diff --git a/components/espcoredump/include_core_dump/esp_core_dump_types.h b/components/espcoredump/include_core_dump/esp_core_dump_types.h
index 13b5c49bbd3..dc2c1e804a8 100644
--- a/components/espcoredump/include_core_dump/esp_core_dump_types.h
+++ b/components/espcoredump/include_core_dump/esp_core_dump_types.h
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ extern "C" {
 typedef uint32_t core_dump_crc_t;
 
 #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
-#include "mbedtls/sha256.h" /* mbedtls_sha256_context */
-typedef mbedtls_sha256_context sha256_ctx_t;
+#include "psa/crypto.h"
+typedef psa_hash_operation_t sha256_ctx_t;
 #else
 #include "hal/sha_types.h"  /* SHA_CTX */
 typedef SHA_CTX sha256_ctx_t;
diff --git a/components/espcoredump/src/core_dump_sha.c b/components/espcoredump/src/core_dump_sha.c
index e77fd44745c..015a8cd766f 100644
--- a/components/espcoredump/src/core_dump_sha.c
+++ b/components/espcoredump/src/core_dump_sha.c
@@ -21,23 +21,19 @@ uint32_t esp_core_dump_elf_version(void) __attribute__((alias("core_dump_sha_ver
 
 static void core_dump_sha256_start(core_dump_sha_ctx_t *sha_ctx)
 {
-    mbedtls_sha256_init(&sha_ctx->ctx);
-    mbedtls_sha256_starts(&sha_ctx->ctx, false);
+    psa_hash_operation_init(sha_ctx->ctx);
+    psa_hash_setup(&sha_ctx->ctx, PSA_ALG_SHA_256);
 }
 
 static void core_dump_sha256_update(core_dump_sha_ctx_t *sha_ctx, const void *data, size_t data_len)
 {
-    // set software mode of SHA calculation
-#if CONFIG_MBEDTLS_HARDWARE_SHA
-    sha_ctx->ctx.mode = ESP_MBEDTLS_SHA256_SOFTWARE;
-#endif
-    mbedtls_sha256_update(&sha_ctx->ctx, data, data_len);
+    psa_hash_update(&sha_ctx->ctx, data, data_len);
 }
 
 static void core_dump_sha256_finish(core_dump_sha_ctx_t *sha_ctx)
 {
-    mbedtls_sha256_finish(&sha_ctx->ctx, sha_ctx->result);
-    mbedtls_sha256_free(&sha_ctx->ctx);
+    size_t hash_len;
+    psa_hash_finish(&sha_ctx->ctx, sha_ctx->result, COREDUMP_SHA256_LEN, &hash_len);
 }
 
 #else
diff --git a/components/espcoredump/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/espcoredump/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 565a14b80d8..7f8382a3b78 100644
--- a/components/espcoredump/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/espcoredump/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-idf_component_register(SRCS "test_coredump_main.c"
-                            "test_sections.c"
+set(priv_includes "")
+set(SRCS "test_coredump_main.c"
+         "test_sections.c")
+idf_component_get_property(espcoredump_dir espcoredump COMPONENT_DIR)
+list(APPEND priv_includes "${espcoredump_dir}/include_core_dump")
+# list(APPEND SRCS "${espcoredump_dir}/src/core_dump_sha.c")
+idf_component_register(SRCS ${SRCS}
                        INCLUDE_DIRS "."
                        PRIV_REQUIRES unity espcoredump
+                       PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS ${priv_includes}
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/espcoredump/test_apps/main/test_sections.c b/components/espcoredump/test_apps/main/test_sections.c
index 445b4328edb..5a70caa0428 100644
--- a/components/espcoredump/test_apps/main/test_sections.c
+++ b/components/espcoredump/test_apps/main/test_sections.c
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 #include <string.h>
 #include "unity.h"
 #include "esp_attr.h"
+#include "esp_core_dump_types.h"
+#include "core_dump_checksum.h"
 
 /* Global variables that should be part of the coredump */
 COREDUMP_IRAM_DATA_ATTR uint32_t var_iram = 0x42;
@@ -64,3 +66,49 @@ TEST_CASE("test variables presence in core dump sections", "[espcoredump]")
     TEST_ASSERT(is_addr_in_region(&var_rtcfast, (uint8_t *) section_start, section_size));
 #endif // SOC_RTC_MEM_SUPPORTED
 }
+
+/*
+ * This section tests the SHA256 checksum functionality for the espcoredump component
+ */
+TEST_CASE("espcoredump SHA256 checksum API", "[espcoredump]")
+{
+#define SHA256_RESULT_LEN 32
+    ESP_LOGI("espcoredump", "Testing SHA256 checksum API");
+
+    /* Known test vector for SHA-256 */
+    static const char *test_str = "abcdbcdecdefdefgefghfghighijhijkijkljklmklmnlmnomnopnopq";
+    static const uint8_t expected_sha[SHA256_RESULT_LEN] = {
+        0x24, 0x8d, 0x6a, 0x61, 0xd2, 0x06, 0x38, 0xb8,
+        0xe5, 0xc0, 0x26, 0x93, 0x0c, 0x3e, 0x60, 0x39,
+        0xa3, 0x3c, 0xe4, 0x59, 0x64, 0xff, 0x21, 0x67,
+        0xf6, 0xec, 0xed, 0xd4, 0x19, 0xdb, 0x06, 0xc1
+    };
+
+    // Verify size and version
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(SHA256_RESULT_LEN, esp_core_dump_checksum_size());
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(COREDUMP_VERSION_ELF_SHA256, esp_core_dump_elf_version());
+
+    // Test both single update and multiple updates with the same input
+    checksum_ctx_t sha_ctx1, sha_ctx2;
+    core_dump_checksum_bytes checksum1, checksum2;
+
+    // Test 1: Multiple updates (split string)
+    const char *part1 = "abcdbc";
+    const char *part2 = "decdefdefgefgh";
+    const char *part3 = "fghighijhijkijkljklmklmnlmnomnopnopq";
+
+    esp_core_dump_checksum_init(&sha_ctx1);
+    esp_core_dump_checksum_update(&sha_ctx1, (void*)part1, strlen(part1));
+    esp_core_dump_checksum_update(&sha_ctx1, (void*)part2, strlen(part2));
+    esp_core_dump_checksum_update(&sha_ctx1, (void*)part3, strlen(part3));
+    esp_core_dump_checksum_finish(&sha_ctx1, &checksum1);
+
+    // Test 2: Single update (whole string)
+    esp_core_dump_checksum_init(&sha_ctx2);
+    esp_core_dump_checksum_update(&sha_ctx2, (void*)test_str, strlen(test_str));
+    esp_core_dump_checksum_finish(&sha_ctx2, &checksum2);
+
+    // Check against known vector and ensure both methods match
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_MEMORY(expected_sha, checksum1, SHA256_RESULT_LEN);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_MEMORY(checksum1, checksum2, SHA256_RESULT_LEN);
+}
diff --git a/components/espcoredump/test_apps/pytest_coredump.py b/components/espcoredump/test_apps/pytest_coredump.py
index 8685495c35c..38ba25f978e 100644
--- a/components/espcoredump/test_apps/pytest_coredump.py
+++ b/components/espcoredump/test_apps/pytest_coredump.py
@@ -9,3 +9,9 @@ from pytest_embedded_idf.utils import idf_parametrize
 @idf_parametrize('target', ['esp32', 'esp32c3', 'esp32c2'], indirect=['target'])
 def test_coredump(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.generic
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('config', ['checksum_sha256',], indirect=True)
+def test_coredump_sha(dut: Dut) -> None:
+    dut.run_all_single_board_cases()
diff --git a/components/espcoredump/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.checksum_sha256 b/components/espcoredump/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.checksum_sha256
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c351cf836f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/espcoredump/test_apps/sdkconfig.ci.checksum_sha256
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+CONFIG_ESP_COREDUMP_ENABLE_TO_UART=y
+CONFIG_ESP_COREDUMP_CHECKSUM_SHA256=y
+CONFIG_ESP_COREDUMP_ENABLE_TO_UART=y
diff --git a/components/espcoredump/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults b/components/espcoredump/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults
index 247d7f79158..87cbee6cd87 100644
--- a/components/espcoredump/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/components/espcoredump/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_CHECK_IDLE_TASK_CPU0=n
-CONFIG_ESP_COREDUMP_ENABLE_TO_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_ESP_COREDUMP_ENABLE_TO_UART=y