diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT/components/wolfmqtt/CMakeLists.txt b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT/components/wolfmqtt/CMakeLists.txt
index 6480f8db..81fed19e 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT/components/wolfmqtt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT/components/wolfmqtt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 #
 # When editing component CMake files, consider the following :
 #
-# NO Managed Componenets: Normal stand-alone app, "as cloned" from github.
+# NO Managed Components: Normal stand-alone app, "as cloned" from github.
 #   There's no notion of staging names (e.g. mywolfmqtt) regardless of environment settings.
-#   All of the component source is locall. See settings such s WOLFSSL_ROOT=[your path]
+#   All of the component source is local. See settings such s WOLFSSL_ROOT=[your path]
 #
 # Partially Managed Components. This one is tricky. When publishing a component with examples,
 #    those examples will have a chicken-and-egg problem: the required component is not yet published.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 #
 #       idf.py add-dependency "wolfssl/wolfssh^1.4.15-stable"
 #
-# Fully Managaged Componenets. This is the typical example as created from the Component Registry:
+# Fully Managed Components. This is the typical example as created from the Component Registry:
 #    For example:
 #
 #       idf.py create-project-from-example "wolfssl/wolfssh^1.4.15-stable:wolfssh_server"
diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT/main/CMakeLists.txt b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 8aa3662c..9e357c55 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@
 #
 message(STATUS "main cmake found WOLFSSL_COMPONENT_NAME = ${WOLFSSL_COMPONENT_NAME}")
 
+# find the user name to search for possible "wolfssl-username"
+message(STATUS "USERNAME = $ENV{USERNAME}")
+if(  "$ENV{USER}" STREQUAL "" ) # the bash user
+    if(  "$ENV{USERNAME}" STREQUAL "" ) # the Windows user
+        message(STATUS "could not find USER or USERNAME")
+    else()
+        # the bash user is not blank, so we'll use it.
+        set(THIS_USER "$ENV{USERNAME}")
+    endif()
+else()
+    # the bash user is not blank, so we'll use it.
+    set(THIS_USER "$ENV{USER}")
+endif()
+message(STATUS "THIS_USER (main) = ${THIS_USER}")
+
 if(WIN32)
     # Windows-specific configuration here
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DWOLFSSL_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME_WINDOWS")
@@ -42,6 +57,16 @@ if( EXISTS "${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/components/wolfssl/" AND EXISTS "$ENV{IDF_PA
 endif()
 
 if( "$ENV{IDF_COMPONENT_REGISTRY_URL}" STREQUAL "https://components-staging.espressif.com" )
+    # Currently the only staging namespace is the gojimmypi developer, but allow for override.
+    # See https://components-staging.espressif.com/components?q=namespace:gojimmypi
+    #
+    if(  "$ENV{WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE}" STREQUAL "" )
+        set(WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE "gojimmypi")
+    else()
+        set(WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE "$ENV{WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE}")
+    endif()
+    message(STATUS "Using namespace: ${WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE}")
+
     if( ("${managed_components}" STREQUAL "") AND ("${component_manager_interface_version}" STREQUAL "") )
         # We've found a staging component, but did not detect the component manager
         if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../components/mywolfmqtt/CMakeLists.txt)
@@ -50,7 +75,7 @@ if( "$ENV{IDF_COMPONENT_REGISTRY_URL}" STREQUAL "https://components-staging.espr
             set(WOLFSSL_COMPONENT_NAME "mywolfssl")
             set(WOLFMQTT_COMPONENT_NAME "mywolfmqtt")
         else()
-            if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../managed_components/gojimmypi__mywolfmqtt/CMakeLists.txt)
+            if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../managed_components/${WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE}__mywolfmqtt/CMakeLists.txt")
                 # This is typically upon creating a project from managed component examples
                 message(STATUS "Set name mywolfmqtt (2)")
                 set(WOLFSSL_COMPONENT_NAME "mywolfssl")
diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT2/components/wolfssl/include/config.h b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT2/components/wolfssl/include/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d13eb28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/AWS_IoT_MQTT2/components/wolfssl/include/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* config.h - dummy
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2023 wolfSSL Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of wolfSSL.
+ *
+ * wolfSSL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * wolfSSL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1335, USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CONFIG_H_
+#define _CONFIG_H_
+#endif
diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/CMakeLists.txt b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/CMakeLists.txt
index a2ba0df4..e35e82e1 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # CMakeLists in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# enable wolfssl user_settings.h project-wide
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DWOLFSSL_USER_SETTINGS")
 set(WOLFSSL_USER_SETTINGS ON)
 
diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
index d62b43a2..5e230091 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/components/wolfssl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -230,11 +230,13 @@ else()
         message(STATUS "Remove either the local project component: ${WOLFSSL_PROJECT_DIR} ")
         message(STATUS "or the Espressif shared component installed at: $ENV{IDF_PATH}/components/wolfssl/ ")
         message(STATUS "")
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Please use wolfSSL in either local project or Espressif components, but not both.")
         message(STATUS "")
         message(STATUS "**************************************************************************************")
         message(STATUS "")
 
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Please use wolfSSL in either local project or Espressif components, but not both.")
+        # Abort CMake after fatal error.
+
         # Optional: if you change the above FATAL_ERROR to STATUS you can warn at runtime with this macro definition:
         set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DWOLFSSL_MULTI_INSTALL_WARNING")
 
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ else()
                         message(FATAL_ERROR "Found stray wolfSSL user_settings.h in "
                                             "${WOLFSSL_ROOT}/include/user_settings.h "
                                             " (please move it to ${WOLFSSL_PROJECT_DIR}/include/user_settings.h )")
+                        # Abort CMake after fatal error.
                     else()
                         # we won't overwrite an existing user settings file, just note that we already have one:
                         if( EXISTS "${WOLFSSL_PROJECT_DIR}/include/user_settings.h" )
@@ -354,16 +357,17 @@ else()
         endif()
     endif()
 
-
+    # wolfSSL-specific include directories
     set(COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS
-        "./include" # this is the location of wolfssl user_settings.h
+        "./include" # this is the location of local project wolfssl user_settings.h
         "\"${WOLFSSL_ROOT}/\""
         "\"${WOLFSSL_ROOT}/wolfssl/\""
         "\"${WOLFSSL_ROOT}/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/\""
+        "\"${WOLFSSL_ROOT}/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/Espressif\""
         "\"${RTOS_IDF_PATH}/\""
         )
 
-
+    # Optionally include cryptoauthlib if present
     if(IS_DIRECTORY ${IDF_PATH}/components/cryptoauthlib)
         list(APPEND COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS "../cryptoauthlib/lib")
     endif()
@@ -372,7 +376,7 @@ else()
     list(APPEND COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS "\"${WOLFSSL_ROOT}/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/\"")
 
 
-
+    # Some files are known to be included elsewhere, or not used for Espressif
     set(COMPONENT_SRCEXCLUDE
         "\"${WOLFSSL_ROOT}/src/bio.c\""
         "\"${WOLFSSL_ROOT}/src/conf.c\""
@@ -431,7 +435,21 @@ else()
         message(STATUS "ALL VARIABLES BEGIN")
         message(STATUS "")
         foreach (_variableName ${_variableNames})
-            message(STATUS "${_variableName}=${${_variableName}}")
+            if (      ("${_variableName}" STREQUAL "bootloader_binary_files")
+                    OR ("${_variableName}" STREQUAL "Component paths")
+                    OR ("${_variableName}" STREQUAL "component_targets")
+                    OR ("${_variableName}" STREQUAL "__COMPONENT_TARGETS")
+                    OR ("${_variableName}" STREQUAL "CONFIGS_LIST")
+                    OR ("${_variableName}" STREQUAL "__CONFIG_VARIABLES")
+                    OR ("${_variableName}" STREQUAL "val")
+                    OR ("${_variableName}" MATCHES "^__idf_")
+               )
+                # Truncate the displayed value:
+                string(SUBSTRING "${${_variableName}}" 0 70 truncatedValue)
+                message(STATUS "${_variableName} = ${truncatedValue} ... (truncated)")
+            else()
+                message(STATUS "${_variableName}=${${_variableName}}")
+            endif()
         endforeach()
         message(STATUS "")
         message(STATUS "ALL VARIABLES END")
@@ -518,6 +536,8 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_EARLY_EXPANSION)
     execute_process(WORKING_DIRECTORY ${WOLFSSL_ROOT} COMMAND ${git_cmd} "show" "--no-patch" "--no-notes" "--pretty=\'\%cd\'" OUTPUT_VARIABLE TMP_OUT RESULT_VARIABLE TMP_RES  )
     LIBWOLFSSL_SAVE_INFO(LIBWOLFSSL_VERSION_GIT_HASH_DATE "${TMP_OUT}" "${TMP_RES}")
 
+    LIBWOLFSSL_SAVE_INFO(LIBWOLFSSL_VERSION_WOLFSSL_ROOT "${WOLFSSL_ROOT}" "${TMP_RES}")
+
     message(STATUS "************************************************************************************************")
     message(STATUS "wolfssl component config complete!")
     message(STATUS "************************************************************************************************")
diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/components/wolfssl/include/user_settings.h b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/components/wolfssl/include/user_settings.h
index df7658df..ecc9ec9d 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/components/wolfssl/include/user_settings.h
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/components/wolfssl/include/user_settings.h
@@ -214,10 +214,12 @@
     /*  #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_RSA_PRI_EXPTMOD */
 
     /*  These are defined automatically in esp32-crypt.h, here for clarity:  */
-    #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH_SHA224 /* no SHA224 HW on ESP32  */
+    /* no SHA224 HW on ESP32  */
+    #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH_SHA224
 
+    /* TODO add compile-time warning for appropriate size: */
     #undef  ESP_RSA_MULM_BITS
-    #define ESP_RSA_MULM_BITS 16 /* TODO add compile-time warning */
+    #define ESP_RSA_MULM_BITS 16
     /***** END CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32 *****/
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2)
@@ -277,8 +279,10 @@
     /*  #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH    */ /* to disable all SHA HW   */
 
     /* These are defined automatically in esp32-crypt.h, here for clarity:  */
-    #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH_SHA384    /* no SHA384 HW on C6  */
-    #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH_SHA512    /* no SHA512 HW on C6  */
+    /* no SHA384 HW on C3  */
+    #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH_SHA384
+    /* no SHA512 HW on C3  */
+    #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH_SHA512
 
     /*  #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_AES             */
     /*  #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_RSA_PRI         */
@@ -293,8 +297,10 @@
     /*  #define NO_ESP32_CRYPT                 */
     /*  #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH    */
     /*  These are defined automatically in esp32-crypt.h, here for clarity:  */
-    #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH_SHA384    /* no SHA384 HW on C6  */
-    #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH_SHA512    /* no SHA512 HW on C6  */
+    /* no SHA384 HW on C6  */
+    #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH_SHA384
+    /* no SHA512 HW on C6  */
+    #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH_SHA512
 
     /*  #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_AES             */
     /*  #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_RSA_PRI         */
@@ -312,7 +318,7 @@
     /***** END CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32H2 *****/
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP8266)
-    /*  TODO: Revisit ESP8266 */
+    /* There's no hardware accleration on the ESP8266 */
     #define NO_ESP32_CRYPT
     #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_HASH
     #define NO_WOLFSSL_ESP32_CRYPT_AES
@@ -435,60 +441,62 @@
 #if defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
     #warning  "Unexpected use of config.h"
 #else
-/* TLS Support */
-#undef  ENABLE_MQTT_TLS
-#define ENABLE_MQTT_TLS
-
-/* MQTT-SN Support */
-#undef  WOLFMQTT_SN
-#define WOLFMQTT_SN
-
-/* MQTT v5.0 support */
-#undef  WOLFMQTT_V5
-#define WOLFMQTT_V5
-
-/* Enable property callback support */
-#ifdef WOLFMQTT_V5
-    #undef  WOLFMQTT_PROPERTY_CB
-    #define WOLFMQTT_PROPERTY_CB
-#endif
+    /* TLS Support */
+    #undef  ENABLE_MQTT_TLS
+    #define ENABLE_MQTT_TLS
 
-/* Non-blocking support */
-#undef  WOLFMQTT_NONBLOCK
-#define WOLFMQTT_NONBLOCK
+    /* MQTT-SN Support */
+    #undef  WOLFMQTT_SN
+    #define WOLFMQTT_SN
 
-/* Disable socket timeout code */
-//#undef  WOLFMQTT_NO_TIMEOUT
-//#define WOLFMQTT_NO_TIMEOUT
+    /* MQTT v5.0 support */
+    #undef  WOLFMQTT_V5
+    #define WOLFMQTT_V5
 
-/* Disconnect callback support */
-#undef  WOLFMQTT_DISCONNECT_CB
-#define WOLFMQTT_DISCONNECT_CB
+    /* Enable property callback support */
+    #ifdef WOLFMQTT_V5
+        #undef  WOLFMQTT_PROPERTY_CB
+        #define WOLFMQTT_PROPERTY_CB
+    #endif
 
-/* Multi-threading */
-#undef  WOLFMQTT_MULTITHREAD
-#define WOLFMQTT_MULTITHREAD
+    /* Non-blocking support */
+    #undef  WOLFMQTT_NONBLOCK
+    #define WOLFMQTT_NONBLOCK
 
-/* Debugging */
-/*
-#undef  DEBUG_WOLFMQTT
-#define DEBUG_WOLFMQTT
+    /* Disable socket timeout code */
+    /*
+    #undef  WOLFMQTT_NO_TIMEOUT
+    #define WOLFMQTT_NO_TIMEOUT
+    */
 
-#undef  WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_CLIENT
-#define WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_CLIENT
+    /* Disconnect callback support */
+    #undef  WOLFMQTT_DISCONNECT_CB
+    #define WOLFMQTT_DISCONNECT_CB
 
-#undef  WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_SOCKET
-#define WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_SOCKET
+    /* Multi-threading */
+    #undef  WOLFMQTT_MULTITHREAD
+    #define WOLFMQTT_MULTITHREAD
 
-#undef  WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_THREAD
-#define WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_THREAD
-*/
+    /* Debugging */
+    /*
+    #undef  DEBUG_WOLFMQTT
+    #define DEBUG_WOLFMQTT
 
-/* Disable error strings */
-/*
-#undef  WOLFMQTT_NO_ERROR_STRINGS
-#define WOLFMQTT_NO_ERROR_STRINGS
-*/
+    #undef  WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_CLIENT
+    #define WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_CLIENT
+
+    #undef  WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_SOCKET
+    #define WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_SOCKET
+
+    #undef  WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_THREAD
+    #define WOLFMQTT_DEBUG_THREAD
+    */
+
+    /* Disable error strings */
+    /*
+    #undef  WOLFMQTT_NO_ERROR_STRINGS
+    #define WOLFMQTT_NO_ERROR_STRINGS
+    */
 
 #endif /* !HAVE_CONFIG_H */
 
diff --git a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/main/CMakeLists.txt b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 11d6d101..96fe4426 100644
--- a/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfmqtt_template/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@
 #
 message(STATUS "main cmake found WOLFSSL_COMPONENT_NAME = ${WOLFSSL_COMPONENT_NAME}")
 
+# find the user name to search for possible "wolfssl-username"
+message(STATUS "USERNAME = $ENV{USERNAME}")
+if(  "$ENV{USER}" STREQUAL "" ) # the bash user
+    if(  "$ENV{USERNAME}" STREQUAL "" ) # the Windows user
+        message(STATUS "could not find USER or USERNAME")
+    else()
+        # the bash user is not blank, so we'll use it.
+        set(THIS_USER "$ENV{USERNAME}")
+    endif()
+else()
+    # the bash user is not blank, so we'll use it.
+    set(THIS_USER "$ENV{USER}")
+endif()
+message(STATUS "THIS_USER (main) = ${THIS_USER}")
+
 if(WIN32)
     # Windows-specific configuration here
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DWOLFSSL_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME_WINDOWS")
@@ -42,6 +57,16 @@ if( EXISTS "${CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY}/components/wolfssl/" AND EXISTS "$ENV{IDF_PA
 endif()
 
 if( "$ENV{IDF_COMPONENT_REGISTRY_URL}" STREQUAL "https://components-staging.espressif.com" )
+    # Currently the only staging namespace is the gojimmypi developer, but allow for override.
+    # See https://components-staging.espressif.com/components?q=namespace:gojimmypi
+    #
+    if(  "$ENV{WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE}" STREQUAL "" )
+        set(WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE "gojimmypi")
+    else()
+        set(WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE "$ENV{WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE}")
+    endif()
+    message(STATUS "Using namespace: ${WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE}")
+
     if( ("${managed_components}" STREQUAL "") AND ("${component_manager_interface_version}" STREQUAL "") )
         # We've found a staging component, but did not detect the component manager
         if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../components/mywolfmqtt/CMakeLists.txt)
@@ -50,7 +75,7 @@ if( "$ENV{IDF_COMPONENT_REGISTRY_URL}" STREQUAL "https://components-staging.espr
             set(WOLFSSL_COMPONENT_NAME "mywolfssl")
             set(WOLFMQTT_COMPONENT_NAME "mywolfmqtt")
         else()
-            if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../managed_components/gojimmypi__mywolfmqtt/CMakeLists.txt)
+            if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../managed_components/${WOLFSSL_STAGING_NAMESPACE}__mywolfmqtt/CMakeLists.txt")
                 # This is typically upon creating a project from managed component examples
                 message(STATUS "Set name mywolfmqtt (2)")
                 set(WOLFSSL_COMPONENT_NAME "mywolfssl")