diff --git a/common/utils.cc b/common/utils.cc
index 3a234cb..644493d 100644
--- a/common/utils.cc
+++ b/common/utils.cc
@@ -959,6 +959,10 @@
   }
 }
 
+string GetExclusionName(const string& str_to_convert) {
+  return base::NumberToString(base::StringPieceHash()(str_to_convert));
+}
+
 }  // namespace utils
 
 }  // namespace chromeos_update_engine