diff --git a/lns.go b/lns.go
index 8e13bac..49b77ec 100644
--- a/lns.go
+++ b/lns.go
@@ -332,6 +332,66 @@ func GetPrevName(tld string) string {
 	return PrevName(tld)
 }
 
+// NewClaim constructs an empty claim wrapper.
+func (s *Service) NewClaim() *Claim {
+	return primitives.NewClaim()
+}
+
+// GetNewClaim is an alias for NewClaim.
+func (s *Service) GetNewClaim() *Claim {
+	return s.NewClaim()
+}
+
+// Create constructs a reference NSEC record container.
+func (s *Service) Create(name, nextDomain string, typeBitmap []byte) NSECRecord {
+	return dnspkg.Create(name, nextDomain, typeBitmap)
+}
+
+// GetCreate is an alias for Create.
+func (s *Service) GetCreate(name, nextDomain string, typeBitmap []byte) NSECRecord {
+	return s.Create(name, nextDomain, typeBitmap)
+}
+
+// NextName returns the canonical successor for a top-level domain name.
+func (s *Service) NextName(tld string) string {
+	return dnspkg.NextName(tld)
+}
+
+// GetNextName is an alias for NextName.
+func (s *Service) GetNextName(tld string) string {
+	return s.NextName(tld)
+}
+
+// PrevName returns the canonical predecessor for a top-level domain name.
+func (s *Service) PrevName(tld string) string {
+	return dnspkg.PrevName(tld)
+}
+
+// GetPrevName is an alias for PrevName.
+func (s *Service) GetPrevName(tld string) string {
+	return s.PrevName(tld)
+}
+
+// NewResource constructs a DNS resource with the reference default TTL.
+func (s *Service) NewResource() *Resource {
+	return dnspkg.NewResource()
+}
+
+// GetNewResource is an alias for NewResource.
+func (s *Service) GetNewResource() *Resource {
+	return s.NewResource()
+}
+
+// DecodeResource decodes a raw DNS resource payload.
+func (s *Service) DecodeResource(raw []byte) (*Resource, error) {
+	return dnspkg.DecodeResource(raw)
+}
+
+// GetDecodeResource is an alias for DecodeResource.
+func (s *Service) GetDecodeResource(raw []byte) (*Resource, error) {
+	return s.DecodeResource(raw)
+}
+
 // OnStartup satisfies core.Startable so LNS participates in Core lifecycle
 // discovery without requiring any explicit setup.
 func (s *Service) OnStartup(context.Context) core.Result {
diff --git a/lns_test.go b/lns_test.go
index a4fce47..0efdb97 100644
--- a/lns_test.go
+++ b/lns_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package lns
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/sha3"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"strings"
@@ -863,6 +864,89 @@ func TestServiceGetBlindAndGetTypeNameAliases(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestServiceUtilityAliases(t *testing.T) {
+	svc := &Service{}
+
+	if svc.NewClaim() == nil {
+		t.Fatal("NewClaim should return a claim wrapper")
+	}
+
+	if svc.GetNewClaim() == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GetNewClaim should alias NewClaim")
+	}
+
+	if got := svc.NextName("ExAmPle."); got != "example\x00." {
+		t.Fatalf("NextName returned %q", got)
+	}
+
+	if got := svc.GetNextName("ExAmPle."); got != "example\x00." {
+		t.Fatalf("GetNextName returned %q", got)
+	}
+
+	if got := svc.PrevName("ExAmPle."); got != "exampld\xff." {
+		t.Fatalf("PrevName returned %q", got)
+	}
+
+	if got := svc.GetPrevName("ExAmPle."); got != "exampld\xff." {
+		t.Fatalf("GetPrevName returned %q", got)
+	}
+
+	record := svc.Create(".", svc.NextName("."), TYPE_MAP_ROOT)
+	if record.Name != "." {
+		t.Fatalf("Create Name = %q, want %q", record.Name, ".")
+	}
+
+	if record.NextDomain != "\x00." {
+		t.Fatalf("Create NextDomain = %q, want %q", record.NextDomain, "\x00.")
+	}
+
+	if record.TTL != DEFAULT_TTL {
+		t.Fatalf("Create TTL = %d, want %d", record.TTL, DEFAULT_TTL)
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(record.TypeBitmap, TYPE_MAP_ROOT) {
+		t.Fatalf("Create TypeBitmap = %x, want %x", record.TypeBitmap, TYPE_MAP_ROOT)
+	}
+
+	if svc.GetCreate("foo", "bar", TYPE_MAP_NS).TTL != DEFAULT_TTL {
+		t.Fatal("GetCreate should alias Create")
+	}
+
+	resource := svc.NewResource()
+	if resource == nil {
+		t.Fatal("NewResource should return a resource")
+	}
+
+	if resource.TTL != DEFAULT_TTL {
+		t.Fatalf("NewResource TTL = %d, want %d", resource.TTL, DEFAULT_TTL)
+	}
+
+	if svc.GetNewResource() == nil {
+		t.Fatal("GetNewResource should return a resource")
+	}
+
+	resource.Records = []ResourceRecord{TXTRecord{Entries: []string{"hello"}}}
+	encoded, err := resource.Encode()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Resource.Encode returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	decoded, err := svc.DecodeResource(encoded)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodeResource returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(decoded.Records) != len(resource.Records) {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodeResource records = %d, want %d", len(decoded.Records), len(resource.Records))
+	}
+
+	if got, err := svc.GetDecodeResource(encoded); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetDecodeResource returned error: %v", err)
+	} else if got.TTL != decoded.TTL || len(got.Records) != len(decoded.Records) {
+		t.Fatal("GetDecodeResource should alias DecodeResource")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestServiceCoreAccessors(t *testing.T) {
 	runtime := core.NewServiceRuntime(nil, serviceOptions{})
 	svc := &Service{ServiceRuntime: runtime}