diff --git a/checker/collect.go b/checker/collect.go
index 361bec2..2f8f24e 100644
--- a/checker/collect.go
+++ b/checker/collect.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package checker
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
@@ -95,6 +97,28 @@ func (p *ptrProvider) Collect(ctx context.Context, opts sdk.CheckerOptions) (any
 	return data, nil
 }
 
+// ShareKey implements sdk.ObservationSharer. The reverse-DNS observation (zone
+// location, authoritative NS, the PTR RRset, and the forward-confirm of the
+// effective target) is determined entirely by the reverse-arpa owner name — i.e.
+// the IP being asked about — never by which forward domain triggered the check.
+// Two targets that interrogate the same reverse name produce identical data, so
+// the host can run the PTR + FCrDNS lookups once and serve the rest.
+//
+// The declared target and TTL are folded in because they are part of the
+// observation and can change it: when no PTR is published the effective target
+// (and therefore its forward-confirm) falls back to the declared value. This
+// stays a pure function of opts (no network) per the contract. An empty owner
+// returns "" so the host falls back to the default per-target caching.
+func (p *ptrProvider) ShareKey(opts sdk.CheckerOptions) (string, error) {
+	owner, declaredTarget, declaredTTL, err := resolvePTRInputs(opts)
+	if err != nil || owner == "" {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	h := sha256.Sum256(fmt.Appendf(nil, "%s|%s|%d", lowerFQDN(owner), declaredTarget, declaredTTL))
+	return "ptr:" + hex.EncodeToString(h[:8]), nil
+}
+
 // resolvePTRInputs extracts the PTR owner, declared target and TTL from the
 // auto-filled options.
 func resolvePTRInputs(opts sdk.CheckerOptions) (owner, target string, ttl uint32, err error) {
diff --git a/checker/collect_test.go b/checker/collect_test.go
index 5698b52..1e51e3c 100644
--- a/checker/collect_test.go
+++ b/checker/collect_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package checker
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	sdk "git.happydns.org/checker-sdk-go/checker"
@@ -158,3 +159,49 @@ func TestResolvePTRInputs_WrongServiceType(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for non-PTR service type")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestShareKey_StableAndPrefixed(t *testing.T) {
+	p := &ptrProvider{}
+	opts := sdk.CheckerOptions{"domain_name": "4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa"}
+	a, err := p.ShareKey(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	b, _ := p.ShareKey(opts)
+	if a != b {
+		t.Fatalf("non-deterministic key: %q vs %q", a, b)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(a, "ptr:") {
+		t.Fatalf("missing prefix: %q", a)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestShareKey_DiffersByOwner(t *testing.T) {
+	p := &ptrProvider{}
+	a, _ := p.ShareKey(sdk.CheckerOptions{"domain_name": "4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa"})
+	b, _ := p.ShareKey(sdk.CheckerOptions{"domain_name": "5.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa"})
+	if a == b {
+		t.Fatalf("expected different keys for different owners")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestShareKey_DiffersByDeclaredTarget(t *testing.T) {
+	p := &ptrProvider{}
+	base := sdk.CheckerOptions{"domain_name": "4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa"}
+	a, _ := p.ShareKey(base)
+	b, _ := p.ShareKey(sdk.CheckerOptions{"domain_name": "4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa", "expected_target": "host.example.org"})
+	if a == b {
+		t.Fatalf("declared target must affect the key")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestShareKey_EmptyWhenUnresolvable(t *testing.T) {
+	p := &ptrProvider{}
+	sk, err := p.ShareKey(sdk.CheckerOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if sk != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty key, got %q", sk)
+	}
+}