diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index a54c379bc6..df875d5b73 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -1337,17 +1337,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="data"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
         public static string SHA1Hash(byte[] data)
         {
             byte[] hash = ComputeSHA1Hash(data);
             return bytesToHexString(hash, false);
         }
 
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
         private static byte[] ComputeSHA1Hash(byte[] src)
         {
             return SHA1.HashData(src);
         }
 
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static string SHA256Hash(byte[] data)
+        {
+            return SHA256Hash(data.AsSpan());
+        }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static string SHA256Hash(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
+        {
+            byte[] hash = SHA256.HashData(data);
+            return bytesToHexString(hash, false);
+        }
+
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
         public static UUID ComputeSHA1UUID(string src)
         {
@@ -3520,7 +3535,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             catch (Exception)
             {
                 Interlocked.Decrement(ref numQueuedThreadFuncs);
-                activeThreads.TryRemove(threadFuncNum, out ThreadInfo dummy);
+                activeThreads.TryRemove(threadFuncNum, out _);
                 throw;
             }
         }