diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/util/ChecksumUtil.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/util/ChecksumUtil.java
index 96f0b909cc..7724ddbbeb 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/util/ChecksumUtil.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/util/ChecksumUtil.java
@@ -99,6 +99,25 @@ public class ChecksumUtil
     return Util.toString(digest.digest());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param input
+   *
+   * @return
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  public static String createChecksum(String input) throws IOException
+  {
+    MessageDigest digest = getDigest();
+
+    digest.update(input.getBytes());
+
+    return Util.toString(digest.digest());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *