diff --git a/Podfile b/Podfile
index c9f932438..1e56ca8dc 100644
--- a/Podfile
+++ b/Podfile
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ def shared_pods
   #pod 'HKDFKit', path: '../HKDFKit'
   pod 'Curve25519Kit', git: 'https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Curve25519Kit', branch: 'mkirk/framework-friendly'
   #pod 'Curve25519Kit', path: '../Curve25519Kit'
+  # FIXME SHARINGEXTENSION use up-to-date framework compatible OpenSSL
   #pod 'OpenSSL', git: 'https://github.com/WhisperSystems/OpenSSL-Pod', inhibit_warnings: true
-  # TODO switch OpenSSL lib
   pod 'GRKOpenSSLFramework'
 
   # third party pods
diff --git a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
index a85319872..5f2707044 100644
--- a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ static NSString *const kURLHostVerifyPrefix             = @"verify";
     // This block will be cleared in databaseViewRegistrationComplete.
     [DeviceSleepManager.sharedInstance addBlockWithBlockObject:self];
 
+    // TODO this code is just to prove that the embedded framework is accessible from
+    // the main app.
     DDLogVerbose(@"%@ shared path: %@", self.logTag, [[StorageCoordinator shared] path]);
     
     [self setupEnvironment];
diff --git a/SignalMessaging/StorageCoordinator.swift b/SignalMessaging/StorageCoordinator.swift
index 91bbb47c2..f09e9b0a0 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/StorageCoordinator.swift
+++ b/SignalMessaging/StorageCoordinator.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 import Foundation
 
+/**
+ * This class doesn't actually do anything (yet?).
+ * It's just an example class to prove the embedded framework is correctly
+ * integrated with Signal-iOS and the Sharing Extension.
+ */
 @objc
 public class StorageCoordinator: NSObject {
 
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit.podspec b/SignalServiceKit.podspec
index 9c3d8a2dd..0e7251bef 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit.podspec
+++ b/SignalServiceKit.podspec
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ An Objective-C library for communicating with the Signal messaging service.
   s.dependency 'YapDatabase/SQLCipher', '~> 2.9.3'
   s.dependency 'SocketRocket'
   s.dependency 'libPhoneNumber-iOS'
-  # TODO use framework compatible OpenSSL
+  # FIXME SHARINGEXTENSION use up-to-date framework compatible OpenSSL
   #s.dependency 'OpenSSL'
   s.dependency 'GRKOpenSSLFramework'
   s.dependency 'SAMKeychain'
diff --git a/SignalShareExtension/ShareViewController.swift b/SignalShareExtension/ShareViewController.swift
index 87ed190f8..76ac57d86 100644
--- a/SignalShareExtension/ShareViewController.swift
+++ b/SignalShareExtension/ShareViewController.swift
@@ -7,16 +7,31 @@ import Social
 
 import SignalMessaging
 import PureLayout
+import SignalServiceKit
 
 class ShareViewController: SLComposeServiceViewController {
 
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
+
+        // None of the following code is intended to be used, it only serves to prove
+        // the project has been configured correctly
+
+        // Proof of cocoapods, utilizes PureLayout
         let someView = UIView()
         someView.backgroundColor = UIColor.green
         view.addSubview(someView)
         someView.autoPinEdgesToSuperviewEdges()
-        self.placeholder = StorageCoordinator.shared.path
+        someView.alpha = 0.2
+
+        let proofOfSharedFramework = StorageCoordinator.shared.path
+        let proofOfSSK = textSecureServerURL
+
+        // TODO: Shared Storage via app container
+        //let proofOfSharedStorage = TSAccountManager.localNumber()
+        let proofOfSharedStorage = "TODO"
+
+        self.placeholder = "shared framework: \(proofOfSharedFramework) \n sharedStorage: \(proofOfSharedStorage) \n proof of ssk: \(proofOfSSK)"
     }
 
     override func isContentValid() -> Bool {