diff --git a/container/network.go b/container/network.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/container/network.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package container
+
+import (
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/netmap"
+)
+
+// ApplyNetworkConfig applies network configuration to the
+// container. Changes the container if it does not satisfy
+// network configuration.
+func ApplyNetworkConfig(cnr *Container, cfg netmap.NetworkInfo) {
+	if cfg.HomomorphicHashingDisabled() {
+		DisableHomomorphicHashing(cnr)
+	}
+}
+
+// AssertNetworkConfig checks if a container matches passed
+// network configuration.
+func AssertNetworkConfig(cnr Container, cfg netmap.NetworkInfo) bool {
+	return IsHomomorphicHashingDisabled(cnr) == cfg.HomomorphicHashingDisabled()
+}
diff --git a/container/network_test.go b/container/network_test.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/container/network_test.go
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+package container_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/container"
+	containertest "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/container/test"
+	netmaptest "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-sdk-go/netmap/test"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestContainer_NetworkConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	c := containertest.Container()
+	nc := netmaptest.NetworkInfo()
+
+	t.Run("default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.False(t, container.IsHomomorphicHashingDisabled(c))
+
+		res := container.AssertNetworkConfig(c, nc)
+
+		require.True(t, res)
+	})
+
+	nc.DisableHomomorphicHashing()
+
+	t.Run("apply", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.False(t, container.IsHomomorphicHashingDisabled(c))
+
+		container.ApplyNetworkConfig(&c, nc)
+
+		require.True(t, container.IsHomomorphicHashingDisabled(c))
+	})
+}