diff --git a/idc.c b/idc.c
index 0e49b66..289f9c2 100644
--- a/idc.c
+++ b/idc.c
@@ -217,20 +217,48 @@ int IDC_set(PKCS7 *p7, PKCS7_SIGNER_INFO *si, struct image *image)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int IDC_check_hash(struct image *image, PKCS7 *p7)
+struct idc *IDC_get(PKCS7 *p7, BIO *bio)
+{
+	const unsigned char *buf, *idcbuf;
+	ASN1_STRING *str;
+	IDC *idc;
+
+	/* extract the idc from the signed PKCS7 'other' data */
+	str = p7->d.sign->contents->d.other->value.asn1_string;
+	idcbuf = buf = ASN1_STRING_data(str);
+	idc = d2i_IDC(NULL, &buf, ASN1_STRING_length(str));
+
+	/* If we were passed a BIO, write the idc data, minus type and length,
+	 * to the BIO. This can be used to PKCS7_verify the idc */
+	if (bio) {
+		uint32_t idclen;
+		uint8_t tmp;
+
+		tmp = idcbuf[1];
+
+		if (!(tmp & 0x80)) {
+			idclen = tmp & 0x7f;
+			idcbuf += 2;
+		} else if ((tmp & 0x82) == 0x82) {
+			idclen = (idcbuf[2] << 8) +
+				 idcbuf[3];
+			idcbuf += 4;
+		}
+
+		BIO_write(bio, idcbuf, idclen);
+	}
+
+	return idc;
+}
+
+int IDC_check_hash(struct idc *idc, struct image *image)
 {
 	unsigned char sha[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH];
 	const unsigned char *buf;
 	ASN1_STRING *str;
-	IDC *idc;
 
 	image_hash_sha256(image, sha);
 
-	/* extract the idc from the signed PKCS7 'other' data */
-	str = p7->d.sign->contents->d.other->value.asn1_string;
-	buf = ASN1_STRING_data(str);
-	idc = d2i_IDC(NULL, &buf, ASN1_STRING_length(str));
-
 	/* check hash algorithm sanity */
 	if (OBJ_cmp(idc->digest->alg->algorithm, OBJ_nid2obj(NID_sha256))) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Invalid algorithm type\n");
diff --git a/idc.h b/idc.h
index ecd6b97..9572258 100644
--- a/idc.h
+++ b/idc.h
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
 
 #include <openssl/pkcs7.h>
 
+struct idc;
+
 int IDC_set(PKCS7 *p7, PKCS7_SIGNER_INFO *si, struct image *image);
-int IDC_check_hash(struct image *image, PKCS7 *p7);
+struct idc *IDC_get(PKCS7 *p7, BIO *bio);
+int IDC_check_hash(struct idc *idc, struct image *image);
 
 #endif /* IDC_H */
 
diff --git a/sbverify.c b/sbverify.c
index 90e18cd..3ea159a 100644
--- a/sbverify.c
+++ b/sbverify.c
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct cert_table_header *header;
 	enum verify_status status;
 	struct image *image;
-	uint8_t *idcbuf, tmp;
 	const uint8_t *buf;
-	int idclen, rc;
+	struct idc *idc;
+	int rc;
 	BIO *idcbio;
 	PKCS7 *p7;
 
@@ -70,29 +70,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	buf = (void *)(header + 1);
 	p7 = d2i_PKCS7(NULL, &buf, header->size);
 
-	rc = IDC_check_hash(image, p7);
+	idcbio = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem());
+	idc = IDC_get(p7, idcbio);
+	if (!idc)
+		goto out;
+
+	rc = IDC_check_hash(idc, image);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
-	idcbuf = p7->d.sign->contents->d.other->value.asn1_string->data;
-
-	/* we don't include the type and length data in the hash */
-	tmp = idcbuf[1];
-	if (!(tmp & 0x80)) {
-		idclen = tmp & 0x7f;
-		idcbuf += 2;
-	} else if ((tmp & 0x82) == 0x82) {
-		idclen = (idcbuf[2] << 8) +
-			 idcbuf[3];
-		idcbuf += 4;
-	}
-
-	idcbio = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem());
-	BIO_write(idcbio, idcbuf, idclen);
-
 	rc = PKCS7_verify(p7, NULL, NULL, idcbio, NULL,
 			PKCS7_BINARY | PKCS7_NOVERIFY);
-
 	if (!rc) {
 		printf("PKCS7 verification failed\n");
 		ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);