diff --git a/lib/std/crypto/ff.zig b/lib/std/crypto/ff.zig
index 2432acbe53643176c86cbc2199647a8caf569209..9192dc2179d4d7a14c30c892c331df248038517c 100644
--- a/lib/std/crypto/ff.zig
+++ b/lib/std/crypto/ff.zig
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ pub fn Modulus(comptime max_bits: comptime_int) type {
             return self.limbs_count() * t_bits - self.leading;
         }
 
+        pub fn encodedLen(self: Self) usize {
+            return @divCeil(self.bits(), 8);
+        }
+
         /// Returns the element `1`.
         pub fn one(self: Self) Fe {
             var fe = self.zero;
@@ -487,6 +491,10 @@ pub fn Modulus(comptime max_bits: comptime_int) type {
             return self.v.toBytes(bytes, endian);
         }
 
+        pub fn toUint(self: Self) FeUint {
+            return self.v;
+        }
+
         /// Rejects field elements that are not in the canonical form.
         pub fn rejectNonCanonical(self: Self, fe: Fe) error{NonCanonical}!void {
             if (fe.limbs_count() != self.limbs_count() or ct.limbsCmpGeq(fe.v, self.v)) {