diff --git a/komrade/utils.py b/komrade/utils.py
index 156017c..d689e8d 100644
--- a/komrade/utils.py
+++ b/komrade/utils.py
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ def isBase64(sb):
 
 
 
-
+def hashish(binary_data):
+    import hashlib
+    return hashlib.sha256(binary_data).hexdigest()