System and method for implementing a hash algorithm

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for generating a message digest, comprising:
• computer readable program code for receiving a block of data;
• and
• computer readable program code for processing said block of data to achieve a message digest, said processing of said block of data including evaluating said block of data at cycle=t in terms of cycle=(t−x), wherein x is greater than or equal to 2.

A method for generating a message digest, comprising:

• if a message is less than m bits, then padding said message;
• dividing said message into n words, said n words further comprising W[0] through W[n];
• performing the following:
• setting A equal to H0,
• setting B equal to H1,
• setting C equal to H2,
• setting D equal to H3,
• setting E equal to H4;
• establishing a counter for storing a value used in performing iteration, said counter being referred to as t;
• setting t to an initial value;
• setting a terminal value to an initial value;
• for t not equal to said terminal value, iteratively performing steps a-e:
• a. setting S equal to (T AND MASK);
• b. if t is greater than or equal to a first defined value, then setting W[t]equal to a the value of a first shiftbit operation;
• c. setting TEMP equal to the value of a second shiftbit operation+f(B,C,D)+E+W[s]+Kt, wherein Kt further comprises a constant value;
• d. performing the following:
• setting E equal to D,
• setting D equal to C,
• setting C equal to the value of a third shiftbit operation,
• setting B equal to A,
• setting A equal to TEMP;
• e. incrementing t;
• and performing the following:
• setting H0 equal to H0+A,
• setting H1 equal to H1+B,
• setting H2 equal to H2+C,
• setting H3 equal to H3+D,
• setting H4 equal to H4+E.