I guess one thing to consider is if you can just calculate the first few resulting bytes independently to allow early exiting from the calculation.
... adds "grok md5 algorithm" to todo list ... - Mike On 8/05/2009 06:47, Elliott Kember wrote: > Hey guys, > > It's been a while since I've posted on here since I'm living in the UK > now, but I thought I'd tell you all about a project I've started. It's > the search for the "Kember Identity"; a string which, when MD5 hashed, > returns itself - such that md5(x) == x. > > The project is at > http://www.elliottkember.com/kember_identity.html > > And all the code is at > http://github.com/elliottkember/The-Kember-Identity/tree/master > > I've put US$100 towards the prize pool. I don't really expect anybody > to pay - hacking together some perl seems to be easier than paying to > enter. The chances of someone finding it are so slim that my money's > fairly safe. So best of luck - it might only take a few hundred > million years! > > Thanks, > Elliott > > > > -- Mike Cochrane Web Team Leader gardyneHOLT - design partners 18 Beresford Square Newton PO Box 3340 Auckland New Zealand p +64 9 300 3155 f +64 9 302 3349 m 021 545 565 skype gardyneholt_mikec www.gardyneholt.co.nz DISCLAIMER: This electronic message, together with any attachments, was created solely for the use of the intended recipient(s), and may be confidential. Views expressed may be those of the individual sender and are not necessarily endorsed by gardyneHOLT. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise us by return e-mail that you have received the message in error and then delete it. Do not copy, disclose or use the contents in any way. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
