diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5b233bd5..241657f2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ serde-codec = ["serde", "serde-big-array"]
 
 blake2b = ["blake2b_simd"]
 blake2s = ["blake2s_simd"]
+# identity feature is depricated
 identity = []
 sha1 = ["digest", "sha-1"]
 sha2 = ["digest", "sha-2"]
diff --git a/examples/identity_hasher.rs b/examples/identity_hasher.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b572615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/identity_hasher.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+use multihash::derive::Multihash;
+use multihash::{Error, Hasher, MultihashDigest, MultihashGeneric, Sha2_256};
+
+/// update appends to end of buffer but truncates/ignores bytes after len > S
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct IdentityTrunk<const S: usize> {
+    cursor: usize,
+    arr: [u8; S],
+}
+
+impl<const S: usize> Default for IdentityTrunk<S> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            cursor: 0,
+            arr: [0u8; S],
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl<const S: usize> Hasher for IdentityTrunk<S> {
+    fn update(&mut self, input: &[u8]) {
+        let src_end = (self.cursor + input.len()).min(self.arr.len());
+        let input_end = input.len().min(self.arr.len() - self.cursor);
+
+        self.arr[self.cursor..src_end].copy_from_slice(&input[..input_end]);
+        self.cursor = src_end;
+    }
+    fn finalize(&mut self) -> &[u8] {
+        &self.arr[..self.cursor]
+    }
+    fn reset(&mut self) {
+        *self = Self {
+            cursor: 0,
+            arr: [0u8; S],
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Multihash, PartialEq)]
+#[mh(alloc_size = 64)]
+pub enum Code {
+    #[mh(code = 0x00, hasher = IdentityTrunk::<64>)]
+    IdentityTrunk,
+    #[mh(code = 0x12, hasher = Sha2_256)]
+    Sha2_256,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // overwrite and trunk with code
+
+    let src = b"hello world!";
+    let ident_trunk = Code::IdentityTrunk.digest(src);
+
+    assert_eq!(ident_trunk.digest(), src);
+
+    // input bigger than default table, but still const sized
+    let big_src = b"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus vehicula tempor magna quis egestas. Etiam quis rhoncus neque.";
+
+    let truncated = Code::IdentityTrunk.digest(big_src);
+    assert_eq!(truncated.digest(), &big_src[..64]);
+    //
+    // Helper functions cannot be used with normal table if S != alloc_size, fancier const trait bounds in the future may allow for interop where S <= alloc_size
+    //
+
+    pub const IDENTITY_CODE: u64 = 0x0;
+    // blind copy of the input array
+    pub fn identity_hash_arr<const S: usize>(input: &[u8; S]) -> MultihashGeneric<S> {
+        MultihashGeneric::wrap(IDENTITY_CODE, input).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    // input is truncated to S size
+    pub fn identity_hash<const S: usize>(input: &[u8]) -> MultihashGeneric<S> {
+        let mut hasher = IdentityTrunk::<S>::default();
+        hasher.update(input);
+        MultihashGeneric::wrap(IDENTITY_CODE, hasher.finalize()).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    // makes use of the const sized input to infer the output size
+    let big_arr_mh = identity_hash_arr(big_src);
+    assert_eq!(big_arr_mh.digest(), big_src);
+    // size must be specified
+    let big_mh = identity_hash::<128>(big_src);
+    assert_eq!(big_mh.digest(), big_src);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d561c27b..6114495c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@
 //!
 //!  - `blake2b`: (default) Enable Blake2b hashers
 //!  - `blake2s`: (default) Enable Blake2s hashers
-//!  - `identity`: Enable the Identity hashers (using it is discouraged as it's not a hash function
-//!     in the sense that it produces a fixed sized output independent of the input size)
 //!  - `sha1`: Enable SHA-1 hasher
 //!  - `sha2`: (default) Enable SHA-2 hashers
 //!  - `sha3`: (default) Enable SHA-3 hashers
 //!  - `strobe`: Enable Strobe hashers
+//!  - `identity`: A depricated feature for identity hashes.
 //!
 //! In order to enable all cryptographically secure hashers, you can set the `secure-hashes`
 //! feature flag (enabled by default).
@@ -92,3 +91,13 @@ pub use crate::hasher_impl::sha3::{Keccak224, Keccak256, Keccak384, Keccak512};
 pub use crate::hasher_impl::sha3::{Sha3_224, Sha3_256, Sha3_384, Sha3_512};
 #[cfg(feature = "strobe")]
 pub use crate::hasher_impl::strobe::{Strobe256, Strobe512, StrobeHasher};
+
+/// Code reserved for Identity "hash"
+pub const IDENTITY_CODE: u64 = 0x0;
+/// Helper for generating Identity hashes (context https://github.com/multiformats/rust-multihash/pull/196).
+/// Will error if `data.len() > S`
+///
+/// See examples for a few other approaches if this doesn't fit your application
+pub fn identity_hash<const S: usize>(data: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> Result<MultihashGeneric<S>> {
+    MultihashGeneric::wrap(IDENTITY_CODE, data.as_ref())
+}
diff --git a/src/multihash_impl.rs b/src/multihash_impl.rs
index 29face0b..17012257 100644
--- a/src/multihash_impl.rs
+++ b/src/multihash_impl.rs
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ pub enum Code {
     #[cfg(feature = "ripemd")]
     #[mh(code = 0x1055, hasher = crate::Ripemd320)]
     Ripemd320,
-
-    // The following hashes are not cryptographically secure hashes and are not enabled by default
-    /// Identity hash (max. 64 bytes)
-    #[cfg(feature = "identity")]
-    #[mh(code = 0x00, hasher = crate::IdentityHasher::<64>)]
-    Identity,
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]