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diff --git a/Source/charon/network/host.h b/Source/charon/network/host.h
index a430d7134..fa06b1474 100644
--- a/Source/charon/network/host.h
+++ b/Source/charon/network/host.h
@@ -79,12 +79,22 @@ struct host_t {
* @brief get the address of this host
*
* Mostly used for debugging purposes.
- * @warging string must NOT be freed
+ * @warning string must NOT be freed
*
* @param this object to clone
* @return address string,
*/
char* (*get_address) (host_t *this);
+
+ /**
+ * @brief get the address of this host as chunk_t
+ *
+ * @warning returned chunk has to get destroyed by caller.
+ *
+ * @param this object to clone
+ * @return address string,
+ */
+ chunk_t (*get_address_as_chunk) (host_t *this);
/**
* @brief get the port of this host
@@ -121,4 +131,19 @@ struct host_t {
*/
host_t *host_create(int family, char *address, u_int16_t port);
+/**
+ * @brief Constructor to create a host_t object
+ *
+ * Currently supports only IPv4!
+ *
+ * @param family Address family to use for this object, such as AF_INET or AF_INET6
+ * @param address address as 4 byte chunk_t in networ order
+ * @param port port number
+ * @return
+ * - the host_t object, or
+ * - NULL, when family not supported or chunk_t length not 4 bytes.
+ *
+ * @ingroup network
+ */
+host_t *host_create_from_chunk(int family, chunk_t address, u_int16_t port);
#endif /*HOST_H_*/