diff --git a/openfl/cryptography/io.py b/openfl/cryptography/io.py
index b9ffce917f..ec7473fa10 100644
--- a/openfl/cryptography/io.py
+++ b/openfl/cryptography/io.py
@@ -111,3 +111,21 @@ def read_csr(path: Path) -> Tuple[CertificateSigningRequest, str]:
     # TODO: replace assert with exception / sys.exit
     assert (isinstance(csr, x509.CertificateSigningRequest))
     return csr, hasher.hexdigest()
+
+
+def get_csr_hash(certificate: CertificateSigningRequest) -> str:
+    """
+    Get hash of cryptography certificate.
+
+    Args:
+        certificate : Cryptography CSR object
+
+    Returns:
+        Hash of cryptography certificate / csr
+    """
+    hasher = sha384()
+    encoded_bytes = certificate.public_bytes(
+        encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM,
+    )
+    hasher.update(encoded_bytes)
+    return hasher.hexdigest()
diff --git a/openfl/interface/aggregator.py b/openfl/interface/aggregator.py
index 8aadaab73a..02f920b229 100644
--- a/openfl/interface/aggregator.py
+++ b/openfl/interface/aggregator.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def generate_cert_request(fqdn):
     from openfl.cryptography.participant import generate_csr
     from openfl.cryptography.io import write_crt
     from openfl.cryptography.io import write_key
+    from openfl.cryptography.io import get_csr_hash
     from openfl.interface.cli_helper import CERT_DIR
 
     if fqdn is None:
@@ -91,6 +92,10 @@ def generate_cert_request(fqdn):
     echo('  Writing AGGREGATOR certificate key pair to: ' + style(
         f'{CERT_DIR}/server', fg='green'))
 
+    # Print csr hash before writing csr to disk
+    csr_hash = get_csr_hash(server_csr)
+    echo('The CSR Hash ' + style(f'{csr_hash}', fg='red'))
+
     # Write aggregator csr and key to disk
     write_crt(server_csr, CERT_DIR / 'server' / f'{file_name}.csr')
     write_key(server_private_key, CERT_DIR / 'server' / f'{file_name}.key')
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ def certify(fqdn, silent):
 
     if silent:
 
+        echo(' Warning: manual check of certificate hashes is bypassed in silent mode.')
         echo(' Signing AGGREGATOR certificate')
         signed_agg_cert = sign_certificate(csr, signing_key, signing_crt.subject)
         write_crt(signed_agg_cert, crt_path_absolute_path)
@@ -183,6 +189,7 @@ def certify(fqdn, silent):
 
         if confirm('Do you want to sign this certificate?'):
 
+            echo('Make sure the two hashes above are the same.')
             echo(' Signing AGGREGATOR certificate')
             signed_agg_cert = sign_certificate(csr, signing_key, signing_crt.subject)
             write_crt(signed_agg_cert, crt_path_absolute_path)
diff --git a/openfl/interface/collaborator.py b/openfl/interface/collaborator.py
index a0c25b73d8..bc20ce0d7e 100644
--- a/openfl/interface/collaborator.py
+++ b/openfl/interface/collaborator.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def generate_cert_request(collaborator_name, data_path, silent, skip_package):
     from openfl.cryptography.participant import generate_csr
     from openfl.cryptography.io import write_crt
     from openfl.cryptography.io import write_key
+    from openfl.cryptography.io import get_csr_hash
     from openfl.interface.cli_helper import CERT_DIR
 
     common_name = f'{collaborator_name}'.lower()
@@ -152,6 +153,10 @@ def generate_cert_request(collaborator_name, data_path, silent, skip_package):
     echo('  Moving COLLABORATOR certificate to: ' + style(
         f'{CERT_DIR}/{file_name}', fg='green'))
 
+    # Print csr hash before writing csr to disk
+    csr_hash = get_csr_hash(client_csr)
+    echo('The CSR Hash ' + style(f'{csr_hash}', fg='red'))
+
     # Write collaborator csr and key to disk
     write_crt(client_csr, CERT_DIR / 'client' / f'{file_name}.csr')
     write_key(client_private_key, CERT_DIR / 'client' / f'{file_name}.key')
@@ -341,12 +346,14 @@ def certify(collaborator_name, silent, request_pkg=None, import_=False):
         if silent:
 
             echo(' Signing COLLABORATOR certificate')
+            echo(' Warning: manual check of certificate hashes is bypassed in silent mode.')
             signed_col_cert = sign_certificate(csr, signing_key, signing_crt.subject)
             write_crt(signed_col_cert, f'{cert_name}.crt')
             register_collaborator(CERT_DIR / 'client' / f'{file_name}.crt')
 
         else:
 
+            echo('Make sure the two hashes above are the same.')
             if confirm('Do you want to sign this certificate?'):
 
                 echo(' Signing COLLABORATOR certificate')