--- mcore-src/trunk/mcore-tools/src/include/common.global.class.in	2015/09/01 08:36:09	2420
+++ mcore-src/trunk/mcore-tools/src/include/common.global.class.in	2015/09/03 08:15:59	2428
@@ -292,3 +292,62 @@
 		cat /sys/class/net/${iface}/address
 	fi
 }
+
+certificate_fingerprint()
+{
+	local cert_fingerprint
+	local retval
+
+	if [[ ! -f ${MCORE_CERT_FILE} ]]
+	then
+		eecho "MCORE_CERT_FILE '${MCORE_CERT_FILE}' does not exist."
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	cert_fingerprint=$(openssl x509 -noout -modulus -in "${MCORE_CERT_FILE}" | openssl sha1 | sed 's:(stdin)=\ ::')
+	retval="$?"
+
+	if [[ ${retval} != 0 ]]
+	then
+		eecho "Error '${retval}' while generating cert_fingerprint."
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -z ${cert_fingerprint} ]]
+	then
+		eecho "Error: cert_fingerprint is empty"
+		return 1
+	else
+		echo "${cert_fingerprint}"
+	fi
+}
+
+key_fingerprint()
+{
+	local key_fingerprint
+	local retval
+
+	if [[ ! -f ${MCORE_KEY_FILE} ]]
+	then
+		eecho "MCORE_KEY_FILE '${MCORE_KEY_FILE}' does not exist."
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	key_fingerprint=$(openssl rsa -noout -modulus -in "${MCORE_KEY_FILE}" | openssl sha1 | sed 's:(stdin)=\ ::')
+	retval="$?"
+
+	if [[ ${retval} != 0 ]]
+	then
+		eecho "Error '${retval}' while generating key_fingerprint."
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -z ${key_fingerprint} ]]
+	then
+		eecho "Error: key_fingerprint is empty"
+		return 1
+	else
+		echo "${key_fingerprint}"
+	fi
+}
+