diff --git a/tests/test_auth_sessions.py b/tests/test_auth_sessions.py
index 9e95dedf..725e336b 100644
--- a/tests/test_auth_sessions.py
+++ b/tests/test_auth_sessions.py
@@ -130,6 +130,48 @@ class TestSessionInvalidation(unittest.TestCase):
         # Should not raise
 
 
+class TestHmacMigrationBridge(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Verify the 32→64-char HMAC migration bridge in verify_session().
+
+    When create_session() was changed from hexdigest()[:32] to hexdigest(),
+    existing session cookies with 32-char signatures needed to remain valid.
+    These tests lock down the dual-length acceptance so a future refactor
+    doesn't accidentally drop it.
+
+    These can be removed once session TTLs have expired (~30 days from the
+    deploy date of fix 3/3).
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        auth._sessions.clear()
+
+    def test_legacy_truncated_sig_still_validates(self):
+        """A cookie signed with the old 32-char truncation must still verify.
+
+        Simulates a session created by a pre-upgrade build where
+        hexdigest()[:32] was used.  After upgrade to full 64-char HMAC,
+        this cookie must still be accepted (migration bridge).
+        """
+        token = auth.secrets.token_hex(32)
+        auth._sessions[token] = time.time() + 3600
+        legacy_sig = auth.hmac.new(
+            auth._signing_key(), token.encode(), auth.hashlib.sha256
+        ).hexdigest()[:32]
+        cookie = f"{token}.{legacy_sig}"
+        self.assertTrue(auth.verify_session(cookie))
+
+    def test_full_sig_rejects_forged_prefix(self):
+        """A forged 32-char sig that is NOT the HMAC prefix must be rejected.
+
+        Ensures the len(sig) == 32 guard prevents blind acceptance of
+        arbitrary short signatures.
+        """
+        token = auth.secrets.token_hex(32)
+        auth._sessions[token] = time.time() + 3600
+        forged = "a" * 32
+        self.assertFalse(auth.verify_session(f"{token}.{forged}"))
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()