diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 44a2edf..61af895 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ exports.randomBytes = exports.rng = exports.pseudoRandomBytes = exports.prng = r
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-multi-assign
 exports.createHash = exports.Hash = require('create-hash');
+exports.hash = function (algorithm, data, outputEncoding) {
+	return exports.createHash(algorithm).update(data).digest(outputEncoding);
+};
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-multi-assign
 exports.createHmac = exports.Hmac = require('create-hmac');