diff --git a/pkg/utils/crypto/sha512/sha512.go b/pkg/utils/crypto/sha512/sha512.go
index b06109d17..24d37f603 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/crypto/sha512/sha512.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/crypto/sha512/sha512.go
@@ -175,3 +175,13 @@ func Sum(reader io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	return h.Sum(nil), nil
 }
+
+func SumStream(reader io.Reader) ([Size]byte, error) {
+	var returnValue [Size]byte
+	sumSlice, err := Sum(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return returnValue, err
+	}
+	copy(returnValue[:], sumSlice)
+	return returnValue, err
+}