diff --git a/src/blackmisc/identifier.cpp b/src/blackmisc/identifier.cpp
index 09a5a3348..0e5c78685 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/identifier.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/identifier.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return id;
     }
 
+    CIdentifier CIdentifier::fake()
+    {
+        static CIdentifier id;
+        if (id.m_processId)
+        {
+            id.m_processId = 0;
+            id.m_processName = "fake process";
+            id.m_machineName = "fake machine";
+            id.m_machineIdBase64 = QByteArrayLiteral("0").repeated(32).toBase64();
+        }
+        return id;
+    }
+
     QUuid CIdentifier::toUuid() const
     {
         static const QUuid ns = QUuid::createUuid();
@@ -59,6 +72,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return QDBusConnection::localMachineId() == getMachineId();
     }
 
+    bool CIdentifier::isFromSameMachine(const CIdentifier &other) const
+    {
+        return getMachineIdBase64() == other.getMachineIdBase64();
+    }
+
     bool CIdentifier::isFromSameProcess() const
     {
         return QCoreApplication::applicationPid() == getProcessId() && isFromLocalMachine();
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/identifier.h b/src/blackmisc/identifier.h
index baf470253..312993519 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/identifier.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/identifier.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Returns an anonymous identifier.
         static CIdentifier anonymous();
 
+        //! Returns a fake identifier.
+        static CIdentifier fake();
+
         //! Produces a UUID generated from the identifier.
         QUuid toUuid() const;
 
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Check if originating from the same local machine
         bool isFromLocalMachine() const;
 
+        //! Check if other identifier is from the same machine
+        bool isFromSameMachine(const CIdentifier &other) const;
+
         //! Check if originating from the same process id
         bool isFromSameProcess() const;