diff --git a/packages/auto-id/package.json b/packages/auto-id/package.json
index 558810bc..c3a70e4c 100644
--- a/packages/auto-id/package.json
+++ b/packages/auto-id/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@autonomys/auto-utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@types/node": "^20.12.12"
+    "@peculiar/asn1-schema": "^2.3.8",
+    "@peculiar/asn1-x509": "^2.3.8",
+    "asn1js": "^3.0.5"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist",
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
+    "@types/node": "^20.12.12",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.4",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
diff --git a/packages/auto-id/src/index.ts b/packages/auto-id/src/index.ts
index 310afd44..55276676 100644
--- a/packages/auto-id/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/auto-id/src/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export * from './keyManagement'
+export * from './utils'
diff --git a/packages/auto-id/src/utils.ts b/packages/auto-id/src/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62093fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/auto-id/src/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ObjectIdentifier } from 'asn1js'
+
+/**
+ * Encodes a given string representation of an OID into its DER format.
+ * This function is specifically used to encode signature algorithm OIDs.
+ *
+ * @param oid The string representation of the ObjectIdentifier to be encoded.
+ * @returns Uint8Array containing the DER encoded OID along with NULL params of X.509 signature algorithm.
+ */
+export function derEncodeSignatureAlgorithmOID(oid: string): Uint8Array {
+  const objectIdentifier = new ObjectIdentifier({ value: oid })
+  const berArrayBuffer = objectIdentifier.toBER(false)
+
+  // Typically, in X.509, the algorithm identifier is followed by parameters; for many algorithms, this is just NULL.
+  const nullParameter = [0x05, 0x00] // DER encoding for NULL
+
+  // Calculate the total length including OID and NULL parameter
+  const totalLength = berArrayBuffer.byteLength + nullParameter.length
+
+  const sequenceHeader = [0x30, totalLength] // 0x30 is the DER tag for SEQUENCE
+
+  return new Uint8Array([...sequenceHeader, ...new Uint8Array(berArrayBuffer), ...nullParameter])
+}
diff --git a/packages/auto-id/tests/issuer.cert.der b/packages/auto-id/tests/issuer.cert.der
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c10a4217
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/auto-id/tests/issuer.cert.der differ
diff --git a/packages/auto-id/tests/utils.test.ts b/packages/auto-id/tests/utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b58b8dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/auto-id/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { AsnParser } from '@peculiar/asn1-schema' // A library to parse ASN.1
+// TODO: See why X509Certificate (from crypto) is not compatible argument.
+import { Certificate } from '@peculiar/asn1-x509' // Assuming X.509 certificate handling
+import fs from 'fs'
+import { derEncodeSignatureAlgorithmOID } from '../src/utils'
+
+describe('Verify crypto functions', () => {
+  test('DER encode signature algorithm OID from a certificate', () => {
+    // Load the certificate from a file
+    const certPath = 'tests/issuer.cert.der'
+    const certData = fs.readFileSync(certPath)
+
+    // Load and parse the certificate
+    const cert = AsnParser.parse(certData, Certificate)
+
+    // Extract the OID of the signature algorithm
+    const signatureAlgorithmOID = cert.signatureAlgorithm.algorithm
+
+    // DER encode the OID
+    const derEncodedOID = derEncodeSignatureAlgorithmOID(signatureAlgorithmOID)
+    // <Buffer 30 0d 06 09 2a 86 48 86 f7 0d 01 01 0b 05 00>
+    // console.log(Buffer.from(derEncodedOID))
+
+    // Convert derEncodedOID to hex string for comparison
+    const derEncodedOIDHex = Buffer.from(derEncodedOID).toString('hex')
+
+    // Expected DER encoded OID from the result of tests in https://github.com/subspace/subspace/blob/d875a5aac35c1732eec61ce4359782eff58ff6fc/domains/pallets/auto-id/src/tests.rs#L127
+    expect(derEncodedOIDHex).toEqual('300d06092a864886f70d01010b0500')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/auto-utils/__test__/crypto.test.ts b/packages/auto-utils/__test__/crypto.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..636aa132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/auto-utils/__test__/crypto.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { blake2b_256, stringToUint8Array } from '../src/crypto'
+
+describe('Verify crypto functions', () => {
+  test('Check blake2b_256 return the hash of the data', async () => {
+    const message = 'Hello, world!'
+    const message_bytes = stringToUint8Array(message)
+    const hash = blake2b_256(message_bytes)
+    expect(hash).toEqual('0xb5da441cfe72ae042ef4d2b17742907f675de4da57462d4c3609c2e2ed755970')
+  })
+
+  test('Check stringToUint8Array return the byte array of the string', async () => {
+    const message = 'Hello, world!'
+    const byteArray = stringToUint8Array(message)
+    expect(byteArray).toBeInstanceOf(Uint8Array)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/auto-utils/src/crypto.ts b/packages/auto-utils/src/crypto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dce5c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/auto-utils/src/crypto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { blake2AsHex } from '@polkadot/util-crypto'
+
+/**
+ * Hashes the given data using BLAKE2b-256.
+ *
+ * @param data Uint8Array - The data to be hashed.
+ * @returns string - The BLAKE2b-256 hash of the data as a hex string.
+ */
+export function blake2b_256(data: Uint8Array): string {
+  return blake2AsHex(data, 256)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts a string to a Uint8Array using UTF-8 encoding.
+ *
+ * This function uses the TextEncoder API to convert a plain string into its equivalent byte array
+ * representation in UTF-8 format. It is useful for scenarios where string data needs to be processed
+ * in a binary format, such as hashing or cryptographic operations.
+ *
+ * @param text The string to be converted into a byte array.
+ * @returns Uint8Array - The UTF-8 encoded byte array representation of the input string.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const text = "Hello, world!";
+ * const byteArray = stringToUint8Array(text);
+ * console.log(byteArray); // Outputs the byte array of the string
+ */
+export function stringToUint8Array(text: string): Uint8Array {
+  const encoder = new TextEncoder() // Create a new TextEncoder instance
+  return encoder.encode(text) // Encode the string to a Uint8Array using UTF-8 encoding
+}
diff --git a/packages/auto-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/auto-utils/src/index.ts
index d38eecfc..520949a3 100644
--- a/packages/auto-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/auto-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * from './api'
+export * from './crypto'
 export * from './network'
 export * from './read'
 export * from './save'
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 85701739..b8296033 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@autonomys/auto-id@workspace:packages/auto-id"
   dependencies:
     "@autonomys/auto-utils": "workspace:*"
+    "@peculiar/asn1-schema": "npm:^2.3.8"
+    "@peculiar/asn1-x509": "npm:^2.3.8"
     "@types/jest": "npm:^29.5.12"
     "@types/node": "npm:^20.12.12"
+    asn1-ts: "npm:^8.0.2"
     jest: "npm:^29.7.0"
     ts-jest: "npm:^29.1.4"
     ts-node: "npm:^10.9.2"
@@ -914,6 +917,30 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
+"@peculiar/asn1-schema@npm:^2.3.8":
+  version: 2.3.8
+  resolution: "@peculiar/asn1-schema@npm:2.3.8"
+  dependencies:
+    asn1js: "npm:^3.0.5"
+    pvtsutils: "npm:^1.3.5"
+    tslib: "npm:^2.6.2"
+  checksum: 10c0/65f16b2a7eb91365b6dac47730ffcad4617ef04b821e0a4286c379ac7283588b0a6744032ee686e0914a0886c2a055108ed945b9c4d22821a3b123640b61f3b2
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@peculiar/asn1-x509@npm:^2.3.8":
+  version: 2.3.8
+  resolution: "@peculiar/asn1-x509@npm:2.3.8"
+  dependencies:
+    "@peculiar/asn1-schema": "npm:^2.3.8"
+    asn1js: "npm:^3.0.5"
+    ipaddr.js: "npm:^2.1.0"
+    pvtsutils: "npm:^1.3.5"
+    tslib: "npm:^2.6.2"
+  checksum: 10c0/75d217e679cb0baa4d3e68eed0a7981f5eed1d5fe1812852987a29bab293995b694d15b3784b06fbd688162a7098915dc8fbbd167331eaaedb3f4951620af727
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@pkgjs/parseargs@npm:^0.11.0":
   version: 0.11.0
   resolution: "@pkgjs/parseargs@npm:0.11.0"
@@ -1798,6 +1825,26 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"asn1-ts@npm:^8.0.2":
+  version: 8.0.2
+  resolution: "asn1-ts@npm:8.0.2"
+  dependencies:
+    tslib: "npm:^2.4.1"
+  checksum: 10c0/37ca66c319730ae7a2762642a3bb867b298a1ad721a11f859f900332b39117497fd337ba16e7d4c4f7dc9bd6f5e577d8d49c07edcc7fdebeff1d42d7a66a3112
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"asn1js@npm:^3.0.5":
+  version: 3.0.5
+  resolution: "asn1js@npm:3.0.5"
+  dependencies:
+    pvtsutils: "npm:^1.3.2"
+    pvutils: "npm:^1.1.3"
+    tslib: "npm:^2.4.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/bb8eaf4040c8f49dd475566874986f5976b81bae65a6b5526e2208a13cdca323e69ce297bcd435fdda3eb6933defe888e71974d705b6fcb14f2734a907f8aed4
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "babel-jest@npm:^29.7.0":
   version: 29.7.0
   resolution: "babel-jest@npm:29.7.0"
@@ -2937,6 +2984,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"ipaddr.js@npm:^2.1.0":
+  version: 2.2.0
+  resolution: "ipaddr.js@npm:2.2.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/e4ee875dc1bd92ac9d27e06cfd87cdb63ca786ff9fd7718f1d4f7a8ef27db6e5d516128f52d2c560408cbb75796ac2f83ead669e73507c86282d45f84c5abbb6
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   version: 0.2.1
   resolution: "is-arrayish@npm:0.2.1"
@@ -4273,6 +4327,22 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"pvtsutils@npm:^1.3.2, pvtsutils@npm:^1.3.5":
+  version: 1.3.5
+  resolution: "pvtsutils@npm:1.3.5"
+  dependencies:
+    tslib: "npm:^2.6.1"
+  checksum: 10c0/d425aed316907e0b447a459bfb97c55d22270c3cfdba5a07ec90da0737b0e40f4f1771a444636f85bb6a453de90ff8c6b5f4f6ddba7597977166af49974b4534
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"pvutils@npm:^1.1.3":
+  version: 1.1.3
+  resolution: "pvutils@npm:1.1.3"
+  checksum: 10c0/23489e6b3c76b6afb6964a20f891d6bef092939f401c78bba186b2bfcdc7a13904a0af0a78f7933346510f8c1228d5ab02d3c80e968fd84d3c76ff98d8ec9aac
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "queue-microtask@npm:^1.2.2":
   version: 1.2.3
   resolution: "queue-microtask@npm:1.2.3"
@@ -4796,6 +4866,13 @@ __metadata:
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+"tslib@npm:^2.4.0, tslib@npm:^2.4.1, tslib@npm:^2.6.1":
+  version: 2.6.3
+  resolution: "tslib@npm:2.6.3"
+  checksum: 10c0/2598aef53d9dbe711af75522464b2104724d6467b26a60f2bdac8297d2b5f1f6b86a71f61717384aa8fd897240467aaa7bcc36a0700a0faf751293d1331db39a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   resolution: "type-check@npm:0.4.0"