diff --git a/cmd_enable.c b/cmd_enable.c
index 9612778..ac977e7 100644
--- a/cmd_enable.c
+++ b/cmd_enable.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static bool parse_hash_alg_option(const char *arg, u32 *alg_ptr)
 {
 	char *end;
 	unsigned long n = strtoul(arg, &end, 10);
-	const struct fsverity_hash_alg *alg;
+	uint16_t alg;
 
 	if (*alg_ptr != 0) {
 		error_msg("--hash-alg can only be specified once");
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ static bool parse_hash_alg_option(const char *arg, u32 *alg_ptr)
 
 	/* Specified by name? */
 	alg = libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_name(arg);
-	if (alg != NULL) {
-		*alg_ptr = alg->hash_num;
+	if (alg) {
+		*alg_ptr = alg;
 		return true;
 	}
 	error_msg("unknown hash algorithm: '%s'", arg);
diff --git a/cmd_sign.c b/cmd_sign.c
index 959e6d9..80e62d5 100644
--- a/cmd_sign.c
+++ b/cmd_sign.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ static int read_callback(void *opague, void *buf, size_t count)
 int fsverity_cmd_sign(const struct fsverity_command *cmd,
 		      int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	const struct fsverity_hash_alg *hash_alg = NULL;
 	struct filedes file = { .fd = -1 };
 	u32 block_size = 0;
 	u8 *salt = NULL;
@@ -69,7 +68,10 @@ int fsverity_cmd_sign(const struct fsverity_command *cmd,
 	struct libfsverity_signature_params sig_params;
 	u64 file_size;
 	char digest_hex[FS_VERITY_MAX_DIGEST_SIZE * 2 + 1];
+	char *hash_name = NULL;
 	u8 *sig = NULL;
+	u16 alg_nr = 0;
+	int digest_size;
 	size_t sig_size;
 	int status;
 	int c;
@@ -77,12 +79,12 @@ int fsverity_cmd_sign(const struct fsverity_command *cmd,
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "", longopts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case OPT_HASH_ALG:
-			if (hash_alg != NULL) {
+			if (alg_nr) {
 				error_msg("--hash-alg can only be specified once");
 				goto out_usage;
 			}
-			hash_alg = libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_name(optarg);
-			if (hash_alg == NULL) {
+			alg_nr = libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_name(optarg);
+			if (!alg_nr) {
 				error_msg("unknown hash algorithm: '%s'",
 					  optarg);
 				fputs("Available hash algorithms: ", stderr);
@@ -124,8 +126,8 @@ int fsverity_cmd_sign(const struct fsverity_command *cmd,
 	if (argc != 2)
 		goto out_usage;
 
-	if (hash_alg == NULL)
-		hash_alg = libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_num(FS_VERITY_HASH_ALG_DEFAULT);
+	if (!alg_nr)
+		alg_nr = FS_VERITY_HASH_ALG_DEFAULT;
 
 	if (block_size == 0)
 		block_size = get_default_block_size();
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ int fsverity_cmd_sign(const struct fsverity_command *cmd,
 
 	memset(&params, 0, sizeof(struct libfsverity_merkle_tree_params));
 	params.version = 1;
-	params.hash_algorithm = hash_alg->hash_num;
+	params.hash_algorithm = alg_nr;
 	params.block_size = block_size;
 	params.salt_size = salt_size;
 	params.salt = salt;
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ int fsverity_cmd_sign(const struct fsverity_command *cmd,
 
 	filedes_close(&file);
 
+	digest_size = libfsverity_digest_size(alg_nr);
+
 	memset(&sig_params, 0, sizeof(struct libfsverity_signature_params));
 	sig_params.keyfile = keyfile;
 	sig_params.certfile = certfile;
@@ -169,9 +173,10 @@ int fsverity_cmd_sign(const struct fsverity_command *cmd,
 	if (!write_signature(argv[1], sig, sig_size))
 		goto out_err;
 
-	bin2hex(digest->digest, hash_alg->digest_size, digest_hex);
-	printf("Signed file '%s' (%s:%s)\n", argv[0], hash_alg->name,
-	       digest_hex);
+	hash_name = libfsverity_hash_name(alg_nr);
+	bin2hex(digest->digest, digest_size, digest_hex);
+	printf("Signed file '%s' (%s:%s)\n", argv[0], hash_name, digest_hex);
+	free(hash_name);
 	status = 0;
 out:
 	free(salt);
diff --git a/hash_algs.c b/hash_algs.c
index 3066d87..120d1be 100644
--- a/hash_algs.c
+++ b/hash_algs.c
@@ -137,17 +137,17 @@ const struct fsverity_hash_alg fsverity_hash_algs[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-const struct fsverity_hash_alg *
-libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_name(const char *name)
+uint16_t libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_name(const char *name)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fsverity_hash_algs); i++) {
 		if (fsverity_hash_algs[i].name &&
-		    !strcmp(name, fsverity_hash_algs[i].name))
-			return &fsverity_hash_algs[i];
+		    !strcmp(name, fsverity_hash_algs[i].name)) {
+			return fsverity_hash_algs[i].hash_num;
+		}
 	}
-	return NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 const struct fsverity_hash_alg *
@@ -160,6 +160,31 @@ libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_num(unsigned int num)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+int libfsverity_digest_size(uint16_t alg_nr)
+{
+	if (alg_nr < ARRAY_SIZE(fsverity_hash_algs) &&
+	    fsverity_hash_algs[alg_nr].name)
+		return fsverity_hash_algs[alg_nr].digest_size;
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+char *libfsverity_hash_name(uint16_t alg_nr)
+{
+	int namelen;
+	char *hash_name = NULL;
+
+	if (alg_nr < ARRAY_SIZE(fsverity_hash_algs) &&
+	    fsverity_hash_algs[alg_nr].name) {
+		namelen = strlen(fsverity_hash_algs[alg_nr].name);
+		hash_name = malloc(namelen + 1);
+		if (hash_name)
+			strcpy(hash_name, fsverity_hash_algs[alg_nr].name);
+	}
+
+	return hash_name;
+}
+
 /* ->init(), ->update(), and ->final() all in one step */
 void hash_full(struct hash_ctx *ctx, const void *data, size_t size,
 	       uint8_t *digest)
diff --git a/libfsverity.h b/libfsverity.h
index ea36b8e..a505cbe 100644
--- a/libfsverity.h
+++ b/libfsverity.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct libfsverity_signature_params {
 
 struct fsverity_hash_alg {
 	const char *name;
-	unsigned int digest_size;
+	int digest_size;
 	unsigned int block_size;
 	uint16_t hash_num;
 	struct hash_ctx *(*create_ctx)(const struct fsverity_hash_alg *alg);
@@ -108,11 +108,9 @@ libfsverity_sign_digest(const struct libfsverity_digest *digest,
  * @name: Pointer to name of hash algorithm
  *
  * Returns:
- * struct fsverity_hash_alg success
- * NULL on error
+ * uint16_t containing hash algorithm number, zero on error.
  */
-const struct fsverity_hash_alg *
-libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_name(const char *name);
+uint16_t libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_name(const char *name);
 
 /*
  * libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_num - Find hash algorithm by number
@@ -125,4 +123,24 @@ libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_name(const char *name);
 const struct fsverity_hash_alg *
 libfsverity_find_hash_alg_by_num(unsigned int num);
 
+/*
+ * libfsverity_digest_size - Return size of digest for a given algorithm
+ * @alg_nr: Valid hash algorithm number
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * int containing size of digest, -1 on error.
+ */
+int libfsverity_digest_size(uint16_t alg_nr);
+
+/*
+ * libfsverity_find_hash_name - Find name of hash algorithm by number
+ * @name: Number of hash algorithm
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *  New allocated string containing name of algorithm.
+ *  String must be freed by caller.
+ * NULL on error
+ */
+char *libfsverity_hash_name(uint16_t num);
+
 #endif
