// Test with a positive value
        buffer.putShort(0, (short) 0x1234);
        assertEquals(0x1234, NtlmMessage.readUShort(data, 0), "Should read positive UShort correctly.");

        // Test with zero
        buffer.putShort(0, (short) 0);
        assertEquals(0, NtlmMessage.readUShort(data, 0), "Should read zero UShort correctly.");

        // Test with max short value (unsigned interpretation)

        dest[offset + 3] = (byte) (ulong >> 24 & 0xff);
    }

    static void writeUShort(final byte[] dest, final int offset, final int ushort) {
        dest[offset] = (byte) (ushort & 0xff);
        dest[offset + 1] = (byte) (ushort >> 8 & 0xff);
    }

    static int writeSecurityBuffer(final byte[] dest, final int offset, final byte[] src) {
        final int length = src != null ? src.length : 0;

        dest[offset + 3] = (byte) (ulong >> 24 & 0xff);
    }

    static void writeUShort(final byte[] dest, final int offset, final int ushort) {
        dest[offset] = (byte) (ushort & 0xff);
        dest[offset + 1] = (byte) (ushort >> 8 & 0xff);
    }

    static void writeSecurityBuffer(final byte[] dest, final int offset, final int bodyOffset, final byte[] src) {

        assertEquals(0xBBAA, result, "UShort should be little‑endian");
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("readUShort throws on too short array")
    void testReadUShortOutOfBounds() {
        byte[] a = new byte[] { 0x02 };
        assertThrows(IndexOutOfBoundsException.class, () -\u003e NtlmMessage.readUShort(a, 0));
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("readULong throws on too short array")
    void testReadULongOutOfBounds() {

appropriate padding to reach the next field or the end of the struct.

The standard C numeric types are available under the names
C.char, C.schar (signed char), C.uchar (unsigned char),
C.short, C.ushort (unsigned short), C.int, C.uint (unsigned int),
C.long, C.ulong (unsigned long), C.longlong (long long),
C.ulonglong (unsigned long long), C.float, C.double,
C.complexfloat (complex float), and C.complexdouble (complex double).

   * Returns the {@code short} value that is equal to {@code value}, if possible.
   *
   * @param value any value in the range of the {@code short} type
   * @return the {@code short} value that equals {@code value}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code value} is greater than {@link Short#MAX_VALUE} or
   *     less than {@link Short#MIN_VALUE}
   */
  public static short checkedCast(long value) {
    short result = (short) value;

   * Returns the {@code short} value that is equal to {@code value}, if possible.
   *
   * @param value any value in the range of the {@code short} type
   * @return the {@code short} value that equals {@code value}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code value} is greater than {@link Short#MAX_VALUE} or
   *     less than {@link Short#MIN_VALUE}
   */
  public static short checkedCast(long value) {
    short result = (short) value;

  public Hasher putBytes(ByteBuffer bytes) {
    update(bytes);
    return this;
  }

  @Override
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public Hasher putShort(short s) {
    ByteBuffer scratch = scratch();
    scratch.putShort(s);
    return update(scratch, Shorts.BYTES);
  }

  @Override
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public Hasher putInt(int i) {
    ByteBuffer scratch = scratch();
    scratch.putInt(i);

            bb.putShort((short) 20); // pathConsumed
            bb.putShort((short) 1); // numReferrals
            bb.putShort((short) 15); // tflags
            bb.putShort((short) 0); // tflags high bytes

            // Simple v1 referral
            bb.putShort((short) 1); // version
            bb.putShort((short) 16); // size
            bb.putShort((short) 1); // serverType

      Short[] suffix = {(short) 86, (short) 99};
      Short[] all = concat(concat(prefix, elements), suffix);
      return asList(all).subList(2, elements.length + 2);
    }
  }

  private static Short[] concat(Short[] left, Short[] right) {
    Short[] result = new Short[left.length + right.length];
    System.arraycopy(left, 0, result, 0, left.length);
    System.arraycopy(right, 0, result, left.length, right.length);