diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index cf1ab08..26a4e87 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -9,18 +9,25 @@ import (
   "encoding/binary"
 )
 
-type NodeType string
-func (node NodeType) Hash() uint64 {
-  hash := sha512.Sum512([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("NODE: %s", string(node))))
-  return binary.BigEndian.Uint64(hash[(len(hash)-9):(len(hash)-1)])
+type Type interface {
+  String() string
+  Prefix() string
 }
 
-type ExtType string
-func (ext ExtType) Hash() uint64 {
-  hash := sha512.Sum512([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("EXTENSION: %s", string(ext))))
+func Hash(t Type) uint64 {
+  hash := sha512.Sum512([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", t.Prefix(), t.String())))
   return binary.BigEndian.Uint64(hash[(len(hash)-9):(len(hash)-1)])
 }
 
+
+type NodeType string
+func (node NodeType) Prefix() string { return "NODE: " }
+func (node NodeType) String() string { return string(node) }
+
+type ExtType string
+func (ext ExtType) Prefix() string { return "EXTENSION: " }
+func (ext ExtType) String() string { return string(ext) }
+
 //Function to load an extension from bytes
 type ExtensionLoadFunc func(*Context, []byte) (Extension, error)
 
@@ -64,7 +71,7 @@ type Context struct {
 
 // Register a NodeType to the context, with the list of extensions it requires
 func (ctx *Context) RegisterNodeType(node_type NodeType, extensions []ExtType) error {
-  type_hash := node_type.Hash()
+  type_hash := Hash(node_type)
   _, exists := ctx.Types[type_hash]
   if exists == true {
     return fmt.Errorf("Cannot register node type %s, type already exists in context", node_type)
@@ -72,7 +79,7 @@ func (ctx *Context) RegisterNodeType(node_type NodeType, extensions []ExtType) e
 
   ext_found := map[ExtType]bool{}
   for _, extension := range(extensions) {
-    _, in_ctx := ctx.Extensions[extension.Hash()]
+    _, in_ctx := ctx.Extensions[Hash(extension)]
     if in_ctx == false {
       return fmt.Errorf("Cannot register node type %s, required extension %s not in context", node_type, extension)
     }
@@ -98,7 +105,7 @@ func (ctx *Context) RegisterExtension(ext_type ExtType, load_fn ExtensionLoadFun
     return fmt.Errorf("def has no load function")
   }
 
-  type_hash := ext_type.Hash()
+  type_hash := Hash(ext_type)
   _, exists := ctx.Extensions[type_hash]
   if exists == true {
     return fmt.Errorf("Cannot register extension of type %s, type already exists in context", ext_type)
diff --git a/gql.go b/gql.go
index d9150d5..ae1874d 100644
--- a/gql.go
+++ b/gql.go
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func NewResolveContext(ctx *Context, server *Node, gql_ext *GQLExt, r *http.Requ
 
   return &ResolveContext{
     Context: ctx,
-    GQLContext: ctx.Extensions[GQLExtType.Hash()].Data.(*GQLExtContext),
+    GQLContext: ctx.Extensions[Hash(GQLExtType)].Data.(*GQLExtContext),
     Server: server,
     User: user,
   }, nil
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func GQLHandler(ctx *Context, server *Node, gql_ext *GQLExt) func(http.ResponseW
     query := GQLPayload{}
     json.Unmarshal(str, &query)
 
-    gql_context := ctx.Extensions[GQLExtType.Hash()].Data.(*GQLExtContext)
+    gql_context := ctx.Extensions[Hash(GQLExtType)].Data.(*GQLExtContext)
 
     params := graphql.Params{
       Schema: gql_context.Schema,
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ func GQLWSHandler(ctx * Context, server *Node, gql_ext *GQLExt) func(http.Respon
           }
         } else if msg.Type == "subscribe" {
           ctx.Log.Logf("gqlws", "SUBSCRIBE: %+v", msg.Payload)
-          gql_context := ctx.Extensions[GQLExtType.Hash()].Data.(*GQLExtContext)
+          gql_context := ctx.Extensions[Hash(GQLExtType)].Data.(*GQLExtContext)
           params := graphql.Params{
             Schema: gql_context.Schema,
             Context: req_ctx,
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 4d9a0d0..3100981 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func GetCtx[T Extension, C any](ctx *Context) (C, error) {
   var zero T
   var zero_ctx C
   ext_type := zero.Type()
-  type_hash := ext_type.Hash()
+  type_hash := Hash(ext_type)
   ext_info, ok := ctx.Extensions[type_hash]
   if ok == false {
     return zero_ctx, fmt.Errorf("%s is not an extension in ctx", ext_type)
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (node *Node) Serialize() ([]byte, error) {
   node_db := NodeDB{
     Header: NodeDBHeader{
       Magic: NODE_DB_MAGIC,
-      TypeHash: node.Type.Hash(),
+      TypeHash: Hash(node.Type),
       NumExtensions: uint32(len(extensions)),
       NumQueuedSignals: uint32(len(node.SignalQueue)),
     },
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func (node *Node) Serialize() ([]byte, error) {
     }
     node_db.Extensions[i] = ExtensionDB{
       Header: ExtensionDBHeader{
-        TypeHash: ext_type.Hash(),
+        TypeHash: Hash(ext_type),
         Length: uint64(len(ser)),
       },
       Data: ser,
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func NewNode(ctx *Context, id NodeID, node_type NodeType, queued_signals []Queue
     panic("Attempted to create an existing node")
   }
 
-  def, exists := ctx.Types[node_type.Hash()]
+  def, exists := ctx.Types[Hash(node_type)]
   if exists == false {
     panic("Node type %s not registered in Context")
   }
diff --git a/policy.go b/policy.go
index 3d3d544..91bc685 100644
--- a/policy.go
+++ b/policy.go
@@ -3,15 +3,11 @@ package graphvent
 import (
   "encoding/json"
   "fmt"
-  "crypto/sha512"
-  "encoding/binary"
 )
 
 type PolicyType string
-func (policy PolicyType) Hash() uint64 {
-  hash := sha512.Sum512([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("POLICY: %s", string(policy))))
-  return binary.BigEndian.Uint64(hash[(len(hash)-9):(len(hash)-1)])
-}
+func (policy PolicyType) Prefix() string { return "POLICY: " }
+func (policy PolicyType) String() string { return string(policy) }
 
 const (
   RequirementOfPolicyType = PolicyType("REQUIREMENT_OF")