diff --git a/server/certs.go b/server/certs.go
index ff70ef67d..9e29ce976 100644
--- a/server/certs.go
+++ b/server/certs.go
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/asn1"
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
+	"net/url"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -146,3 +148,78 @@ func ToECDSA(d []byte) *ecdsa.PrivateKey {
 	k.PublicKey.X, k.PublicKey.Y = k.PublicKey.Curve.ScalarBaseMult(d)
 	return k
 }
+
+// verifyCertPublicKey checks that the ecdsa.PublicKey using in a x509.Certificate matches a known ecdsa.PublicKey
+func verifyCertPublicKey(cert *x509.Certificate, publicKey *ecdsa.PublicKey) error {
+	certKey, ok := cert.PublicKey.(*ecdsa.PublicKey)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected public key type, expected ecdsa.PublicKey")
+	}
+
+	if !certKey.Equal(publicKey) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("server certificate MUST match the given public key")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// verifyCertSig checks that a x509.Certificate's Signature verifies against x509.Certificate's PublicKey
+// If the x509.Certificate's PublicKey is not an ecdsa.PublicKey an error will be thrown
+func verifyCertSig(cert *x509.Certificate) (bool, error) {
+	var esig struct {
+		R, S *big.Int
+	}
+	if _, err := asn1.Unmarshal(cert.Signature, &esig); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	hash := sha256.New()
+	hash.Write(cert.RawTBSCertificate)
+
+	ecKey, ok := cert.PublicKey.(*ecdsa.PublicKey)
+	if !ok {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("certificate public is not an ecdsa.PublicKey")
+	}
+
+	verified := ecdsa.Verify(ecKey, hash.Sum(nil), esig.R, esig.S)
+	return verified, nil
+}
+
+// verifyCert verifies an x509.Certificate against a known ecdsa.PublicKey
+// combining the checks of verifyCertPublicKey and verifyCertSig.
+// If an x509.Certificate fails to verify an error is also thrown
+func verifyCert(cert *x509.Certificate, publicKey *ecdsa.PublicKey) error {
+	err := verifyCertPublicKey(cert, publicKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	verified, err := verifyCertSig(cert)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !verified {
+		return fmt.Errorf("server certificate signature MUST verify")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getServerCert pings a given tls host, extracts and returns its x509.Certificate
+// the function expects there to be only 1 certificate
+func getServerCert(URL *url.URL) (*x509.Certificate, error) {
+	conf := &tls.Config{
+		InsecureSkipVerify: true, // Only skip verify to get the server's TLS cert. DO NOT skip for any other reason.
+	}
+
+	conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", URL.Host, conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	certs := conn.ConnectionState().PeerCertificates
+	if len(certs) != 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected 1 TLS certificate, received '%d'", len(certs))
+	}
+
+	return certs[0], nil
+}
diff --git a/server/client.go b/server/client.go
index a838ed5fc..dedfc43a7 100644
--- a/server/client.go
+++ b/server/client.go
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@ package server
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
-	"crypto/sha256"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
-	"encoding/asn1"
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 )
@@ -109,65 +106,3 @@ func (c *PairingClient) receiveAccountData() error {
 
 	return c.PayloadManager.Receive(payload)
 }
-
-func verifyPublicKey(cert *x509.Certificate, publicKey *ecdsa.PublicKey) error {
-	certKey, ok := cert.PublicKey.(*ecdsa.PublicKey)
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected public key type, expected ecdsa.PublicKey")
-	}
-
-	if !certKey.Equal(publicKey) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("server certificate MUST match the given public key")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func verifyCertSig(cert *x509.Certificate) (bool, error) {
-	var esig struct {
-		R, S *big.Int
-	}
-	if _, err := asn1.Unmarshal(cert.Signature, &esig); err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	hash := sha256.New()
-	hash.Write(cert.RawTBSCertificate)
-
-	verified := ecdsa.Verify(cert.PublicKey.(*ecdsa.PublicKey), hash.Sum(nil), esig.R, esig.S)
-	return verified, nil
-}
-
-func verifyCert(cert *x509.Certificate, publicKey *ecdsa.PublicKey) error {
-	err := verifyPublicKey(cert, publicKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	verified, err := verifyCertSig(cert)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if !verified {
-		return fmt.Errorf("server certificate signature MUST verify")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func getServerCert(URL *url.URL) (*x509.Certificate, error) {
-	conf := &tls.Config{
-		InsecureSkipVerify: true, // Only skip verify to get the server's TLS cert. DO NOT skip for any other reason.
-	}
-
-	conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", URL.Host, conf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer conn.Close()
-
-	certs := conn.ConnectionState().PeerCertificates
-	if len(certs) != 1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected 1 TLS certificate, received '%d'", len(certs))
-	}
-
-	return certs[0], nil
-}