diff --git a/src/gateway/client.ts b/src/gateway/client.ts
index f6bd22b1a..374420e19 100644
--- a/src/gateway/client.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/client.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { WebSocket, type ClientOptions, type CertMeta } from "ws";
+import { normalizeFingerprint } from "../infra/tls/fingerprint.js";
 import { rawDataToString } from "../infra/ws.js";
 import { logDebug, logError } from "../logger.js";
 import type { DeviceIdentity } from "../infra/device-identity.js";
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ export class GatewayClient {
   start() {
     if (this.closed) return;
     const url = this.opts.url ?? "ws://127.0.0.1:18789";
+    if (this.opts.tlsFingerprint && !url.startsWith("wss://")) {
+      this.opts.onConnectError?.(new Error("gateway tls fingerprint requires wss:// gateway url"));
+      return;
+    }
     // Allow node screen snapshots and other large responses.
     const wsOptions: ClientOptions = {
       maxPayload: 25 * 1024 * 1024,
@@ -399,7 +404,3 @@ export class GatewayClient {
     return p;
   }
 }
-
-function normalizeFingerprint(input: string): string {
-  return input.replace(/[^a-fA-F0-9]/g, "").toLowerCase();
-}
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-broadcast.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-broadcast.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44d164cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gateway/server-broadcast.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { createGatewayBroadcaster } from "./server-broadcast.js";
+import type { GatewayWsClient } from "./server/ws-types.js";
+
+type TestSocket = {
+  bufferedAmount: number;
+  send: (payload: string) => void;
+  close: (code: number, reason: string) => void;
+};
+
+describe("gateway broadcaster", () => {
+  it("filters approval and pairing events by scope", () => {
+    const approvalsSocket: TestSocket = {
+      bufferedAmount: 0,
+      send: vi.fn(),
+      close: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    const pairingSocket: TestSocket = {
+      bufferedAmount: 0,
+      send: vi.fn(),
+      close: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    const readSocket: TestSocket = {
+      bufferedAmount: 0,
+      send: vi.fn(),
+      close: vi.fn(),
+    };
+
+    const clients = new Set<GatewayWsClient>([
+      {
+        socket: approvalsSocket as unknown as GatewayWsClient["socket"],
+        connect: { role: "operator", scopes: ["operator.approvals"] } as GatewayWsClient["connect"],
+        connId: "c-approvals",
+      },
+      {
+        socket: pairingSocket as unknown as GatewayWsClient["socket"],
+        connect: { role: "operator", scopes: ["operator.pairing"] } as GatewayWsClient["connect"],
+        connId: "c-pairing",
+      },
+      {
+        socket: readSocket as unknown as GatewayWsClient["socket"],
+        connect: { role: "operator", scopes: ["operator.read"] } as GatewayWsClient["connect"],
+        connId: "c-read",
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const { broadcast } = createGatewayBroadcaster({ clients });
+
+    broadcast("exec.approval.requested", { id: "1" });
+    broadcast("device.pair.requested", { requestId: "r1" });
+
+    expect(approvalsSocket.send).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(pairingSocket.send).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(readSocket.send).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/gateway/server-broadcast.ts b/src/gateway/server-broadcast.ts
index de4ca3aa7..61df31097 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-broadcast.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-broadcast.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,29 @@ import type { GatewayWsClient } from "./server/ws-types.js";
 import { MAX_BUFFERED_BYTES } from "./server-constants.js";
 import { logWs, summarizeAgentEventForWsLog } from "./ws-log.js";
 
+const ADMIN_SCOPE = "operator.admin";
+const APPROVALS_SCOPE = "operator.approvals";
+const PAIRING_SCOPE = "operator.pairing";
+
+const EVENT_SCOPE_GUARDS: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  "exec.approval.requested": [APPROVALS_SCOPE],
+  "exec.approval.resolved": [APPROVALS_SCOPE],
+  "device.pair.requested": [PAIRING_SCOPE],
+  "device.pair.resolved": [PAIRING_SCOPE],
+  "node.pair.requested": [PAIRING_SCOPE],
+  "node.pair.resolved": [PAIRING_SCOPE],
+};
+
+function hasEventScope(client: GatewayWsClient, event: string): boolean {
+  const required = EVENT_SCOPE_GUARDS[event];
+  if (!required) return true;
+  const role = client.connect.role ?? "operator";
+  if (role !== "operator") return false;
+  const scopes = Array.isArray(client.connect.scopes) ? client.connect.scopes : [];
+  if (scopes.includes(ADMIN_SCOPE)) return true;
+  return required.some((scope) => scopes.includes(scope));
+}
+
 export function createGatewayBroadcaster(params: { clients: Set<GatewayWsClient> }) {
   let seq = 0;
   const broadcast = (
@@ -33,6 +56,7 @@ export function createGatewayBroadcaster(params: { clients: Set<GatewayWsClient>
     }
     logWs("out", "event", logMeta);
     for (const c of params.clients) {
+      if (!hasEventScope(c, event)) continue;
       const slow = c.socket.bufferedAmount > MAX_BUFFERED_BYTES;
       if (slow && opts?.dropIfSlow) continue;
       if (slow) {
diff --git a/src/infra/tls/fingerprint.test.ts b/src/infra/tls/fingerprint.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1412d747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/infra/tls/fingerprint.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { normalizeFingerprint } from "./fingerprint.js";
+
+describe("normalizeFingerprint", () => {
+  it("strips sha256 prefixes and separators", () => {
+    expect(normalizeFingerprint("sha256:AA:BB:cc")).toBe("aabbcc");
+    expect(normalizeFingerprint("SHA-256 11-22-33")).toBe("112233");
+    expect(normalizeFingerprint("aa:bb:cc")).toBe("aabbcc");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/infra/tls/fingerprint.ts b/src/infra/tls/fingerprint.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1138d21f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/infra/tls/fingerprint.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export function normalizeFingerprint(input: string): string {
+  const trimmed = input.trim();
+  const withoutPrefix = trimmed.replace(/^sha-?256\s*:?\s*/i, "");
+  return withoutPrefix.replace(/[^a-fA-F0-9]/g, "").toLowerCase();
+}
diff --git a/src/infra/tls/gateway.ts b/src/infra/tls/gateway.ts
index 00e6da46c..e02a0433a 100644
--- a/src/infra/tls/gateway.ts
+++ b/src/infra/tls/gateway.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { promisify } from "node:util";
 
 import type { GatewayTlsConfig } from "../../config/types.gateway.js";
 import { CONFIG_DIR, ensureDir, resolveUserPath, shortenHomeInString } from "../../utils.js";
+import { normalizeFingerprint } from "./fingerprint.js";
 
 const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
 
@@ -21,10 +22,6 @@ export type GatewayTlsRuntime = {
   error?: string;
 };
 
-function normalizeFingerprint(input: string): string {
-  return input.replace(/[^a-fA-F0-9]/g, "").toLowerCase();
-}
-
 async function fileExists(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
     await fs.access(filePath);