] Hash function for string
I need a function to get a hash value from a string about 100 or so
characters long, ideally giving something only 10-20 characters max - either
a string or number.
Any recomendations?
Used a simple roll-my own up to now, but it does not work well for more than
about
Really you want SHA-256/512/1024 if you want your algorithm to be collision
resistant. MD5 is a bit on the antique side (invented in 1991).
2009/9/21 Maurice Butler likema...@quicksilver.net.nz
md5, crc32 - all standard stuff - dependng what you are after
Maurice
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Richard Vowles,
I need a function to get a hash value from a string about 100 or so characters
long, ideally giving something only 10-20 characters max - either a string or
number.
Any recomendations?
Used a simple roll-my own up to now, but it does not work well for more than
about 32 characters - well I
What about using MD5?
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-Original Message-
From: John Bird johnkb...@paradise.net.nz
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:10:28
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi Listdelphi@delphi.org.nz
Subject: [DUG] Hash function for string
