diff --git a/lib/std/crypto/rc4.c3 b/lib/std/crypto/rc4.c3
index 6be7e3cbe..de3212fba 100644
--- a/lib/std/crypto/rc4.c3
+++ b/lib/std/crypto/rc4.c3
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ fn void Rc4.init(&self, char[] key)
 	self.j = 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Run a single pass of en/decryption using a particular key.
+ * @param [in] key
+ * @param [inout] data
+ **/
+fn void crypt(char[] key, char[] data)
+{
+	Rc4 rc4;
+	rc4.init(key);
+	rc4.crypt(data, data);
+}
+
 /**
  * Encrypt or decrypt a sequence of bytes.
  *