diff --git a/src/BuildingBlocks/Common/Common.csproj b/src/BuildingBlocks/Common/Common.csproj
index 61718a1..6b512ec 100644
--- a/src/BuildingBlocks/Common/Common.csproj
+++ b/src/BuildingBlocks/Common/Common.csproj
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-
-</Project>
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
diff --git a/src/BuildingBlocks/Common/Extensions/StreamExtensions.cs b/src/BuildingBlocks/Common/Extensions/StreamExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82ae409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BuildingBlocks/Common/Extensions/StreamExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+namespace Common.Extensions;
+
+public static class StreamExtensions
+{
+    public static byte[] ReadBytes(this Stream stream, int count)
+    {
+        ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfNegative(count);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(stream);
+        if (stream.Length == 0)
+        {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        if (count == 0)
+        {
+            return [];
+        }
+        
+        var buffer = new byte[count];
+        var readBytes = stream.ReadAtLeast(buffer, count, false);
+
+        if (readBytes < count)
+        {
+            Array.Resize(ref buffer, readBytes);
+        }
+        return buffer;
+    }
+}
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