diff --git a/.github/bin/check_boringssl_fork_freshness.sh b/.github/bin/check_boringssl_fork_freshness.sh
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+++ b/.github/bin/check_boringssl_fork_freshness.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# The script is configurable via environment variablesß
+FORK_REPO="${FORK_REPO:-kaukabrizvi/boring}"          # owner/repo
+FORK_BRANCH="${FORK_BRANCH:-symbol-prefixing}"        # branch to check
+THRESHOLD_DAYS="${THRESHOLD_DAYS:-60}"               # ~2 months
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "ERROR: jq is required for the BoringSSL fork freshness check."
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+commit_api="https://api.github.com/repos/${FORK_REPO}/commits/${FORK_BRANCH}"
+json="$(curl -fsSL "${commit_api}")"
+
+last_commit_date="$(echo "${json}" | jq -r '.commit.committer.date')"
+last_commit_sha="$(echo "${json}" | jq -r '.sha')"
+
+if [[ -z "${last_commit_date}" || "${last_commit_date}" == "null" ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Could not determine last commit date for ${FORK_REPO}@${FORK_BRANCH} from GitHub API."
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+now_epoch="$(date -u +%s)"
+commit_epoch="$(date -u -d "${last_commit_date}" +%s)"
+age_days="$(( (now_epoch - commit_epoch) / 86400 ))"
+
+if (( age_days > THRESHOLD_DAYS )); then
+  cat <<EOF
+ERROR: BoringSSL fork branch appears stale.
+
+  Fork:            ${FORK_REPO}
+  Branch:          ${FORK_BRANCH}
+  Last commit:     ${last_commit_sha}
+  Last commit date:${last_commit_date}  (~${age_days} days ago)
+  Threshold:       ${THRESHOLD_DAYS} days
+
+Why this is failing:
+  s2n-tls currently depends on a forked BoringSSL branch (for symbol prefixing) to avoid
+  OpenSSL symbol collisions in integration tests. A stale fork risks outdated testing.
+
+Refresh git@github.com:${FORK_REPO}/tree/${FORK_BRANCH} by syncing it with the upstream repository, 
+resolving merge conflicts if they appear. This should be done periodically and has not been done in
+~${age_days} days.
+EOF
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "OK: ${FORK_REPO}@${FORK_BRANCH} last commit ${last_commit_sha} at ${last_commit_date} (~${age_days} days ago) within threshold ${THRESHOLD_DAYS}."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/boringssl-fork-freshness.yml b/.github/workflows/boringssl-fork-freshness.yml
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+name: BoringSSL fork freshness
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  freshness:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install jq
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y jq
+
+      - name: Check BoringSSL fork freshness (time-bomb)
+        env:
+          FORK_REPO: kaukabrizvi/boring
+          FORK_BRANCH: symbol-prefixing
+          THRESHOLD_DAYS: "60"
+        run: .github/bin/check_boringssl_fork_freshness.sh