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diff --git a/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/mldsa_sequences_pkg.sv b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/mldsa_sequences_pkg.sv
index 9a593d3..c7c8c67 100644
--- a/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/mldsa_sequences_pkg.sv
+++ b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/mldsa_sequences_pkg.sv
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ package mldsa_sequences_pkg;
   `include "src/ML_DSA_randomized_sign_gen_sequence.svh"
   `include "src/ML_DSA_randomized_verif_sequence.svh"
   `include "src/ML_DSA_randomized_verif_fail_sequence.svh"
+  `include "src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence.svh"
   `include "src/ML_DSA_randomized_reset_sequence.svh"
   `include "src/ML_DSA_randomized_all_sequence.svh"
   `include "src/ML_DSA_keygen_KATs_sequence.svh"
diff --git a/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence.svh b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence.svh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f70a376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence.svh
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Created with uvmf_gen version 2022.3
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// pragma uvmf custom header begin
+// pragma uvmf custom header end
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//                                          
+// DESCRIPTION: This file contains the top level sequence used in  example_derived_test.
+// It is an example of a sequence that is extended from %(benchName)_bench_sequence_base
+// and can override %(benchName)_bench_sequence_base.
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+
+class ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence extends mldsa_bench_sequence_base;
+
+  `uvm_object_utils(ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence);
+
+  // Members to control randomized failure
+  int fail_index;      // Index of the word to modify
+  int fail_bit;        // Bit position to modify
+
+  function new(string name = "");
+    super.new(name);
+  endfunction
+
+  virtual task body();
+    bit ready;
+    bit valid;
+    string output_file = "./keygen_input_for_test.hex";
+    string input_file = "./keygen_output_for_test.hex";
+    int fd;
+    string line;
+    int value;
+    reg_model.reset();
+    data =0;
+    ready =0;
+    valid = 0;
+    #400;
+
+    // Randomize the failure parameters
+    if (!randomize(fail_index, fail_bit) with {
+        fail_index inside {[0:20]};   // Randomly select a word in h
+        fail_bit inside {[0:31]};      // Bit position (0 to 31)
+    }) begin
+      `uvm_error("RANDOMIZE_FAIL", "Failed to randomize failure parameters");
+    end else begin
+      `uvm_info("FAIL_TEST_SEQ", $sformatf("Failing index: %0d", fail_index), UVM_LOW);
+      if (fail_index==0 && fail_bit > 23) begin
+        if (!randomize(fail_bit) with {
+          fail_bit inside {[0:23]};      // Bit position (0 to 23) because the first word of the last by is unused
+          }) begin
+            `uvm_error("RANDOMIZE_FAIL", "Failed to randomize Failing register");
+          end else begin
+            `uvm_info("FAIL_TEST_SEQ", $sformatf("Failing register: bit: %0d", fail_bit), UVM_LOW);
+          end
+      end
+      else begin
+        `uvm_info("FAIL_TEST_SEQ", $sformatf("Failing register: bit: %0d", fail_bit), UVM_LOW);
+      end
+    end
+
+
+    if (reg_model.default_map == null) begin
+      `uvm_fatal("MAP_ERROR", "mldsa_uvm_rm.default_map map is not initialized");
+    end else begin
+      `uvm_info("MAP_INIT", "mldsa_uvm_rm.default_map is initialized", UVM_LOW);
+    end
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    //                    Verification Failure TEST with SignDecode H
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    while(!ready) begin
+      reg_model.MLDSA_STATUS.read(status, data, UVM_FRONTDOOR, reg_model.default_map, this);
+      if (status != UVM_IS_OK) begin
+        `uvm_error("REG_READ", $sformatf("Failed to read MLDSA_STATUS"));
+      end else begin
+        `uvm_info("REG_READ", $sformatf("MLDSA_STATUS: %0h", data), UVM_HIGH);
+      end
+      ready = data[0];
+    end
+
+//=========================================================
+
+    // Open the file for writing
+    fd = $fopen(output_file, "w");
+    if (fd == 0) begin
+        $display("ERROR: Failed to open file: %s", output_file);
+        return;
+    end
+    // Generate a random SEED array
+    foreach (SEED[i]) begin
+      if (!this.randomize(data)) begin
+        `uvm_error("RANDOMIZE_FAIL", "Failed to randomize SEED data");
+      end
+      SEED[i] = data;
+    end
+    // Write the KeyGen command and the SEED array to the file
+    $fwrite(fd, "%02X\n", 0); // KeyGen command
+    write_file(fd, 32/4, SEED); // Write 32-byte SEED to the file
+    $fclose(fd);
+    // Execute the key generation process
+    $system("./test_dilithium5 keygen_input_for_test.hex keygen_output_for_test.hex");
+
+    // Open the generated file for reading
+    fd = $fopen(input_file, "r");
+    if (fd == 0) begin
+        `uvm_error("PRED", $sformatf("Failed to open input_file: %s", input_file));
+        return;
+    end
+    // Skip the two lines (KeyGen command and PK in output)
+    void'($fgets(line, fd));
+    void'($sscanf(line, "%02x\n", value));
+    read_line(fd, 648, PK); // Read 2592-byte Public Key to the file
+    // Read the secret key (SK) from the file into the SK array
+    read_line(fd, 1224, SK);
+    $fclose(fd);
+
+    // Writing the SK into the MLDSA_PUBKEY register array
+    for (int i = 0; i < reg_model.MLDSA_PUBKEY.m_mem.get_size(); i++) begin
+        reg_model.MLDSA_PUBKEY.m_mem.write(status, i, PK[i], UVM_FRONTDOOR, reg_model.default_map, this);
+        if (status != UVM_IS_OK) begin
+            `uvm_error("REG_WRITE", $sformatf("Failed to write MLDSA_PUBKEY[%0d]", i));
+        end else begin
+            `uvm_info("REG_WRITE", $sformatf("MLDSA_PUBKEY[%0d] written with %0h", i, PK[i]), UVM_LOW);
+        end
+    end
+
+//=========================================================
+    output_file = "./signing_input_for_test.hex";
+    input_file  = "./signing_ouput_for_test.hex";
+    // Open the file for writing
+    fd = $fopen(output_file, "w");
+    if (fd == 0) begin
+      $display("ERROR: Failed to open file: %s", output_file);
+      return;
+    end
+    $fwrite(fd, "%02X\n", 1); // Signature generation cmd
+    // Generate a random SEED array
+    foreach (MSG[i]) begin
+      if (!this.randomize(data)) begin
+        `uvm_error("RANDOMIZE_FAIL", "Failed to randomize MSG data");
+      end
+      MSG[i] = data;
+    end
+    write_file(fd, 16, MSG); // Write 64-byte Message to the file
+    write_file(fd, 1224, SK); // Write 4864-byte Secret Key to the file
+    $fclose(fd);
+    $system("./test_dilithium5 signing_input_for_test.hex signing_ouput_for_test.hex");
+    // Open the file for reading
+    fd = $fopen(input_file, "r");
+    if (fd == 0) begin
+      `uvm_error("PRED", $sformatf("Failed to open input_file: %s", input_file));
+      return;
+    end
+    else begin
+      // Skip the first line
+      void'($fgets(line, fd)); // Read a line from the file
+      void'($sscanf(line, "%02x\n", value));
+    end
+    // Skip the second line
+    void'($fgets(line, fd)); // Read a line from the file
+    void'($sscanf(line, "%08x\n", value));
+    read_line(fd, 1157, SIG);// Read 4864-byte Signature to the file
+    SIG[0] = SIG[0] >> 8;
+    $fclose(fd);
+
+    // This is a new file writes with the correct input sets for the predictor
+
+    output_file = "./verif_failure_input_test.hex";
+    fd = $fopen(output_file, "w");
+    if (fd == 0) begin
+      $display("ERROR: Failed to open file: %s", output_file);
+      return;
+    end
+    $fwrite(fd, "%02X\n", 2); // Signature generation cmd
+    write_file_without_newline(fd, 1157, SIG);
+    $fwrite(fd, "%02X%02X%02X", SIG[0][7:0],SIG[0][15:8],SIG[0][23:16]);
+    write_file(fd, 16, MSG); // Write 64-byte message to the file
+    write_file(fd, 648, PK); // Write 2592-byte Public Key to the file
+    $fclose(fd);
+
+    // Writing MLDSA_MSG register
+    foreach (reg_model.MLDSA_MSG[i]) begin
+      reg_model.MLDSA_MSG[i].write(status, MSG[i], UVM_FRONTDOOR, reg_model.default_map, this);
+      if (status != UVM_IS_OK) begin
+        `uvm_error("REG_WRITE", $sformatf("Failed to write MLDSA_MSG[%0d]", i));
+      end else begin
+        `uvm_info("REG_WRITE", $sformatf("MLDSA_MSG[%0d] written with %0h", i, MSG[i]), UVM_LOW);
+      end
+    end
+
+    // Writing the SIGNATURE into the MLDSA_SIGNATURE register array
+    for (int i = 0; i < reg_model.MLDSA_SIGNATURE.m_mem.get_size(); i++) begin
+      if (i == fail_index) begin
+        SIG[i] ^= (1 << fail_bit); // Flip the selected bit
+      end
+      reg_model.MLDSA_SIGNATURE.m_mem.write(status, i, SIG[i], UVM_FRONTDOOR, reg_model.default_map, this);
+      if (status != UVM_IS_OK) begin
+          `uvm_error("REG_WRITE", $sformatf("Failed to write MLDSA_SIGNATURE[%0d]", i));
+      end else begin
+          if (i == fail_index) begin            
+            `uvm_info("REG_WRITE", $sformatf("Failure injected to MLDSA_SIGNATURE[%0d] with %0h", i, SIG[i]), UVM_LOW);
+          end else begin
+            `uvm_info("REG_WRITE", $sformatf("MLDSA_SIGNATURE[%0d] written with %0h", i, SIG[i]), UVM_LOW);
+          end
+      end
+    end
+
+
+//=========================================================
+
+
+
+    data = 'h0000_0003; // verify singature
+    reg_model.MLDSA_CTRL.write(status, data, UVM_FRONTDOOR, reg_model.default_map, this);
+    if (status != UVM_IS_OK) begin
+      `uvm_error("REG_WRITE", $sformatf("Failed to write MLDSA_CTRL"));
+    end else begin
+      `uvm_info("REG_WRITE", $sformatf("MLDSA_CTRL written with %0h", data), UVM_LOW);
+    end
+
+    while(!valid) begin
+      reg_model.MLDSA_STATUS.read(status, data, UVM_FRONTDOOR, reg_model.default_map, this);
+      if (status != UVM_IS_OK) begin
+        `uvm_error("REG_READ", $sformatf("Failed to read MLDSA_STATUS"));
+      end else begin
+        `uvm_info("REG_READ", $sformatf("MLDSA_STATUS: %0h", data), UVM_HIGH);
+      end
+      valid = data[1];
+    end
+
+    // Reading MLDSA_VERIFY_RES register
+    foreach (reg_model.MLDSA_VERIFY_RES[i]) begin
+      reg_model.MLDSA_VERIFY_RES[i].read(status, data, UVM_FRONTDOOR, reg_model.default_map, this);
+      if (status != UVM_IS_OK) begin
+        `uvm_error("REG_READ", $sformatf("Failed to read MLDSA_VERIFY_RES[%0d]", i));
+      end else begin
+        `uvm_info("REG_READ", $sformatf("MLDSA_VERIFY_RES[%0d]: %0h", i, data), UVM_LOW);
+      end
+    end
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------
+    //         Verification Failure TEST with SignDecode H IS DONE
+    // ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+  endtask
+endclass
+
+
+// pragma uvmf custom external begin
+// pragma uvmf custom external end
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/src/ML_DSA_randomized_verif_fail_sequence.svh b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/src/ML_DSA_randomized_verif_fail_sequence.svh
index b4bef5a..ce28949 100644
--- a/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/src/ML_DSA_randomized_verif_fail_sequence.svh
+++ b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/sequences/src/ML_DSA_randomized_verif_fail_sequence.svh
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ class ML_DSA_randomized_verif_fail_sequence extends mldsa_bench_sequence_base;
           `uvm_error("RANDOMIZE_FAIL", "Failed to randomize failure fail_index parameter for MSG");
         end
         else if (fail_register == 2 && !randomize(fail_index) with {
-          fail_index inside {[0:1156]};  // Assuming max index is 1156 for PUBKEY
+          fail_index inside {[0:1155]};  // Assuming max index is 1156 for PUBKEY 1157th word is tested with decode_h_fail test
         }) begin
           `uvm_error("RANDOMIZE_FAIL", "Failed to randomize failure fail_index parameter for MSG");
         end
         `uvm_info("MAP_INIT", "mldsa_uvm_rm.default_map is initialized", UVM_LOW);
+        `uvm_info("FAIL_TEST_SEQ", $sformatf("Failing index: %0d", fail_index), UVM_LOW);
     end
 
 
diff --git a/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/tests/mldsa_tests_pkg.sv b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/tests/mldsa_tests_pkg.sv
index 1926d75..c6231f1 100644
--- a/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/tests/mldsa_tests_pkg.sv
+++ b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/tests/mldsa_tests_pkg.sv
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ package mldsa_tests_pkg;
    `include "src/ML_DSA_verif_KATs_test.svh"
    `include "src/ML_DSA_randomized_verif_test.svh"
    `include "src/ML_DSA_randomized_verif_fail_test.svh"
+   `include "src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test.svh"
    `include "src/ML_DSA_randomized_all_test.svh"
 
   // pragma uvmf custom package_item_additional begin
diff --git a/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/tests/src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test.svh b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/tests/src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test.svh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff770df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/tests/src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test.svh
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Created with uvmf_gen version 2022.3
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// pragma uvmf custom header begin
+// pragma uvmf custom header end
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//                                          
+// DESCRIPTION: This test extends test_top and makes 
+//    changes to test_top using the UVM factory type_override:
+//
+//    Test scenario: 
+//      This is a template test that can be used to create future tests.
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+
+class ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test extends test_top;
+
+  `uvm_component_utils(ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test);
+
+
+  bit expect_verif_failure;
+  bit expect_predictor_verif_failure;
+
+  function new(string name = "", uvm_component parent = null);
+    super.new(name, parent);
+  endfunction
+
+  virtual function void build_phase(uvm_phase phase);
+    // The factory override below is an example of how to replace the mldsa_bench_sequence_base 
+    // sequence with the ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence.
+    mldsa_bench_sequence_base::type_id::set_type_override(ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence::get_type());
+    // Execute the build_phase of test_top AFTER all factory overrides have been created.
+    super.build_phase(phase);
+    // pragma uvmf custom configuration_settings_post_randomize begin
+    // UVMF_CHANGE_ME Test specific configuration values can be set here.
+
+    expect_verif_failure = 1;
+    expect_predictor_verif_failure = 1;
+
+    uvm_config_db#(bit)::set(null, "*", "expect_verif_failure", expect_verif_failure);
+    uvm_config_db#(bit)::set(null, "*", "expect_predictor_verif_failure", expect_predictor_verif_failure);
+    // The configuration structure has already been randomized.
+    // pragma uvmf custom configuration_settings_post_randomize end
+  endfunction
+
+  virtual task main_phase(uvm_phase phase);
+    // Start the ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence
+    ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence seq;
+    seq = ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence::type_id::create("ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_sequence");
+    seq.start(null); // You may need to specify a sequencer if your environment requires it
+  endtask
+
+endclass
+
+// pragma uvmf custom external begin
+// pragma uvmf custom external end
+
+
diff --git a/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/tests/src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test.yml b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/tests/src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1802fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mldsa_top/uvmf/uvmf_template_output/project_benches/mldsa/tb/tests/src/ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# Random seed desired...
+# seed: 4098270334
+plusargs:
+  - '+UVM_TESTNAME=ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test'
+testname: ML_DSA_randomized_h_decode_fail_test
+parameters:
+  dilithium_command: "test_dilithium5"
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