int result = NtlmMessage.readUShort(a, 0);
        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")