diff --git a/src/backup/crypt_config.rs b/src/backup/crypt_config.rs
index 4be728d9..8a4fe0e3 100644
--- a/src/backup/crypt_config.rs
+++ b/src/backup/crypt_config.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 //! encryption](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticated_encryption)
 //! for a short introduction.
 
+use std::fmt;
+use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::io::Write;
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Error};
@@ -17,6 +19,11 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use proxmox::api::api;
 
+// openssl::sha::sha256(b"Proxmox Backup Encryption Key Fingerprint")
+const FINGERPRINT_INPUT: [u8; 32] = [ 110, 208, 239, 119,  71,  31, 255,  77,
+                                       85, 199, 168, 254,  74, 157, 182,  33,
+                                       97,  64, 127,  19,  76, 114,  93, 223,
+                                       48, 153,  45,  37, 236,  69, 237,  38, ];
 #[api(default: "encrypt")]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
@@ -30,6 +37,17 @@ pub enum CryptMode {
     SignOnly,
 }
 
+/// 32-byte fingerprint, usually calculated with SHA256.
+pub struct Fingerprint {
+    bytes: [u8; 32],
+}
+
+impl Display for Fingerprint {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{:?}", self.bytes)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Encryption Configuration with secret key
 ///
 /// This structure stores the secret key and provides helpers for
@@ -101,6 +119,12 @@ impl CryptConfig {
         tag
     }
 
+    pub fn fingerprint(&self) -> Fingerprint {
+        Fingerprint {
+            bytes: self.compute_digest(&FINGERPRINT_INPUT)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn data_crypter(&self, iv: &[u8; 16], mode: Mode) -> Result<Crypter, Error>  {
         let mut crypter = openssl::symm::Crypter::new(self.cipher, mode, &self.enc_key, Some(iv))?;
         crypter.aad_update(b"")?; //??