diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/150-diff.yml b/changelogs/fragments/150-diff.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed491173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/150-diff.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+minor_changes:
+- openssl_csr - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
+- openssl_csr_pipe - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
+- openssl_privatekey - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
+- openssl_privatekey_pipe - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
+- openssl_publickey - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
+- x509_certificate - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
+- x509_certificate_pipe - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
+- x509_crl - add diff mode (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issues/38, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/150).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate.py b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate.py
index e82cf886..dbf2936c 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.cryptograp
     cryptography_compare_public_keys,
 )
 
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.certificate_info import (
+    get_certificate_info,
+)
+
 MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION = '1.6'
 MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION = '0.15'
 
@@ -95,6 +99,19 @@ class CertificateBackend(object):
         self.check_csr_subject = True
         self.check_csr_extensions = True
 
+        self.diff_before = self._get_info(None)
+        self.diff_after = self._get_info(None)
+
+    def _get_info(self, data):
+        if data is None:
+            return dict()
+        try:
+            result = get_certificate_info(self.module, self.backend, data, prefer_one_fingerprint=True)
+            result['can_parse_certificate'] = True
+            return result
+        except Exception as exc:
+            return dict(can_parse_certificate=False)
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def generate_certificate(self):
         """(Re-)Generate certificate."""
@@ -108,6 +125,7 @@ class CertificateBackend(object):
     def set_existing(self, certificate_bytes):
         """Set existing certificate bytes. None indicates that the key does not exist."""
         self.existing_certificate_bytes = certificate_bytes
+        self.diff_after = self.diff_before = self._get_info(self.existing_certificate_bytes)
 
     def has_existing(self):
         """Query whether an existing certificate is/has been there."""
@@ -284,13 +302,19 @@ class CertificateBackend(object):
             'privatekey': self.privatekey_path,
             'csr': self.csr_path
         }
+        # Get hold of certificate bytes
+        certificate_bytes = self.existing_certificate_bytes
+        if self.cert is not None:
+            certificate_bytes = self.get_certificate_data()
+        self.diff_after = self._get_info(certificate_bytes)
         if include_certificate:
-            # Get hold of certificate bytes
-            certificate_bytes = self.existing_certificate_bytes
-            if self.cert is not None:
-                certificate_bytes = self.get_certificate_data()
             # Store result
             result['certificate'] = certificate_bytes.decode('utf-8') if certificate_bytes else None
+
+        result['diff'] = dict(
+            before=self.diff_before,
+            after=self.diff_after,
+        )
         return result
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_info.py b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_info.py
index f329d168..29b788a4 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_info.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/certificate_info.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class CertificateInfoRetrieval(object):
     def _get_ocsp_uri(self):
         pass
 
-    def get_info(self):
+    def get_info(self, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
         result = dict()
         self.cert = load_certificate(None, content=self.content, backend=self.backend)
 
@@ -195,14 +195,19 @@ class CertificateInfoRetrieval(object):
 
         result['public_key'] = self._get_public_key_pem()
 
-        public_key_info = get_publickey_info(self.module, self.backend, key=self._get_public_key_object())
+        public_key_info = get_publickey_info(
+            self.module,
+            self.backend,
+            key=self._get_public_key_object(),
+            prefer_one_fingerprint=prefer_one_fingerprint)
         result.update({
             'public_key_type': public_key_info['type'],
             'public_key_data': public_key_info['public_data'],
             'public_key_fingerprints': public_key_info['fingerprints'],
         })
 
-        result['fingerprints'] = get_fingerprint_of_bytes(self._get_der_bytes())
+        result['fingerprints'] = get_fingerprint_of_bytes(
+            self._get_der_bytes(), prefer_one=prefer_one_fingerprint)
 
         if self.backend != 'pyopenssl':
             ski = self._get_subject_key_identifier()
@@ -512,12 +517,12 @@ class CertificateInfoRetrievalPyOpenSSL(CertificateInfoRetrieval):
         return None
 
 
-def get_certificate_info(module, backend, content):
+def get_certificate_info(module, backend, content, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
     if backend == 'cryptography':
         info = CertificateInfoRetrievalCryptography(module, content)
     elif backend == 'pyopenssl':
         info = CertificateInfoRetrievalPyOpenSSL(module, content)
-    return info.get_info()
+    return info.get_info(prefer_one_fingerprint=prefer_one_fingerprint)
 
 
 def select_backend(module, backend, content):
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr.py b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr.py
index 75560f8c..acdc0a1f 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr.py
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.pyopenssl_
     pyopenssl_parse_name_constraints,
 )
 
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.csr_info import (
+    get_csr_info,
+)
+
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.common import ArgumentSpec
 
 
@@ -177,6 +181,20 @@ class CertificateSigningRequestBackend(object):
         self.existing_csr = None
         self.existing_csr_bytes = None
 
+        self.diff_before = self._get_info(None)
+        self.diff_after = self._get_info(None)
+
+    def _get_info(self, data):
+        if data is None:
+            return dict()
+        try:
+            result = get_csr_info(
+                self.module, self.backend, data, validate_signature=False, prefer_one_fingerprint=True)
+            result['can_parse_csr'] = True
+            return result
+        except Exception as exc:
+            return dict(can_parse_csr=False)
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def generate_csr(self):
         """(Re-)Generate CSR."""
@@ -190,6 +208,7 @@ class CertificateSigningRequestBackend(object):
     def set_existing(self, csr_bytes):
         """Set existing CSR bytes. None indicates that the CSR does not exist."""
         self.existing_csr_bytes = csr_bytes
+        self.diff_after = self.diff_before = self._get_info(self.existing_csr_bytes)
 
     def has_existing(self):
         """Query whether an existing CSR is/has been there."""
@@ -238,13 +257,19 @@ class CertificateSigningRequestBackend(object):
             'name_constraints_permitted': self.name_constraints_permitted,
             'name_constraints_excluded': self.name_constraints_excluded,
         }
+        # Get hold of CSR bytes
+        csr_bytes = self.existing_csr_bytes
+        if self.csr is not None:
+            csr_bytes = self.get_csr_data()
+        self.diff_after = self._get_info(csr_bytes)
         if include_csr:
-            # Get hold of CSR bytes
-            csr_bytes = self.existing_csr_bytes
-            if self.csr is not None:
-                csr_bytes = self.get_csr_data()
             # Store result
             result['csr'] = csr_bytes.decode('utf-8') if csr_bytes else None
+
+        result['diff'] = dict(
+            before=self.diff_before,
+            after=self.diff_after,
+        )
         return result
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr_info.py b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr_info.py
index 7fc8fcef..3ea76a9b 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr_info.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/csr_info.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class CSRInfoRetrieval(object):
     def _is_signature_valid(self):
         pass
 
-    def get_info(self):
+    def get_info(self, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
         result = dict()
         self.csr = load_certificate_request(None, content=self.content, backend=self.backend)
 
@@ -162,7 +162,11 @@ class CSRInfoRetrieval(object):
 
         result['public_key'] = self._get_public_key_pem()
 
-        public_key_info = get_publickey_info(self.module, self.backend, key=self._get_public_key_object())
+        public_key_info = get_publickey_info(
+            self.module,
+            self.backend,
+            key=self._get_public_key_object(),
+            prefer_one_fingerprint=prefer_one_fingerprint)
         result.update({
             'public_key_type': public_key_info['type'],
             'public_key_data': public_key_info['public_data'],
@@ -429,12 +433,12 @@ class CSRInfoRetrievalPyOpenSSL(CSRInfoRetrieval):
             return False
 
 
-def get_csr_info(module, backend, content, validate_signature=True):
+def get_csr_info(module, backend, content, validate_signature=True, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
     if backend == 'cryptography':
         info = CSRInfoRetrievalCryptography(module, content, validate_signature=validate_signature)
     elif backend == 'pyopenssl':
         info = CSRInfoRetrievalPyOpenSSL(module, content, validate_signature=validate_signature)
-    return info.get_info()
+    return info.get_info(prefer_one_fingerprint=prefer_one_fingerprint)
 
 
 def select_backend(module, backend, content, validate_signature=True):
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey.py b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey.py
index 0c8809a3..82d6bf81 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey.py
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.pem import
     identify_private_key_format,
 )
 
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.privatekey_info import (
+    PrivateKeyConsistencyError,
+    PrivateKeyParseError,
+    get_privatekey_info,
+)
+
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.common import ArgumentSpec
 
 
@@ -102,6 +108,25 @@ class PrivateKeyBackend:
         self.existing_private_key = None
         self.existing_private_key_bytes = None
 
+        self.diff_before = self._get_info(None)
+        self.diff_after = self._get_info(None)
+
+    def _get_info(self, data):
+        if data is None:
+            return dict()
+        result = dict(can_parse_key=False)
+        try:
+            result.update(get_privatekey_info(
+                self.module, self.backend, data, passphrase=self.passphrase,
+                return_private_key_data=False, prefer_one_fingerprint=True))
+        except PrivateKeyConsistencyError as exc:
+            result.update(exc.result)
+        except PrivateKeyParseError as exc:
+            result.update(exc.result)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            pass
+        return result
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def generate_private_key(self):
         """(Re-)Generate private key."""
@@ -125,6 +150,7 @@ class PrivateKeyBackend:
     def set_existing(self, privatekey_bytes):
         """Set existing private key bytes. None indicates that the key does not exist."""
         self.existing_private_key_bytes = privatekey_bytes
+        self.diff_after = self.diff_before = self._get_info(self.existing_private_key_bytes)
 
     def has_existing(self):
         """Query whether an existing private key is/has been there."""
@@ -215,11 +241,12 @@ class PrivateKeyBackend:
         }
         if self.type == 'ECC':
             result['curve'] = self.curve
+        # Get hold of private key bytes
+        pk_bytes = self.existing_private_key_bytes
+        if self.private_key is not None:
+            pk_bytes = self.get_private_key_data()
+        self.diff_after = self._get_info(pk_bytes)
         if include_key:
-            # Get hold of private key bytes
-            pk_bytes = self.existing_private_key_bytes
-            if self.private_key is not None:
-                pk_bytes = self.get_private_key_data()
             # Store result
             if pk_bytes:
                 if identify_private_key_format(pk_bytes) == 'raw':
@@ -229,6 +256,10 @@ class PrivateKeyBackend:
             else:
                 result['privatekey'] = None
 
+        result['diff'] = dict(
+            before=self.diff_before,
+            after=self.diff_after,
+        )
         return result
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey_info.py b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey_info.py
index 95c683e2..47c686de 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey_info.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/privatekey_info.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class PrivateKeyInfoRetrieval(object):
     def _is_key_consistent(self, key_public_data, key_private_data):
         pass
 
-    def get_info(self):
+    def get_info(self, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
         result = dict(
             can_parse_key=False,
             key_is_consistent=None,
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ class PrivateKeyInfoRetrieval(object):
 
         result['public_key'] = self._get_public_key(binary=False)
         pk = self._get_public_key(binary=True)
-        result['public_key_fingerprints'] = get_fingerprint_of_bytes(pk) if pk is not None else dict()
+        result['public_key_fingerprints'] = get_fingerprint_of_bytes(
+            pk, prefer_one=prefer_one_fingerprint) if pk is not None else dict()
 
         key_type, key_public_data, key_private_data = self._get_key_info()
         result['type'] = key_type
@@ -386,14 +387,14 @@ class PrivateKeyInfoRetrievalPyOpenSSL(PrivateKeyInfoRetrieval):
         return None
 
 
-def get_privatekey_info(module, backend, content, passphrase=None, return_private_key_data=False):
+def get_privatekey_info(module, backend, content, passphrase=None, return_private_key_data=False, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
     if backend == 'cryptography':
         info = PrivateKeyInfoRetrievalCryptography(
             module, content, passphrase=passphrase, return_private_key_data=return_private_key_data)
     elif backend == 'pyopenssl':
         info = PrivateKeyInfoRetrievalPyOpenSSL(
             module, content, passphrase=passphrase, return_private_key_data=return_private_key_data)
-    return info.get_info()
+    return info.get_info(prefer_one_fingerprint=prefer_one_fingerprint)
 
 
 def select_backend(module, backend, content, passphrase=None, return_private_key_data=False):
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/publickey_info.py b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/publickey_info.py
index ae12acb4..f249dff4 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/publickey_info.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/module_backends/publickey_info.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class PublicKeyInfoRetrieval(object):
     def _get_key_info(self):
         pass
 
-    def get_info(self):
+    def get_info(self, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
         result = dict()
         if self.key is None:
             try:
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ class PublicKeyInfoRetrieval(object):
                 raise PublicKeyParseError(to_native(e))
 
         pk = self._get_public_key(binary=True)
-        result['fingerprints'] = get_fingerprint_of_bytes(pk) if pk is not None else dict()
+        result['fingerprints'] = get_fingerprint_of_bytes(
+            pk, prefer_one=prefer_one_fingerprint) if pk is not None else dict()
 
         key_type, key_public_data = self._get_key_info()
         result['type'] = key_type
@@ -276,12 +277,12 @@ class PublicKeyInfoRetrievalPyOpenSSL(PublicKeyInfoRetrieval):
         return key_type, key_public_data
 
 
-def get_publickey_info(module, backend, content=None, key=None):
+def get_publickey_info(module, backend, content=None, key=None, prefer_one_fingerprint=False):
     if backend == 'cryptography':
         info = PublicKeyInfoRetrievalCryptography(module, content=content, key=key)
     elif backend == 'pyopenssl':
         info = PublicKeyInfoRetrievalPyOpenSSL(module, content=content, key=key)
-    return info.get_info()
+    return info.get_info(prefer_one_fingerprint=prefer_one_fingerprint)
 
 
 def select_backend(module, backend, content=None, key=None):
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/support.py b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/support.py
index 355786da..0a3828e7 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/crypto/support.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/crypto/support.py
@@ -52,7 +52,14 @@ from .basic import (
 )
 
 
-def get_fingerprint_of_bytes(source):
+# This list of preferred fingerprints is used when prefer_one=True is supplied to the
+# fingerprinting methods.
+PREFERRED_FINGERPRINTS = (
+    'sha256', 'sha3_256', 'sha512', 'sha3_512', 'sha384', 'sha3_384', 'sha1', 'md5'
+)
+
+
+def get_fingerprint_of_bytes(source, prefer_one=False):
     """Generate the fingerprint of the given bytes."""
 
     fingerprint = {}
@@ -65,6 +72,12 @@ def get_fingerprint_of_bytes(source):
         except AttributeError:
             return None
 
+    if prefer_one:
+        # Sort algorithms to have the ones in PREFERRED_FINGERPRINTS at the beginning
+        prefered_algorithms = [algorithm for algorithm in PREFERRED_FINGERPRINTS if algorithm in algorithms]
+        prefered_algorithms += sorted([algorithm for algorithm in algorithms if algorithm not in PREFERRED_FINGERPRINTS])
+        algorithms = prefered_algorithms
+
     for algo in algorithms:
         f = getattr(hashlib, algo)
         try:
@@ -79,11 +92,13 @@ def get_fingerprint_of_bytes(source):
         except TypeError:
             pubkey_digest = h.hexdigest(32)
         fingerprint[algo] = ':'.join(pubkey_digest[i:i + 2] for i in range(0, len(pubkey_digest), 2))
+        if prefer_one:
+            break
 
     return fingerprint
 
 
-def get_fingerprint_of_privatekey(privatekey, backend='pyopenssl'):
+def get_fingerprint_of_privatekey(privatekey, backend='pyopenssl', prefer_one=False):
     """Generate the fingerprint of the public key. """
 
     if backend == 'pyopenssl':
@@ -107,15 +122,15 @@ def get_fingerprint_of_privatekey(privatekey, backend='pyopenssl'):
             serialization.PublicFormat.SubjectPublicKeyInfo
         )
 
-    return get_fingerprint_of_bytes(publickey)
+    return get_fingerprint_of_bytes(publickey, prefer_one=prefer_one)
 
 
-def get_fingerprint(path, passphrase=None, content=None, backend='pyopenssl'):
+def get_fingerprint(path, passphrase=None, content=None, backend='pyopenssl', prefer_one=False):
     """Generate the fingerprint of the public key. """
 
     privatekey = load_privatekey(path, passphrase=passphrase, content=content, check_passphrase=False, backend=backend)
 
-    return get_fingerprint_of_privatekey(privatekey, backend=backend)
+    return get_fingerprint_of_privatekey(privatekey, backend=backend, prefer_one=prefer_one)
 
 
 def load_privatekey(path, passphrase=None, check_passphrase=True, content=None, backend='pyopenssl'):
diff --git a/plugins/modules/openssl_publickey.py b/plugins/modules/openssl_publickey.py
index 524e870c..a9b1c596 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_publickey.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_publickey.py
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.support im
     get_fingerprint,
 )
 
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.publickey_info import (
+    PublicKeyParseError,
+    get_publickey_info,
+)
+
 MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION = '16.0.0'
 MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION = '1.2.3'
 MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION_OPENSSH = '1.4'
@@ -244,6 +249,7 @@ class PublicKey(OpenSSLObject):
             module.params['force'],
             module.check_mode
         )
+        self.module = module
         self.format = module.params['format']
         self.privatekey_path = module.params['privatekey_path']
         self.privatekey_content = module.params['privatekey_content']
@@ -259,6 +265,23 @@ class PublicKey(OpenSSLObject):
         self.backup = module.params['backup']
         self.backup_file = None
 
+        self.diff_before = self._get_info(None)
+        self.diff_after = self._get_info(None)
+
+    def _get_info(self, data):
+        if data is None:
+            return dict()
+        result = dict(can_parse_key=False)
+        try:
+            result.update(get_publickey_info(
+                self.module, self.backend, content=data, prefer_one_fingerprint=True))
+            result['can_parse_key'] = True
+        except PublicKeyParseError as exc:
+            result.update(exc.result)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            pass
+        return result
+
     def _create_publickey(self, module):
         self.privatekey = load_privatekey(
             path=self.privatekey_path,
@@ -294,6 +317,7 @@ class PublicKey(OpenSSLObject):
         if not self.check(module, perms_required=False) or self.force:
             try:
                 publickey_content = self._create_publickey(module)
+                self.diff_after = self._get_info(publickey_content)
                 if self.return_content:
                     self.publickey_bytes = publickey_content
 
@@ -329,6 +353,7 @@ class PublicKey(OpenSSLObject):
             try:
                 with open(self.path, 'rb') as public_key_fh:
                     publickey_content = public_key_fh.read()
+                self.diff_before = self.diff_after = self._get_info(publickey_content)
                 if self.return_content:
                     self.publickey_bytes = publickey_content
                 if self.backend == 'cryptography':
@@ -387,6 +412,11 @@ class PublicKey(OpenSSLObject):
                 self.publickey_bytes = load_file_if_exists(self.path, ignore_errors=True)
             result['publickey'] = self.publickey_bytes.decode('utf-8') if self.publickey_bytes else None
 
+        result['diff'] = dict(
+            before=self.diff_before,
+            after=self.diff_after,
+        )
+
         return result
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/x509_crl.py b/plugins/modules/x509_crl.py
index 62286c14..eeb54e39 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/x509_crl.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/x509_crl.py
@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.pem import
     identify_pem_format,
 )
 
+from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils.crypto.module_backends.crl_info import (
+    get_crl_info,
+)
+
 MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION = '1.2'
 
 CRYPTOGRAPHY_IMP_ERR = None
@@ -550,6 +554,19 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):
         except Exception as dummy:
             self.crl_content = None
             self.actual_format = self.format
+            data = None
+
+        self.diff_after = self.diff_before = self._get_info(data)
+
+    def _get_info(self, data):
+        if data is None:
+            return dict()
+        try:
+            result = get_crl_info(self.module, data)
+            result['can_parse_crl'] = True
+            return result
+        except Exception as exc:
+            return dict(can_parse_crl=False)
 
     def remove(self):
         if self.backup:
@@ -681,6 +698,7 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):
                 result = self.crl.public_bytes(Encoding.DER)
 
         if result is not None:
+            self.diff_after = self._get_info(result)
             if self.return_content:
                 if self.format == 'pem':
                     self.crl_content = result
@@ -742,6 +760,10 @@ class CRL(OpenSSLObject):
         if self.return_content:
             result['crl'] = self.crl_content
 
+        result['diff'] = dict(
+            before=self.diff_before,
+            after=self.diff_after,
+        )
         return result