In this article I will present complete code for performing a MD5 hash of a string provided on a command line. For the Proof of Work project I need an MD5 hash library. I could use any hash, but chose to use MD5 for its simplicity and speed.
Full source code and Windows x64 and OSX x64 binaries are provided: Md5String.zip
The MD5 code is in a file called LibMd5.c, and it along with its header LibMd5.h contain all the code required to perform MD5 hash calculations. There are three functions. The header file is as follows, and describes the operation.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// LibMd5
//
// Implementation of MD5 hash function. Originally written by Alexander Peslyak.
// Modified by WaterJuice retaining
// Public Domain license.
//
// License: Entered into the Public Domain by WaterJuice - June 2013
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#ifndef _LibMd5_h_
#define _LibMd5_h_
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// IMPORTS
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// TYPES
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Md5Context - This must be initialised using Md5Initialised. Do not modify the
// contents of this structure directly.
typedef struct
{
uint32_t lo;
uint32_t hi;
uint32_t a;
uint32_t b;
uint32_t c;
uint32_t d;
uint8_t buffer[64];
uint32_t block[16];
} Md5Context;
#define MD5_HASH_SIZE ( 128 / 8 )
typedef struct
{
uint8_t bytes [MD5_HASH_SIZE];
} MD5_HASH;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Md5Initialise
//
// Initialises an MD5 Context. Use this to initialise/reset a context.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void
Md5Initialise
(
Md5Context* Context
);
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Md5Update
//
// Adds data to the MD5 context. This will process the data and update the
// internal state of the context. Keep on calling this function until all the
// data has been added. Then call Md5Finalise to calculate the
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void
Md5Update
(
Md5Context* Context,
void* Buffer,
size_t BufferSize
);
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Md5Finalise
//
// Performs the final calculation of the hash and returns the digest (16 byte
// buffer containing 128bit hash). After calling this, Md5Initialised must be
// used to reuse the context.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void
Md5Finalise
(
Md5Context* Context,
MD5_HASH* Digest
);
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#endif //_LibMd5_h_
Md5String
The project Md5String is a simple command line program that takes a string on the command line and calculates the MD5 hash and prints it out in hex. This demonstrates how to use LibMd5
int
main
(
int ArgC,
char** ArgV
)
{
char* string;
Md5Context md5Context;
MD5_HASH md5Hash;
uint16_t i;
if( 2 != ArgC )
{
printf(
"Syntax\n"
" Md5String \n" );
return 1;
}
string = ArgV[1];
Md5Initialise( &md5Context );
Md5Update( &md5Context, string, strlen(string) );
Md5Finalise( &md5Context, &md5Hash );
for( i=0; i<sizeof(md5Hash); i++ )
{
printf( "%2.2x", md5Hash.bytes[i] );
}
printf( "\n" );
return 0;
}
I have compiled a Windows x64 binary and an OSX x64 binary which I am including with the source code. Note to provide a string with spaces you need to surround the string with quotes.
At the end of this article is the link to the source code and binaries.
Testing MD5
When using any cryptographic functions it is important to test them so you can be confident they actaully work. I have a test project that tests the MD5 hashes against a set of known test vectors. I have not provided it here though as that would not be sufficient to provide assurance. I may have put the wrong hashes into the test code, so how would you know they are actaully correct. So instead you should test it yourself. You can use Md5String itself to test it (as long as its just ascii strings you provide).
There are various sources of test vectors. NIST provide a small set of informal MD5 test vectors at http://www.nsrl.nist.gov/testdata/. RFC1321 is the official description of MD5 and contains some test vectors at the end. These can be found at http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1321
Download
Md5String.zip – This contains the source code of Md5String. This can be compiled as is with Visual Studio 2010, and Xcode 4.6. Additionally a precompiled x64 binaries are included for both platforms. Note The Windows executable is compiled for Windows Vista and above, while the OSX ones is compiled for Lion (10.7) and above.
License
All source code presented in WaterJuice is public domain. Either written by myself, or taken from other public domain sources. I dislike the numerous licenses that are attached to most open source projects. I could sum up the license I wish in one simple sentence “This is public domain, do what ever you want with it, don’t blame me”. Unforunately the world is run by lawyers and lawsuits, so to avoid any complications I release this to public domain using the “unlicense” legalise
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