fastest MD5 Implementation in JavaScript

Question

There are many MD5 JavaScript implementations out there. Does anybody know which one is the most advanced, most bugfixed and fastest?

I need it for this tool.

Answer 1

I've heard Joseph's Myers implementation is quite fast. Additionally, he has a lengthy article on Javascript optimization describing what he learned while writing his implementation. It's a good read for anyone interested in performant javascript.

http://www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/jkm3/

His MD5 implementation can be found here

Answer 2

I would suggest you use CryptoJS in this case.

Basically CryptoJS is a growing collection of standard and secure cryptographic algorithms implemented in JavaScript using best practices and patterns. They are fast, and they have a consistent and simple interface.

So if you want to calculate the MD5 hash of your password string then do as follows:

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/crypto-js/3.1.9-1/core.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/crypto-js/3.1.9-1/md5.js"></script>
<script>
    var passhash = CryptoJS.MD5(password).toString();

    $.post(
      'includes/login.php', 
      { user: username, pass: passhash },
      onLogin, 
      'json' );
</script>

So this script will post the hash of your password string to the server.

For further info and support on other hash calculating algorithms you can visit:

http://code.google.com/p/crypto-js/

Answer 3

My favorite md5

This one is 42 lines long, fits in 120 characters horizontally, and looks good. Is it fast? Well - it's fast enough and it's approximately the same as all other JS implementations. But it's just oddly satisfying to look at all those nicely aligned columns. Don't deny.

NOTE: input should be a string
In practice, numbers and arrays will work (since 2023 feb 20, thank you Andreas Riedmüller), but objects will always return the same md5 every time. To support objects, add a line with JSON.stringify; I didn't because md5 is designed for strings.

//  Formatted version of a popular md5 implementation
//  Original copyright (c) Paul Johnston & Greg Holt.
//  The function itself is now 42 lines long.

function md5(inputString) {
    var hc="0123456789abcdef";
    function rh(n) {var j,s="";for(j=0;j<=3;j++) s+=hc.charAt((n>>(j*8+4))&0x0F)+hc.charAt((n>>(j*8))&0x0F);return s;}
    function ad(x,y) {var l=(x&0xFFFF)+(y&0xFFFF);var m=(x>>16)+(y>>16)+(l>>16);return (m<<16)|(l&0xFFFF);}
    function rl(n,c)            {return (n<<c)|(n>>>(32-c));}
    function cm(q,a,b,x,s,t)    {return ad(rl(ad(ad(a,q),ad(x,t)),s),b);}
    function ff(a,b,c,d,x,s,t)  {return cm((b&c)|((~b)&d),a,b,x,s,t);}
    function gg(a,b,c,d,x,s,t)  {return cm((b&d)|(c&(~d)),a,b,x,s,t);}
    function hh(a,b,c,d,x,s,t)  {return cm(b^c^d,a,b,x,s,t);}
    function ii(a,b,c,d,x,s,t)  {return cm(c^(b|(~d)),a,b,x,s,t);}
    function sb(x) {
        var i;var nblk=((x.length+8)>>6)+1;var blks=new Array(nblk*16);for(i=0;i<nblk*16;i++) blks[i]=0;
        for(i=0;i<x.length;i++) blks[i>>2]|=x.charCodeAt(i)<<((i%4)*8);
        blks[i>>2]|=0x80<<((i%4)*8);blks[nblk*16-2]=x.length*8;return blks;
    }
    var i,x=sb(""+inputString),a=1732584193,b=-271733879,c=-1732584194,d=271733878,olda,oldb,oldc,oldd;
    for(i=0;i<x.length;i+=16) {olda=a;oldb=b;oldc=c;oldd=d;
        a=ff(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 0], 7, -680876936);d=ff(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 1],12, -389564586);c=ff(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 2],17,  606105819);
        b=ff(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 3],22,-1044525330);a=ff(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 4], 7, -176418897);d=ff(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 5],12, 1200080426);
        c=ff(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 6],17,-1473231341);b=ff(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 7],22,  -45705983);a=ff(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 8], 7, 1770035416);
        d=ff(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 9],12,-1958414417);c=ff(c,d,a,b,x[i+10],17,     -42063);b=ff(b,c,d,a,x[i+11],22,-1990404162);
        a=ff(a,b,c,d,x[i+12], 7, 1804603682);d=ff(d,a,b,c,x[i+13],12,  -40341101);c=ff(c,d,a,b,x[i+14],17,-1502002290);
        b=ff(b,c,d,a,x[i+15],22, 1236535329);a=gg(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 1], 5, -165796510);d=gg(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 6], 9,-1069501632);
        c=gg(c,d,a,b,x[i+11],14,  643717713);b=gg(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 0],20, -373897302);a=gg(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 5], 5, -701558691);
        d=gg(d,a,b,c,x[i+10], 9,   38016083);c=gg(c,d,a,b,x[i+15],14, -660478335);b=gg(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 4],20, -405537848);
        a=gg(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 9], 5,  568446438);d=gg(d,a,b,c,x[i+14], 9,-1019803690);c=gg(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 3],14, -187363961);
        b=gg(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 8],20, 1163531501);a=gg(a,b,c,d,x[i+13], 5,-1444681467);d=gg(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 2], 9,  -51403784);
        c=gg(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 7],14, 1735328473);b=gg(b,c,d,a,x[i+12],20,-1926607734);a=hh(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 5], 4,    -378558);
        d=hh(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 8],11,-2022574463);c=hh(c,d,a,b,x[i+11],16, 1839030562);b=hh(b,c,d,a,x[i+14],23,  -35309556);
        a=hh(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 1], 4,-1530992060);d=hh(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 4],11, 1272893353);c=hh(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 7],16, -155497632);
        b=hh(b,c,d,a,x[i+10],23,-1094730640);a=hh(a,b,c,d,x[i+13], 4,  681279174);d=hh(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 0],11, -358537222);
        c=hh(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 3],16, -722521979);b=hh(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 6],23,   76029189);a=hh(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 9], 4, -640364487);
        d=hh(d,a,b,c,x[i+12],11, -421815835);c=hh(c,d,a,b,x[i+15],16,  530742520);b=hh(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 2],23, -995338651);
        a=ii(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 0], 6, -198630844);d=ii(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 7],10, 1126891415);c=ii(c,d,a,b,x[i+14],15,-1416354905);
        b=ii(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 5],21,  -57434055);a=ii(a,b,c,d,x[i+12], 6, 1700485571);d=ii(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 3],10,-1894986606);
        c=ii(c,d,a,b,x[i+10],15,   -1051523);b=ii(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 1],21,-2054922799);a=ii(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 8], 6, 1873313359);
        d=ii(d,a,b,c,x[i+15],10,  -30611744);c=ii(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 6],15,-1560198380);b=ii(b,c,d,a,x[i+13],21, 1309151649);
        a=ii(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 4], 6, -145523070);d=ii(d,a,b,c,x[i+11],10,-1120210379);c=ii(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 2],15,  718787259);
        b=ii(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 9],21, -343485551);a=ad(a,olda);b=ad(b,oldb);c=ad(c,oldc);d=ad(d,oldd);
    }
    return rh(a)+rh(b)+rh(c)+rh(d);
}

Another absolutely irrelevant fact: it's 4000 bytes long. It may seem pointless but it feels good to just know. You look at it and you know. You belong to the secret club of Those Who Just Know. Life will never be the same. Trust me.

Also, thank you Paul Johnston and Greg Holt.
And Douglas Adams, for all the fish.

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Answer 4

Node.js has built-in support

const crypto = require('crypto')
crypto.createHash('md5').update('hello world').digest('hex')

Code snippet above computes MD5 hex string for string hello world

The advantage of this solution is you don't need to install additional library.

I think built in solution should be the fastest. If not, we should create issue/PR for the Node.js project.

Answer 5

While selecting library it's also important to see if it supports modern frameworks such as Bower, passes jslint, supports plugin model for JQuery or module systems such as AMD/RequireJS in addition to being in active development and have more than 1 contributors. There are couple of options that satisfies some or all of these additional criteria:

• CryptoJS: This is perhaps the most expansive library where each algorithm can be used separately without adding fat in to your JS code. Plus it as encoder/decoders for UTF8, UTF16 and Base64. I maintain github repository that is registered as Bower package plus instructions on how to use it with RequireJS.
• Spark MD5: This is based on JKM code that other answer mentions which is also the faster implementation. However in addition, Spark implementation adds AMD support, passes jslint plus has incremental mode. It doesn't have Base64 o/p but it does have raw o/p (i.e. array of 32-bit int insead of string).
• JQuery MD5 plugin: Very simple down to earth but doesn't seem to have raw mode.
• JavaScript-MD5: Not as fancy or fast as Spark but simpler.

Example from CryptoJS:

//just include md5.js from the CryptoJS rollups folder
var hash = CryptoJS.MD5("Message");
console.log(hash.toString()); 

There is a performance comparison between above libraries at http://jsperf.com/md5-shootout/7. On my machine current tests (which are admittedly old) shows that if you are looking for speed Spark MD5 is your best bet (and so is plain JKM code). However if you looking for more comprehensive library then CryptoJS is your best bet although it is 79% slower than Spark MD5. However I would imagine CryptoJS would eventually achieve same speed as it is bit more active project.

Answer 6

As of 2020 the fastest MD5 implementation is probably written in WASM (Web Assembly).

hash-wasm is a library that implements MD5 hash in WASM.

You can find the benchmarks here.

You can either install it with npm:

npm i hash-wasm

or just add a script tag

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hash-wasm"></script>

then use the hashwasm global variable.

Example:

async function run() {
  console.log('MD5:', await hashwasm.md5('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'));
}

run();

outputs

MD5: 9e107d9d372bb6826bd81d3542a419d6

async function run() {
  console.log('MD5:', await hashwasm.md5('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'));
}

run();

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hash-wasm"></script>

Answer 7

I really can't remember where did I get this from.. I searched everywhere on the net and the only references I find are from this post. Strange. If anyone has infos about this implementation origin, let me know.

Or you can try this new one which is 25% faster: https://stackoverflow.com/a/74186696/236062 :D

MD5 = function(e) {
    function h(a, b) {
        var c, d, e, f, g;
        e = a & 2147483648;
        f = b & 2147483648;
        c = a & 1073741824;
        d = b & 1073741824;
        g = (a & 1073741823) + (b & 1073741823);
        return c & d ? g ^ 2147483648 ^ e ^ f : c | d ? g & 1073741824 ? g ^ 3221225472 ^ e ^ f : g ^ 1073741824 ^ e ^ f : g ^ e ^ f
    }

    function k(a, b, c, d, e, f, g) {
        a = h(a, h(h(b & c | ~b & d, e), g));
        return h(a << f | a >>> 32 - f, b)
    }

    function l(a, b, c, d, e, f, g) {
        a = h(a, h(h(b & d | c & ~d, e), g));
        return h(a << f | a >>> 32 - f, b)
    }

    function m(a, b, d, c, e, f, g) {
        a = h(a, h(h(b ^ d ^ c, e), g));
        return h(a << f | a >>> 32 - f, b)
    }

    function n(a, b, d, c, e, f, g) {
        a = h(a, h(h(d ^ (b | ~c), e), g));
        return h(a << f | a >>> 32 - f, b)
    }

    function p(a) {
        var b = "",
            d = "",
            c;
        for (c = 0; 3 >= c; c++) d = a >>> 8 * c & 255, d = "0" + d.toString(16), b += d.substr(d.length - 2, 2);
        return b
    }
    var f = [],
        q, r, s, t, a, b, c, d;
    e = function(a) {
        a = a.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
        for (var b = "", d = 0; d < a.length; d++) {
            var c = a.charCodeAt(d);
            128 > c ? b += String.fromCharCode(c) : (127 < c && 2048 > c ? b += String.fromCharCode(c >> 6 | 192) : (b += String.fromCharCode(c >> 12 | 224), b += String.fromCharCode(c >> 6 & 63 | 128)), b += String.fromCharCode(c & 63 | 128))
        }
        return b
    }(e);
    f = function(b) {
        var a, c = b.length;
        a = c + 8;
        for (var d = 16 * ((a - a % 64) / 64 + 1), e = Array(d - 1), f = 0, g = 0; g < c;) a = (g - g % 4) / 4, f = g % 4 * 8, e[a] |= b.charCodeAt(g) << f, g++;
        a = (g - g % 4) / 4;
        e[a] |= 128 << g % 4 * 8;
        e[d - 2] = c << 3;
        e[d - 1] = c >>> 29;
        return e
    }(e);
    a = 1732584193;
    b = 4023233417;
    c = 2562383102;
    d = 271733878;
    for (e = 0; e < f.length; e += 16) q = a, r = b, s = c, t = d, a = k(a, b, c, d, f[e + 0], 7, 3614090360), d = k(d, a, b, c, f[e + 1], 12, 3905402710), c = k(c, d, a, b, f[e + 2], 17, 606105819), b = k(b, c, d, a, f[e + 3], 22, 3250441966), a = k(a, b, c, d, f[e + 4], 7, 4118548399), d = k(d, a, b, c, f[e + 5], 12, 1200080426), c = k(c, d, a, b, f[e + 6], 17, 2821735955), b = k(b, c, d, a, f[e + 7], 22, 4249261313), a = k(a, b, c, d, f[e + 8], 7, 1770035416), d = k(d, a, b, c, f[e + 9], 12, 2336552879), c = k(c, d, a, b, f[e + 10], 17, 4294925233), b = k(b, c, d, a, f[e + 11], 22, 2304563134), a = k(a, b, c, d, f[e + 12], 7, 1804603682), d = k(d, a, b, c, f[e + 13], 12, 4254626195), c = k(c, d, a, b, f[e + 14], 17, 2792965006), b = k(b, c, d, a, f[e + 15], 22, 1236535329), a = l(a, b, c, d, f[e + 1], 5, 4129170786), d = l(d, a, b, c, f[e + 6], 9, 3225465664), c = l(c, d, a, b, f[e + 11], 14, 643717713), b = l(b, c, d, a, f[e + 0], 20, 3921069994), a = l(a, b, c, d, f[e + 5], 5, 3593408605), d = l(d, a, b, c, f[e + 10], 9, 38016083), c = l(c, d, a, b, f[e + 15], 14, 3634488961), b = l(b, c, d, a, f[e + 4], 20, 3889429448), a = l(a, b, c, d, f[e + 9], 5, 568446438), d = l(d, a, b, c, f[e + 14], 9, 3275163606), c = l(c, d, a, b, f[e + 3], 14, 4107603335), b = l(b, c, d, a, f[e + 8], 20, 1163531501), a = l(a, b, c, d, f[e + 13], 5, 2850285829), d = l(d, a, b, c, f[e + 2], 9, 4243563512), c = l(c, d, a, b, f[e + 7], 14, 1735328473), b = l(b, c, d, a, f[e + 12], 20, 2368359562), a = m(a, b, c, d, f[e + 5], 4, 4294588738), d = m(d, a, b, c, f[e + 8], 11, 2272392833), c = m(c, d, a, b, f[e + 11], 16, 1839030562), b = m(b, c, d, a, f[e + 14], 23, 4259657740), a = m(a, b, c, d, f[e + 1], 4, 2763975236), d = m(d, a, b, c, f[e + 4], 11, 1272893353), c = m(c, d, a, b, f[e + 7], 16, 4139469664), b = m(b, c, d, a, f[e + 10], 23, 3200236656), a = m(a, b, c, d, f[e + 13], 4, 681279174), d = m(d, a, b, c, f[e + 0], 11, 3936430074), c = m(c, d, a, b, f[e + 3], 16, 3572445317), b = m(b, c, d, a, f[e + 6], 23, 76029189), a = m(a, b, c, d, f[e + 9], 4, 3654602809), d = m(d, a, b, c, f[e + 12], 11, 3873151461), c = m(c, d, a, b, f[e + 15], 16, 530742520), b = m(b, c, d, a, f[e + 2], 23, 3299628645), a = n(a, b, c, d, f[e + 0], 6, 4096336452), d = n(d, a, b, c, f[e + 7], 10, 1126891415), c = n(c, d, a, b, f[e + 14], 15, 2878612391), b = n(b, c, d, a, f[e + 5], 21, 4237533241), a = n(a, b, c, d, f[e + 12], 6, 1700485571), d = n(d, a, b, c, f[e + 3], 10, 2399980690), c = n(c, d, a, b, f[e + 10], 15, 4293915773), b = n(b, c, d, a, f[e + 1], 21, 2240044497), a = n(a, b, c, d, f[e + 8], 6, 1873313359), d = n(d, a, b, c, f[e + 15], 10, 4264355552), c = n(c, d, a, b, f[e + 6], 15, 2734768916), b = n(b, c, d, a, f[e + 13], 21, 1309151649), a = n(a, b, c, d, f[e + 4], 6, 4149444226), d = n(d, a, b, c, f[e + 11], 10, 3174756917), c = n(c, d, a, b, f[e + 2], 15, 718787259), b = n(b, c, d, a, f[e + 9], 21, 3951481745), a = h(a, q), b = h(b, r), c = h(c, s), d = h(d, t);
    return (p(a) + p(b) + p(c) + p(d)).toLowerCase()
};

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body onload="md5.value=MD5(a.value);">

<form oninput="md5.value=MD5(a.value)">Enter String:
<input type="string" id="a" name="a" value="https://www.zibri.org"></br></br>MD5:<output id="md5" name="md5" for="a"></output>
</form>

</body>
</html>

Answer 8

I only need to support HTML5 browsers that support typed arrays (DataView, ArrayBuffer, etc.) I think I took the Joseph Myers code and modified it to support passing in a Uint8Array. I did not catch all the improvements, and there are still probably some char() array artifacts that can be improved on. I needed this for adding to the PouchDB project.

var PouchUtils = {};
PouchUtils.Crypto = {};
(function () {
    PouchUtils.Crypto.MD5 = function (uint8Array) {
        function md5cycle(x, k) {
            var a = x[0], b = x[1], c = x[2], d = x[3];

            a = ff(a, b, c, d, k[0], 7, -680876936);
            d = ff(d, a, b, c, k[1], 12, -389564586);
            c = ff(c, d, a, b, k[2], 17, 606105819);
            b = ff(b, c, d, a, k[3], 22, -1044525330);
            a = ff(a, b, c, d, k[4], 7, -176418897);
            d = ff(d, a, b, c, k[5], 12, 1200080426);
            c = ff(c, d, a, b, k[6], 17, -1473231341);
            b = ff(b, c, d, a, k[7], 22, -45705983);
            a = ff(a, b, c, d, k[8], 7, 1770035416);
            d = ff(d, a, b, c, k[9], 12, -1958414417);
            c = ff(c, d, a, b, k[10], 17, -42063);
            b = ff(b, c, d, a, k[11], 22, -1990404162);
            a = ff(a, b, c, d, k[12], 7, 1804603682);
            d = ff(d, a, b, c, k[13], 12, -40341101);
            c = ff(c, d, a, b, k[14], 17, -1502002290);
            b = ff(b, c, d, a, k[15], 22, 1236535329);

            a = gg(a, b, c, d, k[1], 5, -165796510);
            d = gg(d, a, b, c, k[6], 9, -1069501632);
            c = gg(c, d, a, b, k[11], 14, 643717713);
            b = gg(b, c, d, a, k[0], 20, -373897302);
            a = gg(a, b, c, d, k[5], 5, -701558691);
            d = gg(d, a, b, c, k[10], 9, 38016083);
            c = gg(c, d, a, b, k[15], 14, -660478335);
            b = gg(b, c, d, a, k[4], 20, -405537848);
            a = gg(a, b, c, d, k[9], 5, 568446438);
            d = gg(d, a, b, c, k[14], 9, -1019803690);
            c = gg(c, d, a, b, k[3], 14, -187363961);
            b = gg(b, c, d, a, k[8], 20, 1163531501);
            a = gg(a, b, c, d, k[13], 5, -1444681467);
            d = gg(d, a, b, c, k[2], 9, -51403784);
            c = gg(c, d, a, b, k[7], 14, 1735328473);
            b = gg(b, c, d, a, k[12], 20, -1926607734);

            a = hh(a, b, c, d, k[5], 4, -378558);
            d = hh(d, a, b, c, k[8], 11, -2022574463);
            c = hh(c, d, a, b, k[11], 16, 1839030562);
            b = hh(b, c, d, a, k[14], 23, -35309556);
            a = hh(a, b, c, d, k[1], 4, -1530992060);
            d = hh(d, a, b, c, k[4], 11, 1272893353);
            c = hh(c, d, a, b, k[7], 16, -155497632);
            b = hh(b, c, d, a, k[10], 23, -1094730640);
            a = hh(a, b, c, d, k[13], 4, 681279174);
            d = hh(d, a, b, c, k[0], 11, -358537222);
            c = hh(c, d, a, b, k[3], 16, -722521979);
            b = hh(b, c, d, a, k[6], 23, 76029189);
            a = hh(a, b, c, d, k[9], 4, -640364487);
            d = hh(d, a, b, c, k[12], 11, -421815835);
            c = hh(c, d, a, b, k[15], 16, 530742520);
            b = hh(b, c, d, a, k[2], 23, -995338651);

            a = ii(a, b, c, d, k[0], 6, -198630844);
            d = ii(d, a, b, c, k[7], 10, 1126891415);
            c = ii(c, d, a, b, k[14], 15, -1416354905);
            b = ii(b, c, d, a, k[5], 21, -57434055);
            a = ii(a, b, c, d, k[12], 6, 1700485571);
            d = ii(d, a, b, c, k[3], 10, -1894986606);
            c = ii(c, d, a, b, k[10], 15, -1051523);
            b = ii(b, c, d, a, k[1], 21, -2054922799);
            a = ii(a, b, c, d, k[8], 6, 1873313359);
            d = ii(d, a, b, c, k[15], 10, -30611744);
            c = ii(c, d, a, b, k[6], 15, -1560198380);
            b = ii(b, c, d, a, k[13], 21, 1309151649);
            a = ii(a, b, c, d, k[4], 6, -145523070);
            d = ii(d, a, b, c, k[11], 10, -1120210379);
            c = ii(c, d, a, b, k[2], 15, 718787259);
            b = ii(b, c, d, a, k[9], 21, -343485551);

            x[0] = add32(a, x[0]);
            x[1] = add32(b, x[1]);
            x[2] = add32(c, x[2]);
            x[3] = add32(d, x[3]);

        }

        function cmn(q, a, b, x, s, t) {
            a = add32(add32(a, q), add32(x, t));
            return add32((a << s) | (a >>> (32 - s)), b);
        }

        function ff(a, b, c, d, x, s, t) {
            return cmn((b & c) | ((~b) & d), a, b, x, s, t);
        }

        function gg(a, b, c, d, x, s, t) {
            return cmn((b & d) | (c & (~d)), a, b, x, s, t);
        }

        function hh(a, b, c, d, x, s, t) {
            return cmn(b ^ c ^ d, a, b, x, s, t);
        }

        function ii(a, b, c, d, x, s, t) {
            return cmn(c ^ (b | (~d)), a, b, x, s, t);
        }

        function md51(s) {
            txt = '';
            var n = s.length,
            state = [1732584193, -271733879, -1732584194, 271733878], i;
            for (i = 64; i <= s.length; i += 64) {
                md5cycle(state, md5blk(s.subarray(i - 64, i)));
            }
            s = s.subarray(i - 64);
            var tail = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
            for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
                tail[i >> 2] |= s[i] << ((i % 4) << 3);
            tail[i >> 2] |= 0x80 << ((i % 4) << 3);
            if (i > 55) {
                md5cycle(state, tail);
                for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) tail[i] = 0;
            }
            tail[14] = n * 8;
            md5cycle(state, tail);
            return state;
        }

        /* there needs to be support for Unicode here,
         * unless we pretend that we can redefine the MD-5
         * algorithm for multi-byte characters (perhaps
         * by adding every four 16-bit characters and
         * shortening the sum to 32 bits). Otherwise
         * I suggest performing MD-5 as if every character
         * was two bytes--e.g., 0040 0025 = @%--but then
         * how will an ordinary MD-5 sum be matched?
         * There is no way to standardize text to something
         * like UTF-8 before transformation; speed cost is
         * utterly prohibitive. The JavaScript standard
         * itself needs to look at this: it should start
         * providing access to strings as preformed UTF-8
         * 8-bit unsigned value arrays.
         */
        function md5blk(s) { /* I figured global was faster.   */
            var md5blks = [], i; /* Andy King said do it this way. */
            for (i = 0; i < 64; i += 4) {
                md5blks[i >> 2] = s[i]
                + (s[i + 1] << 8)
                + (s[i + 2] << 16)
                + (s[i + 3] << 24);
            }
            return md5blks;
        }

        var hex_chr = '0123456789abcdef'.split('');

        function rhex(n) {
            var s = '', j = 0;
            for (; j < 4; j++)
                s += hex_chr[(n >> (j * 8 + 4)) & 0x0F]
                + hex_chr[(n >> (j * 8)) & 0x0F];
            return s;
        }

        function hex(x) {
            for (var i = 0; i < x.length; i++)
                x[i] = rhex(x[i]);
            return x.join('');
        }

        function md5(s) {
            return hex(md51(s));
        }

        function add32(a, b) {
            return (a + b) & 0xFFFFFFFF;
        }

        return md5(uint8Array);
    };
})();

Answer 9

Currently the fastest implementation of md5 (based on Joseph Myers' code):

https://github.com/iReal/FastMD5

jsPerf comparaison: http://jsperf.com/md5-shootout/63

Answer 10

I wrote tests to compare several JavaScript hash implementations, including most MD5 implementations mentioned here. To run the tests, go to http://brillout.github.io/test-javascript-hash-implementations/ and wait a bit.

It seems that the YaMD5 implementation of R. Hill's answer is the fastest.

Answer 11

It bothered me that I could not find an implementation which is both fast and support Unicode strings.

So I made one which supports Unicode strings and still shows as faster (at time of writing) than the currently fastest ascii-only-strings implementations:

https://github.com/gorhill/yamd5.js

Based on Joseph Myers' code, but uses TypedArrays, plus other improvements.

Answer 12

Here we go with another one which is 25% faster than my previous one :D

function MD5(r) {
var o, e, n, f = [ -680876936, -389564586, 606105819, -1044525330, -176418897, 1200080426, -1473231341, -45705983, 1770035416, -1958414417, -42063, -1990404162, 1804603682, -40341101, -1502002290, 1236535329, -165796510, -1069501632, 643717713, -373897302, -701558691, 38016083, -660478335, -405537848, 568446438, -1019803690, -187363961, 1163531501, -1444681467, -51403784, 1735328473, -1926607734, -378558, -2022574463, 1839030562, -35309556, -1530992060, 1272893353, -155497632, -1094730640, 681279174, -358537222, -722521979, 76029189, -640364487, -421815835, 530742520, -995338651, -198630844, 1126891415, -1416354905, -57434055, 1700485571, -1894986606, -1051523, -2054922799, 1873313359, -30611744, -1560198380, 1309151649, -145523070, -1120210379, 718787259, -343485551 ], t = [ o = 1732584193, e = 4023233417, ~o, ~e ], c = [], a = unescape(encodeURI(r)) + "\u0080", d = a.length;
for (r = --d / 4 + 2 | 15, c[--r] = 8 * d; ~d; ) c[d >> 2] |= a.charCodeAt(d) << 8 * d--;
for (i = a = 0; i < r; i += 16) {
    for (d = t; 64 > a; d = [ n = d[3], o + ((n = d[0] + [ o & e | ~o & n, n & o | ~n & e, o ^ e ^ n, e ^ (o | ~n) ][d = a >> 4] + f[a] + ~~c[i | 15 & [ a, 5 * a + 1, 3 * a + 5, 7 * a ][d]]) << (d = [ 7, 12, 17, 22, 5, 9, 14, 20, 4, 11, 16, 23, 6, 10, 15, 21 ][4 * d + a++ % 4]) | n >>> -d), o, e ]) o = 0 | d[1], 
    e = d[2];
    for (a = 4; a; ) t[--a] += d[a];
}
for (r = ""; 32 > a; ) r += (t[a >> 3] >> 4 * (1 ^ a++) & 15).toString(16);
return r;
}

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body onload="md5.value=MD5(a.value);">

<form oninput="md5.value=MD5(a.value)">Enter String:
<input type="string" id="a" name="a" value="https://www.zibri.org"></br></br>MD5:<output id="md5" name="md5" for="a"></output>
</form>

</body>
</html>

Answer 13

js-md5 supports UTF-8 string, array, ArrayBuffer, AMD....

and fast. jsperf

Answer 14

Here's the ES6 version of the md5 implementation by @dkellner and @Eonasdan:

const md5 = inputString => {
   const hc = '0123456789abcdef';
   const rh = n => {let j,s='';for(j=0;j<=3;j++) s+=hc.charAt((n>>(j*8+4))&0x0F)+hc.charAt((n>>(j*8))&0x0F);return s;}
   const ad = (x,y) => {let l=(x&0xFFFF)+(y&0xFFFF);let m=(x>>16)+(y>>16)+(l>>16);return (m<<16)|(l&0xFFFF);}
   const rl = (n,c) => (n<<c)|(n>>>(32-c));
   const cm = (q,a,b,x,s,t) => ad(rl(ad(ad(a,q),ad(x,t)),s),b);
   const ff = (a,b,c,d,x,s,t) => cm((b&c)|((~b)&d),a,b,x,s,t);
   const gg = (a,b,c,d,x,s,t) => cm((b&d)|(c&(~d)),a,b,x,s,t);
   const hh = (a,b,c,d,x,s,t) => cm(b^c^d,a,b,x,s,t);
   const ii = (a,b,c,d,x,s,t) => cm(c^(b|(~d)),a,b,x,s,t);
   const sb = x => {
      let i;const nblk=((x.length+8)>>6)+1;const blks=[];for(i=0;i<nblk*16;i++) { blks[i]=0 };
      for(i=0;i<x.length;i++) {blks[i>>2]|=x.charCodeAt(i)<<((i%4)*8);}
      blks[i>>2]|=0x80<<((i%4)*8);blks[nblk*16-2]=x.length*8;return blks;
   }
   let i,x=sb(inputString),a=1732584193,b=-271733879,c=-1732584194,d=271733878,olda,oldb,oldc,oldd;
   for(i=0;i<x.length;i+=16) {olda=a;oldb=b;oldc=c;oldd=d;
      a=ff(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 0], 7, -680876936);d=ff(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 1],12, -389564586);c=ff(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 2],17,  606105819);
      b=ff(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 3],22,-1044525330);a=ff(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 4], 7, -176418897);d=ff(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 5],12, 1200080426);
      c=ff(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 6],17,-1473231341);b=ff(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 7],22,  -45705983);a=ff(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 8], 7, 1770035416);
      d=ff(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 9],12,-1958414417);c=ff(c,d,a,b,x[i+10],17,     -42063);b=ff(b,c,d,a,x[i+11],22,-1990404162);
      a=ff(a,b,c,d,x[i+12], 7, 1804603682);d=ff(d,a,b,c,x[i+13],12,  -40341101);c=ff(c,d,a,b,x[i+14],17,-1502002290);
      b=ff(b,c,d,a,x[i+15],22, 1236535329);a=gg(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 1], 5, -165796510);d=gg(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 6], 9,-1069501632);
      c=gg(c,d,a,b,x[i+11],14,  643717713);b=gg(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 0],20, -373897302);a=gg(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 5], 5, -701558691);
      d=gg(d,a,b,c,x[i+10], 9,   38016083);c=gg(c,d,a,b,x[i+15],14, -660478335);b=gg(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 4],20, -405537848);
      a=gg(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 9], 5,  568446438);d=gg(d,a,b,c,x[i+14], 9,-1019803690);c=gg(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 3],14, -187363961);
      b=gg(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 8],20, 1163531501);a=gg(a,b,c,d,x[i+13], 5,-1444681467);d=gg(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 2], 9,  -51403784);
      c=gg(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 7],14, 1735328473);b=gg(b,c,d,a,x[i+12],20,-1926607734);a=hh(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 5], 4,    -378558);
      d=hh(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 8],11,-2022574463);c=hh(c,d,a,b,x[i+11],16, 1839030562);b=hh(b,c,d,a,x[i+14],23,  -35309556);
      a=hh(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 1], 4,-1530992060);d=hh(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 4],11, 1272893353);c=hh(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 7],16, -155497632);
      b=hh(b,c,d,a,x[i+10],23,-1094730640);a=hh(a,b,c,d,x[i+13], 4,  681279174);d=hh(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 0],11, -358537222);
      c=hh(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 3],16, -722521979);b=hh(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 6],23,   76029189);a=hh(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 9], 4, -640364487);
      d=hh(d,a,b,c,x[i+12],11, -421815835);c=hh(c,d,a,b,x[i+15],16,  530742520);b=hh(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 2],23, -995338651);
      a=ii(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 0], 6, -198630844);d=ii(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 7],10, 1126891415);c=ii(c,d,a,b,x[i+14],15,-1416354905);
      b=ii(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 5],21,  -57434055);a=ii(a,b,c,d,x[i+12], 6, 1700485571);d=ii(d,a,b,c,x[i+ 3],10,-1894986606);
      c=ii(c,d,a,b,x[i+10],15,   -1051523);b=ii(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 1],21,-2054922799);a=ii(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 8], 6, 1873313359);
      d=ii(d,a,b,c,x[i+15],10,  -30611744);c=ii(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 6],15,-1560198380);b=ii(b,c,d,a,x[i+13],21, 1309151649);
      a=ii(a,b,c,d,x[i+ 4], 6, -145523070);d=ii(d,a,b,c,x[i+11],10,-1120210379);c=ii(c,d,a,b,x[i+ 2],15,  718787259);
      b=ii(b,c,d,a,x[i+ 9],21, -343485551);a=ad(a,olda);b=ad(b,oldb);c=ad(c,oldc);d=ad(d,oldd);
   }
   return rh(a)+rh(b)+rh(c)+rh(d);
}

Answer 15

Maybe this package was useful
https://www.npmjs.com/package/pure-md5

console.time('latin');
const latin = md5('hello');
console.timeEnd('latin');

console.log('Привет: ', md5('Привет'));
console.log('嘿: ', md5('嘿'));

<script src="https://unpkg.com/pure-md5@latest/lib/index.js"></script>

Answer 16

Why not try http://phpjs.org/functions/md5/?

Unfortunately performance is limited with any emulated script, however this can render real md5 hash. Although I would advice against using md5 for passwords, as it is a fast-rendered hash.

Answer 17

Much faster hashing should be possible by calculating on graphic card (implement hashing algorithm in WebGL), as discussed there about SHA256: Is it possible to calculate sha256 hashes in the browser using the user's video card, eg. by using WebGL or Flash?

Answer 18

Strongly recommend the SparkMD5, which is support many different type of data to get the md5 and with good performance in most situation. And it has the highest weekly downloads compare to other md5 libs.

Blob data for example:

import SparkMD5 from 'spark-md5'

export async function computeMd5(data: Blob): Promise<string> {
  const buffer = await readAsArrayBuffer(data)
  const spark = new SparkMD5.ArrayBuffer()
  spark.append(buffer)
  return spark.end()
}

In the Chrome v117, better than the js-md5.

Answer 19

You could also check my md5 implementation. It should be approx. the same as the other posted above. Unfortunately, the performance is limited by the inner loop which is impossible to optimize more.

Answer 20

The winner for the MD5 benchmark is Javascript-MD5

Test it on https://jsben.ch/imzpt or see on jsfiddle.net/w731ed58/

Answer 21

If the performance of your application is limited by a Javascript implementation of MD5, then you're really doing something wrong. Consider an architectural change (Hint: use MD5 less often)