diff --git a/Identity.cpp b/Identity.cpp
index 652dc1e1..435c0c9b 100644
--- a/Identity.cpp
+++ b/Identity.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ namespace data
 	{
 		size_t count = Base64ToByteStream (s.c_str(), s.length(), reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*> (this), sizeof (Identity));
 		return count == sizeof(Identity);
+	}
+
+	IdentHash Identity::Hash()
+	{
+		IdentHash hash;
+		CryptoPP::SHA256().CalculateDigest(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&hash), reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*> (this), sizeof (Identity));
+		return hash;
 	}	
 	
 	PrivateKeys& PrivateKeys::operator=(const Keys& keys)
diff --git a/Identity.h b/Identity.h
index 19e5a007..902153dc 100644
--- a/Identity.h
+++ b/Identity.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace i2p
 {
 namespace data
 {
+	class IdentHash;
+
 #pragma pack(1)
 
 	struct DHKeysPair // transient keys for transport sessions
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ namespace data
 
 		Identity& operator=(const Keys& keys);
 		bool FromBase64(const std::string&);
+		IdentHash Hash();
 	};	
 	
 	struct PrivateKeys // for eepsites