diff --git a/src/claims/payloads/claimNetworkAccess.ts b/src/claims/payloads/claimNetworkAccess.ts
index e9ab1a91a..b7fcbfd2c 100644
--- a/src/claims/payloads/claimNetworkAccess.ts
+++ b/src/claims/payloads/claimNetworkAccess.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ interface ClaimNetworkAccess extends Claim {
   typ: 'ClaimNetworkAccess';
   iss: NodeIdEncoded;
   sub: NodeIdEncoded;
-  signedClaimNetworkNodeEncoded: SignedTokenEncoded;x
+  signedClaimNetworkNodeEncoded: SignedTokenEncoded;
 }
 
 function assertClaimNetworkAccess(
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ function assertClaimNetworkAccess(
       '`sub` property must be an encoded node ID',
     );
   }
+  if (
+    claimNetworkAccess['signedClaimNetworkNodeEncoded'] == null
+  ) {
+    throw new validationErrors.ErrorParse(
+      '`signedClaimNetworkNodeEncoded` property must be an encoded signed token',
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 function parseClaimNetworkAccess(
diff --git a/src/nodes/NodeManager.ts b/src/nodes/NodeManager.ts
index 76b79422b..510c3c569 100644
--- a/src/nodes/NodeManager.ts
+++ b/src/nodes/NodeManager.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import * as claimsErrors from '../claims/errors';
 import * as utils from '../utils/utils';
 import config from '../config';
 import * as networkUtils from '../network/utils';
+import { ClaimNetworkAccess, assertClaimNetworkAccess } from '../claims/payloads/claimNetworkAccess';
 
 const abortEphemeralTaskReason = Symbol('abort ephemeral task reason');
 const abortSingletonTaskReason = Symbol('abort singleton task reason');
@@ -1546,14 +1547,14 @@ class NodeManager {
     };
   }
 
-  public async handleVerifyClaimNetworkNode(
+  public async handleVerifyClaimNetwork(
     requestingNodeId: NodeId,
     input: AgentRPCRequestParams<AgentClaimMessage>,
     tran?: DBTransaction,
   ): Promise<AgentRPCResponseResult<AgentClaimMessage>> {
     if (tran == null) {
       return this.db.withTransactionF((tran) =>
-        this.handleVerifyClaimNetworkNode(requestingNodeId, input, tran),
+        this.handleVerifyClaimNetwork(requestingNodeId, input, tran),
       );
     }
     const signedClaim = claimsUtils.parseSignedClaim(input.signedTokenEncoded);
@@ -1566,7 +1567,18 @@ class NodeManager {
     ) {
       throw new claimsErrors.ErrorSinglySignedClaimVerificationFailed();
     }
-    // Need to get the seednode and test public keys against the claim
+    for await (const [claimId, claim] of this.sigchain.getSignedClaims({})) {
+      let claimNetworkAccess: ClaimNetworkAccess;
+      try {
+        assertClaimNetworkAccess(claim.payload);
+        claimNetworkAccess = claim.payload;
+      }
+      catch(_) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      // Need to get the seednode and test public keys against the claim
+
+    }
     throw new Error();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/nodes/agent/callers/nodesNetworkVerifyClaim.ts b/src/nodes/agent/callers/nodesNetworkVerifyClaim.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..115c12f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nodes/agent/callers/nodesNetworkVerifyClaim.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import type { HandlerTypes } from '@matrixai/rpc';
+import type NodesNetworkVerifyClaim from '../handlers/NodesNetworkVerifyClaim';
+import { UnaryCaller } from '@matrixai/rpc';
+
+type CallerTypes = HandlerTypes<NodesNetworkVerifyClaim>;
+
+const nodesNetworkVerifyClaim = new UnaryCaller<
+  CallerTypes['input'],
+  CallerTypes['output']
+>();
+
+export default nodesNetworkVerifyClaim;
diff --git a/src/nodes/agent/handlers/NodesNetworkVerifyClaim.ts b/src/nodes/agent/handlers/NodesNetworkVerifyClaim.ts
index bae58b8f5..76df808bf 100644
--- a/src/nodes/agent/handlers/NodesNetworkVerifyClaim.ts
+++ b/src/nodes/agent/handlers/NodesNetworkVerifyClaim.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type {
   AgentRPCRequestParams,
   AgentRPCResponseResult,
 } from '../types';
-import type NodeConnectionManager from '../../../nodes/NodeConnectionManager';
+import type NodeManager from '../../../nodes/NodeManager';
 import type { Host, Port } from '../../../network/types';
 import type { JSONValue } from '../../../types';
 import { UnaryHandler } from '@matrixai/rpc';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import * as ids from '../../../ids';
 
 class NodesNetworkAuthenticate extends UnaryHandler<
   {
-    nodeConnectionManager: NodeConnectionManager;
+    nodeManager: NodeManager;
   },
   AgentRPCRequestParams<{}>,
   AgentRPCResponseResult<{}>