diff --git a/lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/__init__.py
index 829f7aa19d2..12d1ab80379 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/__init__.py
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ def _extract_tar_file(tar, filename, b_dest, b_temp_path, expected_hash=None):
 
         else:
             with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=b_temp_path, delete=False) as tmpfile_obj:
-                actual_hash = _consume_file(tar_obj, tmpfile_obj)
+                actual_hash = _consume_file(tar_obj, write_to=tmpfile_obj)
 
         if expected_hash and actual_hash != expected_hash:
             raise AnsibleError("Checksum mismatch for '%s' inside collection at '%s'"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
index 2e2362b3feb..eccd732d2a1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@@ -87,30 +87,10 @@ from ansible.module_utils.common.text.formatters import (
     SIZE_RANGES,
 )
 
-import hashlib
-
-
-def _get_available_hash_algorithms():
-    """Return a dictionary of available hash function names and their associated function."""
-    algorithms = {}
-    for algorithm_name in hashlib.algorithms_available:
-        algorithm_func = getattr(hashlib, algorithm_name, None)
-        if algorithm_func:
-            try:
-                # Make sure the algorithm is actually available for use.
-                # Not all algorithms listed as available are actually usable.
-                # For example, md5 is not available in FIPS mode.
-                algorithm_func()
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-            else:
-                algorithms[algorithm_name] = algorithm_func
-
-    return algorithms
-
-
-AVAILABLE_HASH_ALGORITHMS = _get_available_hash_algorithms()
-
+from ansible.module_utils.common.hashing import (
+    generate_secure_file_checksum,
+    AVAILABLE_HASH_ALGORITHMS
+)
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.collections_abc import (
     KeysView,
     Mapping, MutableMapping,
@@ -1483,27 +1463,30 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
 
         if not os.path.exists(b_filename):
             return None
+
         if os.path.isdir(b_filename):
-            self.fail_json(msg="attempted to take checksum of directory: %s" % filename)
+            self.fail_json(msg=f"attempted to take checksum of directory: {filename}")
 
         # preserve old behaviour where the third parameter was a hash algorithm object
         if hasattr(algorithm, 'hexdigest'):
-            digest_method = algorithm
-        else:
             try:
-                digest_method = AVAILABLE_HASH_ALGORITHMS[algorithm]()
-            except KeyError:
-                self.fail_json(msg="Could not hash file '%s' with algorithm '%s'. Available algorithms: %s" %
-                                   (filename, algorithm, ', '.join(AVAILABLE_HASH_ALGORITHMS)))
-
-        blocksize = 64 * 1024
-        infile = open(os.path.realpath(b_filename), 'rb')
-        block = infile.read(blocksize)
-        while block:
-            digest_method.update(block)
-            block = infile.read(blocksize)
-        infile.close()
-        return digest_method.hexdigest()
+                return generate_secure_file_checksum(filename, hash_func=algorithm)
+            except IOError as e:
+                self.module.fail_json(
+                    msg=f"Could not find file {filename} to calculate hash: {e}"
+                )
+
+        if algorithm not in AVAILABLE_HASH_ALGORITHMS:
+            self.fail_json(
+                msg=f"Could not hash file '{filename}' with algorithm '{algorithm}'. Available algorithms: {', '.join(AVAILABLE_HASH_ALGORITHMS)}"
+            )
+
+        try:
+            return generate_secure_file_checksum(filename, hash_func=AVAILABLE_HASH_ALGORITHMS[algorithm])
+        except IOError as e:
+            self.module.fail_json(
+                msg=f"Could not find file {filename} to calculate hash: {e}"
+            )
 
     def md5(self, filename):
         """ Return MD5 hex digest of local file using digest_from_file().
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/hashing.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/hashing.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7a0e08a087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/hashing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+# Copyright: Contributors to the Ansible project
+# Copyright: (c) 2012-2014, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import os
+
+from hashlib import sha1
+
+try:
+    from hashlib import md5 as _md5
+except ImportError:
+    # Assume we're running in FIPS mode here
+    _md5 = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes
+
+
+def _get_available_hash_algorithms():
+    """Return a dictionary of available hash function names and their associated function."""
+    algorithms = {}
+    for algorithm_name in hashlib.algorithms_available:
+        algorithm_func = getattr(hashlib, algorithm_name, None)
+        if algorithm_func:
+            try:
+                # Make sure the algorithm is actually available for use.
+                # Not all algorithms listed as available are actually usable.
+                # For example, md5 is not available in FIPS mode.
+                algorithm_func()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            else:
+                algorithms[algorithm_name] = algorithm_func
+
+    return algorithms
+
+
+AVAILABLE_HASH_ALGORITHMS = _get_available_hash_algorithms()
+
+
+def generate_secure_checksum(data, hash_func=hashlib.sha256):
+    """Generates a secure checksum for the given data using the specified hash function.
+
+    Args:
+        data: The data to be hashed.
+        hash_func: The hash function to use (default: hashlib.sha256).
+
+    Returns:
+        A hexadecimal string representing the checksum.
+    """
+
+    digest = hash_func()
+    data = to_bytes(data, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
+    digest.update(data)
+    return digest.hexdigest()
+
+
+def generate_secure_file_checksum(filename, hash_func=hashlib.sha256, write_to=None):
+    """Return a secure hash hex digest of local file, None if file is not present or a directory.
+
+    Args:
+        filename: The filename to be hashed.
+        hash_func: The hash function to use (default: hashlib.sha256).
+        write_to: The file handle to write to (default: None).
+
+    Returns:
+        A hexadecimal string representing the checksum.
+    """
+    b_filename = to_bytes(filename, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
+
+    if not os.path.exists(b_filename) or os.path.isdir(to_bytes(filename, errors='strict')):
+        return None
+
+    digest = hash_func()
+    blocksize = 64 * 1024
+    try:
+        infile = open(os.path.realpath(b_filename), 'rb')
+        block = infile.read(blocksize)
+        while block:
+            if write_to is not None:
+                write_to.write(block)
+                write_to.flush()
+            digest.update(block)
+            block = infile.read(blocksize)
+        infile.close()
+    except IOError as e:
+        raise e
+    return digest.hexdigest()
+
+
+#
+# Backwards compat functions.  Some modules include md5s in their return values
+# Continue to support that for now.  As of ansible-1.8, all of those modules
+# should also return "checksum" (sha1 for now)
+# Do not use md5 unless it is needed for:
+# 1) Optional backwards compatibility
+# 2) Compliance with a third party protocol
+
+def secure_hash_s(data, hash_func=sha1):
+    # deprecated: description='Use generate_secure_checksum instead' core_version='2.21'
+    # Backward compatibility
+    return generate_secure_checksum(data=data, hash_func=hash_func)
+
+
+def secure_hash(filename, hash_func=sha1):
+    # deprecated: description='Use generate_secure_file_checksum instead' core_version='2.21'
+    # Backward compatibility
+    return generate_secure_file_checksum(filename=filename, hash_func=hash_func)
+
+#
+# MD5 will not work on systems which are FIPS-140-2 compliant.
+#
+
+
+def md5s(data):
+    if not _md5:  # type: ignore[truthy-function]
+        raise ValueError('MD5 not available.  Possibly running in FIPS mode')
+    return secure_hash_s(data, _md5)
+
+
+def md5(filename):
+    if not _md5:  # type: ignore[truthy-function]
+        raise ValueError('MD5 not available.  Possibly running in FIPS mode')
+    return secure_hash(filename, _md5)
+
+
+# The checksum algorithm must match with the algorithm in ShellModule.checksum() method
+checksum = secure_hash
+checksum_s = secure_hash_s
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
index f97acb066ba..a50aa8085a9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@ from ansible.errors import (
     AnsibleFileNotFound,
 )
 from ansible.module_utils.six import PY3, text_type, binary_type
+from ansible.module_utils.common.hashing import generate_secure_checksum
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native, to_text
 from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase, BUFSIZE
 from ansible.plugins.shell.powershell import _parse_clixml
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
-from ansible.utils.hashing import generate_secure_checksum
 from ansible.utils.path import unfrackpath, makedirs_safe
 
 display = Display()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/__init__.py
index ef4265103c0..ef38574e842 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/inventory/__init__.py
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ from ansible.inventory.group import to_safe_group_name as original_safe
 from ansible.parsing.utils.addresses import parse_address
 from ansible.plugins import AnsiblePlugin
 from ansible.plugins.cache import CachePluginAdjudicator as CacheObject
+from ansible.module_utils.common.hashing import generate_secure_checksum
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 from ansible.template import Templar
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
-from ansible.utils.hashing import generate_secure_checksum
 from ansible.utils.vars import combine_vars, load_extra_vars
 
 display = Display()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/password.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/password.py
index 6add2b87dfc..57bd7f7c204 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/password.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/password.py
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ import string
 import time
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleAssertionError
+from ansible.module_utils.common.hashing import generate_secure_checksum
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native, to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 from ansible.parsing.splitter import parse_kv
 from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase
 from ansible.utils.encrypt import BaseHash, do_encrypt, random_password, random_salt
-from ansible.utils.hashing import generate_secure_checksum
 from ansible.utils.path import makedirs_safe
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/hashing.py b/lib/ansible/utils/hashing.py
index 29319cd5669..56bf77a01d0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/hashing.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/hashing.py
@@ -3,100 +3,15 @@
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import os
-
-from hashlib import sha1, sha256
-
-try:
-    from hashlib import md5 as _md5
-except ImportError:
-    # Assume we're running in FIPS mode here
-    _md5 = None
-
-from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
-from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes
-
-
-def generate_secure_checksum(data, hash_func=sha256):
-    """Generates a secure checksum for the given data using the specified hash function.
-
-    Args:
-        data: The data to be hashed.
-        hash_func: The hash function to use (default: hashlib.sha256).
-
-    Returns:
-        A hexadecimal string representing the checksum.
-    """
-
-    digest = hash_func()
-    data = to_bytes(data, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
-    digest.update(data)
-    return digest.hexdigest()
-
-
-def generate_secure_file_checksum(filename, hash_func=sha256):
-    """Return a secure hash hex digest of local file, None if file is not present or a directory.
-
-    Args:
-        filename: The filename to be hashed.
-        hash_func: The hash function to use (default: hashlib.sha256).
-
-    Returns:
-        A hexadecimal string representing the checksum.
-    """
-
-    if not os.path.exists(to_bytes(filename, errors='surrogate_or_strict')) or os.path.isdir(to_bytes(filename, errors='strict')):
-        return None
-    digest = hash_func()
-    blocksize = 64 * 1024
-    try:
-        infile = open(to_bytes(filename, errors='surrogate_or_strict'), 'rb')
-        block = infile.read(blocksize)
-        while block:
-            digest.update(block)
-            block = infile.read(blocksize)
-        infile.close()
-    except IOError as e:
-        raise AnsibleError(f"error while accessing the file {filename}, error was: {e}")
-    return digest.hexdigest()
-
-
-#
-# Backwards compat functions.  Some modules include md5s in their return values
-# Continue to support that for now.  As of ansible-1.8, all of those modules
-# should also return "checksum" (sha1 for now)
-# Do not use md5 unless it is needed for:
-# 1) Optional backwards compatibility
-# 2) Compliance with a third party protocol
-
-def secure_hash_s(data, hash_func=sha1):
-    # deprecated: description='Use generate_secure_checksum instead' core_version='2.21'
-    # Backward compatibility
-    return generate_secure_checksum(data=data, hash_func=hash_func)
-
-
-def secure_hash(filename, hash_func=sha1):
-    # deprecated: description='Use generate_secure_file_checksum instead' core_version='2.21'
-    # Backward compatibility
-    return generate_secure_file_checksum(filename=filename, hash_func=hash_func)
-
-#
-# MD5 will not work on systems which are FIPS-140-2 compliant.
-#
-
-
-def md5s(data):
-    if not _md5:
-        raise ValueError('MD5 not available.  Possibly running in FIPS mode')
-    return secure_hash_s(data, _md5)
-
-
-def md5(filename):
-    if not _md5:
-        raise ValueError('MD5 not available.  Possibly running in FIPS mode')
-    return secure_hash(filename, _md5)
-
-
-# The checksum algorithm must match with the algorithm in ShellModule.checksum() method
-checksum = secure_hash
-checksum_s = secure_hash_s
+# Backward compatibility
+# deprecated: description='Use ansible.module_utils.common.hashing instead' core_version='2.21'
+from ansible.module_utils.common.hashing import (  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+    checksum,
+    checksum_s,
+    generate_secure_checksum,
+    generate_secure_file_checksum,
+    md5, md5s, secure_hash,
+    secure_hash_s,
+    sha1,
+    _md5,
+)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py b/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py
index 7de48cdbf11..a4223658f0e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleParserError, AnsibleUndefinedVariable, AnsibleFileNotFound, AnsibleAssertionError
 from ansible.inventory.host import Host
 from ansible.inventory.helpers import sort_groups, get_group_vars
+from ansible.module_utils.common.hashing import generate_secure_checksum
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.six import text_type
 from ansible.vars.fact_cache import FactCache
 from ansible.template import Templar
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
-from ansible.utils.hashing import generate_secure_checksum
 from ansible.utils.vars import combine_vars, load_extra_vars, load_options_vars
 from ansible.utils.unsafe_proxy import wrap_var
 from ansible.vars.clean import namespace_facts, clean_facts
diff --git a/test/units/executor/module_common/test_recursive_finder.py b/test/units/executor/module_common/test_recursive_finder.py
index 92d7c206e0b..82039baf0e6 100644
--- a/test/units/executor/module_common/test_recursive_finder.py
+++ b/test/units/executor/module_common/test_recursive_finder.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ MODULE_UTILS_BASIC_FILES = frozenset(('ansible/__init__.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/six/__init__.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/_text.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/collections.py',
+                                      'ansible/module_utils/common/hashing.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/parameters.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/common/warnings.py',
                                       'ansible/module_utils/parsing/convert_bool.py',
diff --git a/test/units/galaxy/test_collection.py b/test/units/galaxy/test_collection.py
index 7bed4d6ded4..c638d50c277 100644
--- a/test/units/galaxy/test_collection.py
+++ b/test/units/galaxy/test_collection.py
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ from ansible.cli.galaxy import GalaxyCLI
 from ansible.config import manager
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
 from ansible.galaxy import api, collection, token
+from ansible.module_utils.common.hashing import generate_secure_checksum
 from ansible.module_utils.common.sentinel import Sentinel
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_native, to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.common.file import S_IRWU_RG_RO
 import builtins
 from ansible.utils import context_objects as co
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
-from ansible.utils.hashing import generate_secure_checksum
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -1149,24 +1149,6 @@ def test_verify_file_hash_mismatching_hash(manifest_info):
     assert error_queue[0].expected == different_digest
 
 
-def test_consume_file(manifest):
-
-    manifest_file, checksum = manifest
-    assert checksum == collection._consume_file(manifest_file)
-
-
-def test_consume_file_and_write_contents(manifest, manifest_info):
-
-    manifest_file, checksum = manifest
-
-    write_to = BytesIO()
-    actual_hash = collection._consume_file(manifest_file, write_to)
-
-    write_to.seek(0)
-    assert to_bytes(json.dumps(manifest_info)) == write_to.read()
-    assert actual_hash == checksum
-
-
 def test_get_tar_file_member(tmp_tarfile):
 
     temp_dir, tfile, filename, checksum = tmp_tarfile
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_get_available_hash_algorithms.py b/test/units/module_utils/common/test_get_available_hash_algorithms.py
similarity index 92%
rename from test/units/module_utils/basic/test_get_available_hash_algorithms.py
rename to test/units/module_utils/common/test_get_available_hash_algorithms.py
index e7fb76b2b51..5e9fc901420 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_get_available_hash_algorithms.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/common/test_get_available_hash_algorithms.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import _get_available_hash_algorithms
+from ansible.module_utils.common.hashing import _get_available_hash_algorithms
 
 
 def test_unavailable_algorithm(mocker):
diff --git a/test/units/utils/test_hashing.py b/test/units/utils/test_hashing.py
index 4b910fea83b..5b549bdb159 100644
--- a/test/units/utils/test_hashing.py
+++ b/test/units/utils/test_hashing.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import hashlib
 import tempfile
 
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes
-from ansible.utils import hashing
+from ansible.module_utils.common import hashing
 
 import pytest