diff --git a/src/api/s3_put.rs b/src/api/s3_put.rs
index 4a2af919..969b4098 100644
--- a/src/api/s3_put.rs
+++ b/src/api/s3_put.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub async fn handle_put(
 		let md5sum_arr = md5sum.finalize();
 		let md5sum_hex = hex::encode(md5sum_arr);
 
-		let sha256sum_hash = hash(&first_block[..]);
+		let sha256sum_hash = sha256sum(&first_block[..]);
 
 		ensure_checksum_matches(
 			md5sum_arr.as_slice(),
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub async fn handle_put(
 
 	// Initialize corresponding entry in version table
 	let version = Version::new(version_uuid, bucket.into(), key.into(), false, vec![]);
-	let first_block_hash = hash(&first_block[..]);
+	let first_block_hash = sha256sum(&first_block[..]);
 
 	// Transfer data and verify checksum
 	let tx_result = read_and_put_blocks(
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ async fn read_and_put_blocks(
 	first_block_hash: Hash,
 	chunker: &mut BodyChunker,
 ) -> Result<(u64, GenericArray<u8, typenum::U16>, Hash), Error> {
-	let mut md5sum = Md5::new();
-	let mut sha256sum = Sha256::new();
-	md5sum.update(&first_block[..]);
-	sha256sum.input(&first_block[..]);
+	let mut md5hasher = Md5::new();
+	let mut sha256hasher = Sha256::new();
+	md5hasher.update(&first_block[..]);
+	sha256hasher.input(&first_block[..]);
 
 	let mut next_offset = first_block.len();
 	let mut put_curr_version_block = put_block_meta(
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ async fn read_and_put_blocks(
 		let (_, _, next_block) =
 			futures::try_join!(put_curr_block, put_curr_version_block, chunker.next())?;
 		if let Some(block) = next_block {
-			md5sum.update(&block[..]);
-			sha256sum.input(&block[..]);
-			let block_hash = hash(&block[..]);
+			md5hasher.update(&block[..]);
+			sha256hasher.input(&block[..]);
+			let block_hash = sha256sum(&block[..]);
 			let block_len = block.len();
 			put_curr_version_block = put_block_meta(
 				garage.clone(),
@@ -222,14 +222,14 @@ async fn read_and_put_blocks(
 	}
 
 	let total_size = next_offset as u64;
-	let md5sum_arr = md5sum.finalize();
+	let md5sum_arr = md5hasher.finalize();
 
-	let sha256sum = sha256sum.result();
+	let sha256sum_arr = sha256hasher.result();
 	let mut hash = [0u8; 32];
-	hash.copy_from_slice(&sha256sum[..]);
-	let sha256sum = Hash::from(hash);
+	hash.copy_from_slice(&sha256sum_arr[..]);
+	let sha256sum_arr = Hash::from(hash);
 
-	Ok((total_size, md5sum_arr, sha256sum))
+	Ok((total_size, md5sum_arr, sha256sum_arr))
 }
 
 async fn put_block_meta(
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ pub async fn handle_put_part(
 
 	// Copy block to store
 	let version = Version::new(version_uuid, bucket, key, false, vec![]);
-	let first_block_hash = hash(&first_block[..]);
+	let first_block_hash = sha256sum(&first_block[..]);
 	let (_, md5sum_arr, sha256sum) = read_and_put_blocks(
 		&garage,
 		version,
diff --git a/src/api/signature.rs b/src/api/signature.rs
index a9876462..b6350634 100644
--- a/src/api/signature.rs
+++ b/src/api/signature.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use hyper::{Body, Method, Request};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 
 use garage_table::*;
-use garage_util::data::{hash, Hash};
+use garage_util::data::{sha256sum, Hash};
 
 use garage_model::garage::Garage;
 use garage_model::key_table::*;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ fn canonical_query_string(uri: &hyper::Uri) -> String {
 
 pub fn verify_signed_content(content_sha256: Option<Hash>, body: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
 	let expected_sha256 = content_sha256.ok_or_bad_request("Request content hash not signed, aborting.")?;
-	if expected_sha256 != hash(body) {
+	if expected_sha256 != sha256sum(body) {
 		return Err(Error::BadRequest(format!("Request content hash does not match signed hash")));
 	}
 	Ok(())
diff --git a/src/model/block.rs b/src/model/block.rs
index 8a513a3c..1627ef85 100644
--- a/src/model/block.rs
+++ b/src/model/block.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl BlockManager {
 		f.read_to_end(&mut data).await?;
 		drop(f);
 
-		if data::hash(&data[..]) != *hash {
+		if data::sha256sum(&data[..]) != *hash {
 			let _lock = self.data_dir_lock.lock().await;
 			warn!("Block {:?} is corrupted. Deleting and resyncing.", hash);
 			fs::remove_file(path).await?;
diff --git a/src/rpc/membership.rs b/src/rpc/membership.rs
index 4872899b..2d3b37a2 100644
--- a/src/rpc/membership.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/membership.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::fmt::Write as FmtWrite;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ use futures::future::join_all;
 use futures::select;
 use futures_util::future::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use tokio::prelude::*;
 use tokio::sync::watch;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
@@ -134,16 +134,14 @@ impl Status {
 		let mut nodes = self.nodes.iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
 		nodes.sort_unstable_by_key(|(id, _status)| *id);
 
-		let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
+		let mut nodes_txt = String::new();
 		debug!("Current set of pingable nodes: --");
 		for (id, status) in nodes {
 			debug!("{} {}", hex::encode(&id), status.addr);
-			hasher.input(format!("{} {}\n", hex::encode(&id), status.addr));
+			writeln!(&mut nodes_txt, "{} {}", hex::encode(&id), status.addr).unwrap();
 		}
 		debug!("END --");
-		self.hash
-			.as_slice_mut()
-			.copy_from_slice(&hasher.result()[..]);
+		self.hash = sha256sum(nodes_txt.as_bytes());
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/ring.rs b/src/rpc/ring.rs
index 1646afbf..1df0bb41 100644
--- a/src/rpc/ring.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/ring.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl Ring {
 			let datacenter_idx = datacenters.iter().enumerate().find(|(_, dc)| *dc == datacenter).unwrap().0;
 
 			for i in 0..config.n_tokens {
-				let location = hash(format!("{} {}", hex::encode(&id), i).as_bytes());
+				let location = sha256sum(format!("{} {}", hex::encode(&id), i).as_bytes());
 
 				new_ring.push(RingEntry {
 					location: location.into(),
diff --git a/src/table/schema.rs b/src/table/schema.rs
index d2ec9450..61deb3c1 100644
--- a/src/table/schema.rs
+++ b/src/table/schema.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub trait PartitionKey {
 
 impl PartitionKey for String {
 	fn hash(&self) -> Hash {
-		hash(self.as_bytes())
+		sha256sum(self.as_bytes())
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/table/table_fullcopy.rs b/src/table/table_fullcopy.rs
index 4659cb2c..e6f2c5fc 100644
--- a/src/table/table_fullcopy.rs
+++ b/src/table/table_fullcopy.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl TableFullReplication {
 
 		let mut nodes = vec![];
 		for (node, _) in ring.config.members.iter() {
-			let node_ranking = hash(&[node.as_slice(), my_id.as_slice()].concat());
+			let node_ranking = sha256sum(&[node.as_slice(), my_id.as_slice()].concat());
 			nodes.push((*node, node_ranking));
 		}
 		nodes.sort_by(|(_, rank1), (_, rank2)| rank1.cmp(rank2));
diff --git a/src/table/table_sync.rs b/src/table/table_sync.rs
index 3c667985..86878e35 100644
--- a/src/table/table_sync.rs
+++ b/src/table/table_sync.rs
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ where
 				.range(range.begin.clone()..range.end.clone())
 			{
 				let (key, value) = item?;
-				let key_hash = hash(&key[..]);
+				let key_hash = sha256sum(&key[..]);
 				if children.len() > 0
 					&& key_hash.as_slice()[0..range.level]
 						.iter()
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ where
 					end: vec![],
 					level: 0,
 				};
-				children.push((item_range, hash(&value[..])));
+				children.push((item_range, sha256sum(&value[..])));
 			}
 			Ok(RangeChecksum {
 				bounds: range.clone(),
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ where
 				}
 				let found_limit = sub_ck.found_limit.unwrap();
 
-				let actual_limit_hash = hash(&found_limit[..]);
+				let actual_limit_hash = sha256sum(&found_limit[..]);
 				if actual_limit_hash.as_slice()[0..range.level]
 					.iter()
 					.all(|x| *x == 0u8)
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ where
 			);
 
 			let hash = if v.children.len() > 0 {
-				Some(hash(&rmp_to_vec_all_named(&v)?[..]))
+				Some(sha256sum(&rmp_to_vec_all_named(&v)?[..]))
 			} else {
 				None
 			};
diff --git a/src/util/data.rs b/src/util/data.rs
index 8f976f71..657467ba 100644
--- a/src/util/data.rs
+++ b/src/util/data.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl FixedBytes32 {
 pub type UUID = FixedBytes32;
 pub type Hash = FixedBytes32;
 
-pub fn hash(data: &[u8]) -> Hash {
+pub fn sha256sum(data: &[u8]) -> Hash {
 	let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
 	hasher.input(data);
 	let mut hash = [0u8; 32];