diff --git a/src/network_utilities.cpp b/src/network_utilities.cpp
index 30cc9f9166..8973f54013 100644
--- a/src/network_utilities.cpp
+++ b/src/network_utilities.cpp
@@ -97,3 +97,16 @@ std::string zsutil::to_hex(const std::string& input) {
     
     return output;
 }
+
+std::string zsutil::to_hex(const char* input,size_t length) {
+    std::string output;
+    std::string hex = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+    
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        output += hex[(input[i] & 0xF0) >> 4];
+        output += hex[input[i] & 0x0F];
+        output += " ";
+    }
+    
+    return output;
+}
diff --git a/src/network_utilities.hpp b/src/network_utilities.hpp
index 465fb14a3d..93375d1c15 100644
--- a/src/network_utilities.hpp
+++ b/src/network_utilities.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ uint64_t ntohll(uint64_t src);
 std::string lookup_ws_close_status_string(uint16_t code);
 
 std::string to_hex(const std::string& input);
+std::string to_hex(const char* input,size_t length);
 
 } // namespace zsutil