diff --git a/docs/handlers/api_test.go b/docs/handlers/api_test.go
index 4a273b28..22f2d9ca 100644
--- a/docs/handlers/api_test.go
+++ b/docs/handlers/api_test.go
@@ -573,7 +573,9 @@ func doPushLayer(t *testing.T, ub *v2.URLBuilder, name string, dgst digest.Diges
 
 // pushLayer pushes the layer content returning the url on success.
 func pushLayer(t *testing.T, ub *v2.URLBuilder, name string, dgst digest.Digest, uploadURLBase string, body io.Reader) string {
-	resp, err := doPushLayer(t, ub, name, dgst, uploadURLBase, body)
+	digester := digest.NewCanonicalDigester()
+
+	resp, err := doPushLayer(t, ub, name, dgst, uploadURLBase, io.TeeReader(body, &digester))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error doing push layer request: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -581,7 +583,13 @@ func pushLayer(t *testing.T, ub *v2.URLBuilder, name string, dgst digest.Digest,
 
 	checkResponse(t, "putting monolithic chunk", resp, http.StatusCreated)
 
-	expectedLayerURL, err := ub.BuildBlobURL(name, dgst)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error generating sha256 digest of body")
+	}
+
+	sha256Dgst := digester.Digest()
+
+	expectedLayerURL, err := ub.BuildBlobURL(name, sha256Dgst)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error building expected layer url: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -589,7 +597,7 @@ func pushLayer(t *testing.T, ub *v2.URLBuilder, name string, dgst digest.Digest,
 	checkHeaders(t, resp, http.Header{
 		"Location":              []string{expectedLayerURL},
 		"Content-Length":        []string{"0"},
-		"Docker-Content-Digest": []string{dgst.String()},
+		"Docker-Content-Digest": []string{sha256Dgst.String()},
 	})
 
 	return resp.Header.Get("Location")
@@ -682,7 +690,7 @@ func checkHeaders(t *testing.T, resp *http.Response, headers http.Header) {
 
 			for _, hv := range resp.Header[k] {
 				if hv != v {
-					t.Fatalf("header value not matched in response: %q != %q", hv, v)
+					t.Fatalf("%v header value not matched in response: %q != %q", k, hv, v)
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/docs/storage/layer_test.go b/docs/storage/layer_test.go
index ea101b53..43e028d5 100644
--- a/docs/storage/layer_test.go
+++ b/docs/storage/layer_test.go
@@ -266,12 +266,12 @@ func TestLayerUploadZeroLength(t *testing.T) {
 
 	io.Copy(upload, bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
 
-	dgst, err := digest.FromTarArchive(bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
+	dgst, err := digest.FromReader(bytes.NewReader([]byte{}))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error getting zero digest: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if dgst != digest.DigestTarSumV1EmptyTar {
+	if dgst != digest.DigestSha256EmptyTar {
 		// sanity check on zero digest
 		t.Fatalf("digest not as expected: %v != %v", dgst, digest.DigestTarSumV1EmptyTar)
 	}
diff --git a/docs/storage/layerupload.go b/docs/storage/layerupload.go
index 14e42338..69b547f5 100644
--- a/docs/storage/layerupload.go
+++ b/docs/storage/layerupload.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	ctxu "github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/tarsum"
 )
 
 // layerUploadController is used to control the various aspects of resumable
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func (luc *layerUploadController) Finish(digest digest.Digest) (distribution.Lay
 	}
 
 	// Link the layer blob into the repository.
-	if err := luc.linkLayer(canonical); err != nil {
+	if err := luc.linkLayer(canonical, digest); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -86,23 +85,6 @@ func (luc *layerUploadController) Cancel() error {
 // validateLayer checks the layer data against the digest, returning an error
 // if it does not match. The canonical digest is returned.
 func (luc *layerUploadController) validateLayer(dgst digest.Digest) (digest.Digest, error) {
-	// First, check the incoming tarsum version of the digest.
-	version, err := tarsum.GetVersionFromTarsum(dgst.String())
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	// TODO(stevvooe): Should we push this down into the digest type?
-	switch version {
-	case tarsum.Version1:
-	default:
-		// version 0 and dev, for now.
-		return "", distribution.ErrLayerInvalidDigest{
-			Digest: dgst,
-			Reason: distribution.ErrLayerTarSumVersionUnsupported,
-		}
-	}
-
 	digestVerifier := digest.NewDigestVerifier(dgst)
 
 	// TODO(stevvooe): Store resumable hash calculations in upload directory
@@ -122,7 +104,7 @@ func (luc *layerUploadController) validateLayer(dgst digest.Digest) (digest.Dige
 	// sink. Instead, its read driven. This might be okay.
 
 	// Calculate an updated digest with the latest version.
-	canonical, err := digest.FromTarArchive(tr)
+	canonical, err := digest.FromReader(tr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -177,7 +159,7 @@ func (luc *layerUploadController) moveLayer(dgst digest.Digest) error {
 			// a zero-length blob into a nonzero-length blob location. To
 			// prevent this horrid thing, we employ the hack of only allowing
 			// to this happen for the zero tarsum.
-			if dgst == digest.DigestTarSumV1EmptyTar {
+			if dgst == digest.DigestSha256EmptyTar {
 				return luc.driver.PutContent(blobPath, []byte{})
 			}
 
@@ -195,17 +177,33 @@ func (luc *layerUploadController) moveLayer(dgst digest.Digest) error {
 
 // linkLayer links a valid, written layer blob into the registry under the
 // named repository for the upload controller.
-func (luc *layerUploadController) linkLayer(digest digest.Digest) error {
-	layerLinkPath, err := luc.layerStore.repository.registry.pm.path(layerLinkPathSpec{
-		name:   luc.layerStore.repository.Name(),
-		digest: digest,
-	})
+func (luc *layerUploadController) linkLayer(canonical digest.Digest, aliases ...digest.Digest) error {
+	dgsts := append([]digest.Digest{canonical}, aliases...)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	// Don't make duplicate links.
+	seenDigests := make(map[digest.Digest]struct{}, len(dgsts))
+
+	for _, dgst := range dgsts {
+		if _, seen := seenDigests[dgst]; seen {
+			continue
+		}
+		seenDigests[dgst] = struct{}{}
+
+		layerLinkPath, err := luc.layerStore.repository.registry.pm.path(layerLinkPathSpec{
+			name:   luc.layerStore.repository.Name(),
+			digest: dgst,
+		})
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := luc.layerStore.repository.registry.driver.PutContent(layerLinkPath, []byte(canonical)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
-	return luc.layerStore.repository.registry.driver.PutContent(layerLinkPath, []byte(digest))
+	return nil
 }
 
 // removeResources should clean up all resources associated with the upload
diff --git a/docs/storage/paths.go b/docs/storage/paths.go
index 173e98a8..179e7b78 100644
--- a/docs/storage/paths.go
+++ b/docs/storage/paths.go
@@ -232,12 +232,6 @@ func (pm *pathMapper) path(spec pathSpec) (string, error) {
 			return "", err
 		}
 
-		// For now, only map tarsum paths.
-		if components[0] != "tarsum" {
-			// Only tarsum is supported, for now
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported content digest: %v", v.digest)
-		}
-
 		layerLinkPathComponents := append(repoPrefix, v.name, "_layers")
 
 		return path.Join(path.Join(append(layerLinkPathComponents, components...)...), "link"), nil