diff --git a/common/hash_calculator.cc b/common/hash_calculator.cc
index 60812d5..ea56bea 100644
--- a/common/hash_calculator.cc
+++ b/common/hash_calculator.cc
@@ -125,4 +125,18 @@
   return true;
 }
 
+std::string HashCalculator::SHA256Digest(std::string_view blob) {
+  std::vector<unsigned char> hash;
+  HashCalculator::RawHashOfBytes(blob.data(), blob.size(), &hash);
+  return HexEncode(hash);
+}
+
+std::string HashCalculator::SHA256Digest(std::vector<unsigned char> blob) {
+  return SHA256Digest(ToStringView(blob));
+}
+
+std::string HashCalculator::SHA256Digest(std::vector<char> blob) {
+  return SHA256Digest(ToStringView(blob));
+}
+
 }  // namespace chromeos_update_engine
diff --git a/common/hash_calculator.h b/common/hash_calculator.h
index 4426128..dd7b2e8 100644
--- a/common/hash_calculator.h
+++ b/common/hash_calculator.h
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
                              off_t length,
                              brillo::Blob* out_hash);
   static bool RawHashOfFile(const std::string& name, brillo::Blob* out_hash);
+  static std::string SHA256Digest(std::string_view blob);
+
+  static std::string SHA256Digest(std::vector<unsigned char> blob);
+  static std::string SHA256Digest(std::vector<char> blob);
 
  private:
   // If non-empty, the final raw hash. Will only be set to non-empty when
diff --git a/common/utils.cc b/common/utils.cc
index 794b832..8ea398f 100644
--- a/common/utils.cc
+++ b/common/utils.cc
@@ -1117,4 +1117,15 @@
   return base::HexEncode(blob.data(), blob.size());
 }
 
+[[nodiscard]] std::string_view ToStringView(
+    const std::vector<unsigned char>& blob) noexcept {
+  return std::string_view{reinterpret_cast<const char*>(blob.data()),
+                          blob.size()};
+}
+
+[[nodiscard]] std::string_view ToStringView(const void* data,
+                                            size_t size) noexcept {
+  return std::string_view(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(data), size);
+}
+
 }  // namespace chromeos_update_engine
diff --git a/common/utils.h b/common/utils.h
index 0f8da22..874d0af 100644
--- a/common/utils.h
+++ b/common/utils.h
@@ -545,6 +545,17 @@
   return base::HexEncode(blob.data(), blob.size());
 }
 
+[[nodiscard]] std::string_view ToStringView(
+    const std::vector<unsigned char>& blob) noexcept;
+
+constexpr std::string_view ToStringView(
+    const std::vector<char>& blob) noexcept {
+  return std::string_view{blob.data(), blob.size()};
+}
+
+[[nodiscard]] std::string_view ToStringView(const void* data,
+                                            size_t size) noexcept;
+
 }  // namespace chromeos_update_engine
 
 #define TEST_AND_RETURN_FALSE_ERRNO(_x)                             \