diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 28de3ffe..eef1967f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * @author Robert McLeod <@robertdavid010>
  * @author Fabian Vogelsteller <fabian@lukso.network>
  * @author Hugo Masclet <@Hugoo>
+ * @author Jean Cavallera <@CJ42>
  * @date 2020
  */
 
@@ -30,12 +31,18 @@ import {
   convertIPFSGatewayUrl,
   generateSchemasFromDynamicKeys,
   duplicateMultiTypeERC725SchemaEntry,
+  getVerificationMethod,
+  isDataAuthentic,
 } from './lib/utils';
 
 import { getSchema } from './lib/schemaParser';
 import { isValidSignature } from './lib/isValidSignature';
 
-import { DEFAULT_GAS_VALUE } from './constants/constants';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_GAS_VALUE,
+  SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHODS,
+  SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHOD_STRINGS,
+} from './constants/constants';
 import { encodeKeyName, isDynamicKeyName } from './lib/encodeKeyName';
 
 // Types
@@ -87,7 +94,12 @@ export {
 };
 
 export { ERC725Config, KeyValuePair, ProviderTypes } from './types';
-export { encodeData, encodeArrayKey } from './lib/utils';
+export {
+  encodeData,
+  encodeArrayKey,
+  getVerificationMethod,
+  isDataAuthentic,
+} from './lib/utils';
 export { decodeData } from './lib/decodeData';
 export { encodeKeyName, isDynamicKeyName } from './lib/encodeKeyName';
 export { decodeMappingKey } from './lib/decodeMappingKey';
@@ -684,27 +696,8 @@ export class ERC725 {
     return mapPermission(permission);
   }
 
-  encodeDataSourceWithHash(
-    verification: undefined | Verification,
-    dataSource: string,
-  ): string {
-    return encodeDataSourceWithHash(verification, dataSource);
-  }
-
-  static encodeDataSourceWithHash(
-    verification: undefined | Verification,
-    dataSource: string,
-  ): string {
-    return encodeDataSourceWithHash(verification, dataSource);
-  }
-
-  decodeDataSourceWithHash(value: string): URLDataWithHash {
-    return decodeDataSourceWithHash(value);
-  }
-
-  static decodeDataSourceWithHash(value: string): URLDataWithHash {
-    return decodeDataSourceWithHash(value);
-  }
+  // Encoding methods
+  // ----------------
 
   /**
    * @param type The valueType to encode the value as
@@ -765,6 +758,65 @@ export class ERC725 {
   ): string | URLDataWithHash | number | boolean | null {
     return decodeValueContent(valueContent, value);
   }
+
+  // External Data Source utilities (`VerifiableURI` and `JSONURI`)
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  encodeDataSourceWithHash(
+    verification: undefined | Verification,
+    dataSource: string,
+  ): string {
+    return encodeDataSourceWithHash(verification, dataSource);
+  }
+
+  static encodeDataSourceWithHash(
+    verification: undefined | Verification,
+    dataSource: string,
+  ): string {
+    return encodeDataSourceWithHash(verification, dataSource);
+  }
+
+  decodeDataSourceWithHash(value: string): URLDataWithHash {
+    return decodeDataSourceWithHash(value);
+  }
+
+  static decodeDataSourceWithHash(value: string): URLDataWithHash {
+    return decodeDataSourceWithHash(value);
+  }
+
+  static getVerificationMethod(nameOrSig: string):
+    | {
+        method: (data: string | object | Uint8Array | null) => string;
+        name: SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHOD_STRINGS;
+        sig: SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHODS;
+      }
+    | undefined {
+    return getVerificationMethod(nameOrSig);
+  }
+
+  getVerificationMethod(nameOrSig: string):
+    | {
+        method: (data: string | object | Uint8Array | null) => string;
+        name: SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHOD_STRINGS;
+        sig: SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHODS;
+      }
+    | undefined {
+    return getVerificationMethod(nameOrSig);
+  }
+
+  static isDataAuthentic(
+    data: string | Uint8Array,
+    verificationOptions: Verification,
+  ): boolean {
+    return isDataAuthentic(data, verificationOptions);
+  }
+
+  isDataAuthentic(
+    data: string | Uint8Array,
+    verificationOptions: Verification,
+  ): boolean {
+    return isDataAuthentic(data, verificationOptions);
+  }
 }
 
 export default ERC725;
diff --git a/src/lib/getDataFromExternalSources.test.ts b/src/lib/getDataFromExternalSources.test.ts
index c8cd7659..b2d710e2 100644
--- a/src/lib/getDataFromExternalSources.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/getDataFromExternalSources.test.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-unused-expressions */
 
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 
 import { ERC725JSONSchema } from '../types/ERC725JSONSchema';
 
 import { getDataFromExternalSources } from './getDataFromExternalSources';
 import { DecodeDataOutput } from '../types/decodeData';
+import { keccak256 } from 'web3-utils';
 
 const IPFS_GATEWAY_MOCK = 'https://mock-ipfs.mock/ipfs/';
 
@@ -52,4 +54,51 @@ describe('getDataFromExternalSources', () => {
       );
     }).to.not.throw();
   });
+
+  it("should return the right data when the schema's valueContent is VerifiableURI", async () => {
+    const schema: ERC725JSONSchema = {
+      name: 'LSP3Profile',
+      key: '0x5ef83ad9559033e6e941db7d7c495acdce616347d28e90c7ce47cbfcfcad3bc5',
+      keyType: 'Singleton',
+      valueType: 'bytes',
+      valueContent: 'VerifiableURI',
+    };
+
+    const jsonResult = { LSP3Profile: { name: 'Test', description: 'Cool' } };
+
+    const dataFromChain: DecodeDataOutput[] = [
+      {
+        name: 'LSP3Profile',
+        key: '0x5ef83ad9559033e6e941db7d7c495acdce616347d28e90c7ce47cbfcfcad3bc5',
+        value: {
+          verification: {
+            data: keccak256(JSON.stringify(jsonResult)),
+            method: 'keccak256(utf8)',
+          },
+          url: 'ipfs://QmdMGUxuQsm1U9Qs8oJSn5PfY4B1apGG75YBRxQPybtRVm',
+        },
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const fetchStub = sinon.stub(global, 'fetch');
+    try {
+      fetchStub.onCall(0).returns(
+        Promise.resolve(
+          new Response(JSON.stringify(jsonResult), {
+            headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+          }),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const [{ value: result }] = await getDataFromExternalSources(
+        [schema],
+        dataFromChain,
+        IPFS_GATEWAY_MOCK,
+      );
+
+      expect(result).to.deep.equal(jsonResult);
+    } finally {
+      fetchStub.restore();
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/getDataFromExternalSources.ts b/src/lib/getDataFromExternalSources.ts
index 7c898417..f7bde427 100644
--- a/src/lib/getDataFromExternalSources.ts
+++ b/src/lib/getDataFromExternalSources.ts
@@ -129,12 +129,14 @@ export const getDataFromExternalSources = (
             if (/^(\[.*\]|\{.*\})\s*$/s.test(key)) {
               const json = arrToBufArr(receivedData).toString();
               const value = JSON.parse(json);
+
               if (isDataAuthentic(value, urlDataWithHash.verification)) {
                 return { ...dataEntry, value };
               }
               if (isDataAuthentic(receivedData, urlDataWithHash.verification)) {
                 return { ...dataEntry, value };
               }
+
               throw new Error('result did not correctly validate');
             }
           } catch {
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index e8e49baf..bb1ad658 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHODS,
   SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHODS_LIST,
   COMPACT_BYTES_ARRAY_STRING,
+  SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHOD_STRINGS,
 } from '../constants/constants';
 import {
   decodeValueContent,
@@ -524,7 +525,13 @@ export function encodeData(
   );
 }
 
-export function getVerificationMethod(nameOrSig: string) {
+export function getVerificationMethod(nameOrSig: string):
+  | {
+      method: (data: string | object | Uint8Array | null) => string;
+      name: SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHOD_STRINGS;
+      sig: SUPPORTED_VERIFICATION_METHODS;
+    }
+  | undefined {
   const verificationMethod = Object.values(HASH_METHODS).find(
     ({ name, sig }) => name === nameOrSig || sig === nameOrSig,
   );