diff --git a/subscriptions/validate_apple_storekit_2_jwt.py b/subscriptions/validate_apple_storekit_2_jwt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df00ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subscriptions/validate_apple_storekit_2_jwt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+from OpenSSL import crypto
+import jwt
+from jwt.utils import base64url_decode
+import requests
+import logging
+
+ROOT_CER_URL = "https://www.apple.com/certificateauthority/AppleRootCA-G3.cer"
+G6_CER_URL = "https://www.apple.com/certificateauthority/AppleWWDRCAG6.cer"
+
+def get_validated_jwt_content(apple_jwt: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    # Fetch the well-known/expected root & intermediate keys from Apple:
+    root_cert_bytes: bytes = requests.get(ROOT_CER_URL).content
+    root_cert = crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_ASN1, root_cert_bytes)
+    g6_cert_bytes: bytes = requests.get(G6_CER_URL).content
+    g6_cert = crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_ASN1, g6_cert_bytes)
+
+    # Get the signing keys out of the JWT header. The header will look like:
+    # {"alg": "ES256", "x5c": ["...base64 cert...", "...base64 cert..."]}
+    header = jwt.get_unverified_header(apple_jwt)
+    alg = header['alg'] # ES256
+    provided_certificates: List[crypto.X509] = []
+    certificate_names: List[Dict[bytes, bytes]] = []
+    for cert_base64 in header['x5c']:
+        cert_bytes = base64url_decode(cert_base64)
+        another_cert = crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_ASN1, cert_bytes)
+        # To see the certificate chain by name, which corresponds to certs you can fetch:
+        # https://www.apple.com/certificateauthority/
+        #
+        # Prints <X509Name object '/CN=Apple Root CA - G3/OU=Apple Certification Authority/O=Apple Inc./C=US'>:
+        certificate_names.append(dict(another_cert.get_subject().get_components()))
+        provided_certificates.append(another_cert)
+
+    # Verify that the root & intermediate keys are what we expect from Apple:
+    assert certificate_names[-1][b'CN'] == b'Apple Root CA - G3', f'Root cert changed: {certificate_names[-1]}'
+    assert certificate_names[-2][b'OU'] == b'G6', f'Intermediate cert changed: {certificate_names[-2]}'
+    assert provided_certificates[-2].digest('sha256') == g6_cert.digest('sha256')
+    assert provided_certificates[-1].digest('sha256') == root_cert.digest('sha256')
+
+    # Validate that the cert chain is cryptographically legit:
+    store = crypto.X509Store()
+    store.add_cert(root_cert)
+    store.add_cert(g6_cert)
+    for cert in provided_certificates[:-2]:
+        try:
+            crypto.X509StoreContext(store, cert).verify_certificate()
+        except crypto.X509StoreContextError:
+            logging.error("Invalid certificate chain in JWT: %s", apple_jwt)
+            return None
+        store.add_cert(cert)
+
+    # Now that the cert is validated, we can use it to verify the actual signature
+    # of the JWT. PyJWT does not understand this certificate if we pass it in, so
+    # we have to get the cryptography library's version of the same key:
+    cryptography_version_of_key = provided_certificates[0].get_pubkey().to_cryptography_key()
+    try:
+        return jwt.decode(apple_jwt, cryptography_version_of_key, algorithms=["ES256"])
+    except Exception:
+        logging.exception("Problem validating Apple JWT")
+        return None
diff --git a/subscriptions/views.py b/subscriptions/views.py
index 84e7784..798d2c6 100644
--- a/subscriptions/views.py
+++ b/subscriptions/views.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from OpenSSL.crypto import (
   FILETYPE_PEM
 )
 
+from .validate_apple_storekit_2_jwt import get_validated_jwt_content
+
 # import app_store_notifications_v2_validator as asn2
 # from app_store_notifications_v2_validator import InvalidTokenError
 
@@ -27,39 +29,51 @@ def index(request):
     return HttpResponse("Hello, world. You're at the subs index.")
 
 def test(request):
-    KEY_FILE = settings.ASS_KEY_FILE
+    in_file = open("AppleRootCA-G3.cer", "rb") # opening for [r]eading as [b]inary
+    data = in_file.read() # if you only wanted to read 512 bytes, do .read(512)
+    in_file.close()
+
+    string = data.decode('utf-8')
+
+    return HttpResponse(string)
 
-    with open(KEY_FILE,'r') as key_file:
-        key = ''.join(key_file.readlines())
-    return HttpResponse(key)
 
 @csrf_exempt
 def app_store_webhook(request):
 
     decoded = request.body.decode('utf-8')
-    # Parse the JSON payload
-    fulljson = json.loads(decoded)
-    signedPayload = fulljson['signedPayload']
+    json = get_validated_jwt_content(decoded)
 
-    root_certificates = load_root_certificate()
-    enable_online_checks = True
-    bundle_id = "stax.SlashPoker.nosebleed"
-    environment = Environment.SANDBOX
-    signed_data_verifier = SignedDataVerifier(root_certificates, enable_online_checks, environment, bundle_id)
+    type = json['notificationType']
 
-    try:
-        signed_notification = "ey.."
-        payload = signed_data_verifier.verify_and_decode_notification(signedPayload)
-        print(payload)
+    notification = ASSNotification(
+        content=type,
+    )
+    notification.save()
 
-        notification = ASSNotification(
-            content=payload,
-        )
-        notification.save()
 
-
-    except VerificationException as e:
-        print(e)
+    # Parse the JSON payload
+    # fulljson = json.loads(decoded)
+    # signedPayload = fulljson['signedPayload']
+    #
+    # root_certificates = load_root_certificate()
+    # enable_online_checks = True
+    # bundle_id = "stax.SlashPoker.nosebleed"
+    # environment = Environment.SANDBOX
+    # signed_data_verifier = SignedDataVerifier(root_certificates, enable_online_checks, environment, bundle_id)
+    #
+    # try:
+    #     payload = signed_data_verifier.verify_and_decode_notification(signedPayload)
+    #     print(payload)
+    #
+    #     notification = ASSNotification(
+    #         content=payload,
+    #     )
+    #     notification.save()
+    #
+    #
+    # except VerificationException as e:
+    #     print(e)