads the QE report directly after the attestation key is
+    off by the 6-byte header and rejects every genuine quote, which is why this
+    parse is shared rather than reimplemented per repo.
+    """
+
+    signed_body: bytes  # quote header + TD report body; what the att key signs
+    quote_signature: bytes  # 64 bytes, raw r||s
+    attestation_key: bytes  # 64 bytes, raw P-256 x||y
+    qe_report: bytes  # 384-byte SGX report
+    qe_report_signature: bytes  # 64 bytes, raw r||s, by the PCK leaf
+    qe_auth_data: bytes
+    pck_chain_pem: bytes  # PEM bundle, leaf (PCK) first, Intel root last
+
+
+def parse_tdx_quote_signature(quote: bytes) -> TdxQuoteSignature:
+    """Parse the signature section of a TDX v4 DCAP quote, fail-closed.
+
+    Handles the nested type-6 QE-report certification data described on
+    :class:`TdxQuoteSignature`. Raises :class:`TdxVerificationError` on a
+    malformed or truncated quote. Performs no cryptographic verification;
+    :func:`verify_tdx_quote` does that.
+    """
+    if len(quote) < _QUOTE_HEADER_LEN + _TD_REPORT_LEN + 4:
+        raise TdxVerificationError("quote too short to contain a signature")
+
+    signed = quote[:_QUOTE_HEADER_LEN + _TD_REPORT_LEN]
+    off = _QUOTE_HEADER_LEN + _TD_REPORT_LEN
+    (auth_size,) = struct.unpack_from("<I", quote, off)
+    off += 4
+    auth = quote[off:off + auth_size]
+    if len(auth) < 134:
+        raise TdxVerificationError("truncated quote signature data")
+
+    sig = auth[0:64]
+    att_pub = auth[64:128]
+    cert_type, cert_size = struct.unpack_from("<HI", auth, 128)
+    if cert_type != _CERT_TYPE_QE_REPORT:
+        raise TdxVerificationError(
+            f"unexpected certification data type {cert_type} (expected QE report)"
+        )
+    cert_data = auth[134:134 + cert_size]
+    if len(cert_data) < 448 + 6:
+        raise TdxVerificationError("truncated QE certification data")
+
+    qe_report = cert_data[0:_SGX_REPORT_LEN]
+    qe_report_sig = cert_data[_SGX_REPORT_LEN:_SGX_REPORT_LEN + 64]
+    o2 = _SGX_REPORT_LEN + 64
+    (qe_auth_size,) = struct.unpack_from("<H", cert_data, o2)
+    o2 += 2
+    qe_auth = cert_data[o2:o2 + qe_auth_size]
+    o2 += qe_auth_size
+    pck_cert_type, pck_size = struct.unpack_from("<HI", cert_data, o2)
+    o2 += 6
+    if pck_cert_type != _CERT_TYPE_PCK_CHAIN:
+        raise TdxVerificationError(
+            f"unexpected PCK certification type {pck_cert_type} (expected PEM chain)"
+        )
+
+    return TdxQuoteSignature(
+        signed_body=signed,
+        quote_signature=sig,
+        attestation_key=att_pub,
+        qe_report=qe_report,
+        qe_report_signature=qe_report_sig,
+        qe_auth_data=qe_auth,
+        pck_chain_pem=cert_data[o2:o2 + pck_size],
+    )
+
+
 def parse_tdx_quote(quote: bytes, *, strict: bool = True) -> TdxQuote:
     """Parse an Intel TDX v4 DCAP quote's header + TD report body.
 
@@ -157,58 +234,23 @@ def verify_tdx_quote(quote: bytes, *, trusted_root_pem: Optional[bytes] = None)
             "TDX quote verification requires the 'cryptography' package"
         ) from e
 
-    if len(quote) < _QUOTE_HEADER_LEN + _TD_REPORT_LEN + 4:
-        raise TdxVerificationError("quote too short to contain a signature")
-
-    signed = quote[:_QUOTE_HEADER_LEN + _TD_REPORT_LEN]
-    off = _QUOTE_HEADER_LEN + _TD_REPORT_LEN
-    (auth_size,) = struct.unpack_from("<I", quote, off)
-    off += 4
-    auth = quote[off:off + auth_size]
-    if len(auth) < 134:
-        raise TdxVerificationError("truncated quote signature data")
-
-    sig = auth[0:64]
-    att_pub = auth[64:128]
-    cert_type, cert_size = struct.unpack_from("<HI", auth, 128)
-    if cert_type != _CERT_TYPE_QE_REPORT:
-        raise TdxVerificationError(
-            f"unexpected certification data type {cert_type} (expected QE report)"
-        )
-    cert_data = auth[134:134 + cert_size]
-    if len(cert_data) < 448 + 6:
-        raise TdxVerificationError("truncated QE certification data")
+    parsed = parse_tdx_quote_signature(quote)
+    qe_report = parsed.qe_report
+    qe_report_sig = parsed.qe_report_signature
 
     # Step 1: attestation key signs the quote header + TD report body.
     try:
-        _verify_raw_ecdsa(_p256(att_pub), sig, signed)
+        _verify_raw_ecdsa(_p256(parsed.attestation_key), parsed.quote_signature, parsed.signed_body)
     except InvalidSignature:
         return False
 
-    # QE report certification data: qe_report[384], qe_report_sig[64],
-    # qe_auth(size u16 + data), then the PCK cert chain (type 5).
-    qe_report = cert_data[0:_SGX_REPORT_LEN]
-    qe_report_sig = cert_data[_SGX_REPORT_LEN:_SGX_REPORT_LEN + 64]
-    o2 = _SGX_REPORT_LEN + 64
-    (qe_auth_size,) = struct.unpack_from("<H", cert_data, o2)
-    o2 += 2
-    qe_auth = cert_data[o2:o2 + qe_auth_size]
-    o2 += qe_auth_size
-    pck_cert_type, pck_size = struct.unpack_from("<HI", cert_data, o2)
-    o2 += 6
-    if pck_cert_type != _CERT_TYPE_PCK_CHAIN:
-        raise TdxVerificationError(
-            f"unexpected PCK certification type {pck_cert_type} (expected PEM chain)"
-        )
-    pem = cert_data[o2:o2 + pck_size]
-
     # Step 2: the QE report binds the attestation key.
-    expected_bind = hashlib.sha256(att_pub + qe_auth).digest()
+    expected_bind = hashlib.sha256(parsed.attestation_key + parsed.qe_auth_data).digest()
     if not hmac.compare_digest(qe_report[_OFF_QE_REPORT_DATA:_OFF_QE_REPORT_DATA + 32], expected_bind):
         return False
 
     # Parse the PCK chain (leaf first).
-    certs = x509.load_pem_x509_certificates(pem)
+    certs = x509.load_pem_x509_certificates(parsed.pck_chain_pem)
     if len(certs) < 2:
         raise TdxVerificationError("PCK chain must contain at least a leaf and the root")
     pck = certs[0]
diff --git a/python/tests/test_tdx_verify.py b/python/tests/test_tdx_verify.py
index c5fddeb..605fe3a 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_tdx_verify.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_tdx_verify.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from agent_manifest._tdx_verify import (
     TdxVerificationError,
     parse_tdx_quote,
+    parse_tdx_quote_signature,
     verify_tdx_quote,
 )
 
@@ -157,3 +158,32 @@ def test_verify_default_root_is_intel():
 def test_real_tdx_quote_against_intel_root():
     quote = open(os.environ["AGENT_MANIFEST_TDX_QUOTE"], "rb").read()
     assert verify_tdx_quote(quote) is True
+
+
+def test_signature_section_is_nested_under_a_qe_report_header():
+    """Lock in the nested type-6 layout a flat parse gets wrong.
+
+    A flat parse reads the QE report at ``auth[128]``, six bytes early, and
+    rejects every genuine quote. Assert the de-nested fields line up instead.
+    """
+    quote, _ = _build_quote(hashlib.sha256(b"nested").digest())
+    parsed = parse_tdx_quote_signature(quote)
+    auth = quote[48 + 584 + 4:]
+    cert_type, _cert_size = struct.unpack_from("<HI", auth, 128)
+    assert cert_type == 6  # QE_REPORT_CERTIFICATION_DATA, not the QE report itself
+    assert parsed.attestation_key == auth[64:128]
+    assert parsed.qe_report == auth[134:134 + 384]  # after the 6-byte header
+    assert len(parsed.qe_report) == 384
+    assert parsed.pck_chain_pem.startswith(b"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----")
+    # the QE report binds the attestation key over the de-nested auth data
+    bind = hashlib.sha256(parsed.attestation_key + parsed.qe_auth_data).digest()
+    assert parsed.qe_report[320:352] == bind
+
+
+def test_parse_signature_rejects_wrong_certification_type():
+    quote, _ = _build_quote(hashlib.sha256(b"badtype").digest())
+    off = 48 + 584 + 4 + 128
+    tampered = bytearray(quote)
+    tampered[off:off + 2] = (5).to_bytes(2, "little")  # PCK chain where a QE report belongs
+    with pytest.raises(TdxVerificationError, match="certification data type"):
+        parse_tdx_quote_signature(bytes(tampered))