2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/tls/tls_policy.cpp b/src/lib/tls/tls_policy.cpp
index 4bd071d0b..e9caa8bb3 100644
--- a/src/lib/tls/tls_policy.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tls/tls_policy.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,13 @@ void Policy::print(std::ostream& o) const
    o << "minimum_signature_strength = " << minimum_signature_strength() << '\n';
    }
 
+std::string Policy::to_string() const
+   {
+   std::ostringstream oss;
+   this->print(oss);
+   return oss.str();
+   }
+
 std::vector<std::string> Strict_Policy::allowed_ciphers() const
    {
    return { "ChaCha20Poly1305", "AES-256/GCM", "AES-128/GCM" };
diff --git a/src/lib/tls/tls_policy.h b/src/lib/tls/tls_policy.h
index 519139fff..f992949fe 100644
--- a/src/lib/tls/tls_policy.h
+++ b/src/lib/tls/tls_policy.h
@@ -284,6 +284,12 @@ class BOTAN_DLL Policy
       */
       virtual void print(std::ostream& o) const;
 
+      /**
+      * Convert this policy to a printable format.
+      * Same as calling `print` on a ostringstream and reading o.str()
+      */
+      std::string to_string() const;
+
       virtual ~Policy() {}
    };