QuickHash Library Version 3.

02 ReadMe File
(C) Copyright 1999-2007 SlavaSoft Inc.
Contents
1. Warranty Disclaimer
2. Introduction
3. What's new in this version
4. FileList
5. Installing and Uninstalling
6. Trial Version Limitation

1. Warranty Disclaimer
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EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SLAVASOFT INC. FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANT
IES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FIT
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OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT AND DOCUMENTATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIEN
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IBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

2. Introduction
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QuickHash Library is the fastest implementation of the most popular hash, ch
ecksum and HMAC algorithms. It allows Windows developers to perform in their app
lications hash, checksum and HMAC calculations for memory blocks, strings, blobs
, streaming data and single files.
QuickHash Library was designed to be fast, flexible and extremely easy to us
e.
QuickHash Library supports:
13 hash algorithms: MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2(256, 384, 512), RIPEMD128, R
IPEMD160, RIPEMD256, RIPEMD320, PANAMA, TIGER;
4 checksum algorithms: CRC16, CRC16C, CRC32, ADLER32;
12 HMAC algorithms: MD4-HMAC, MD5-HMAC, SHA1-HMAC, SHA256-HMAC, SHA384-HMAC,
SHA512-HMAC, RIPEMD128-HMAC, RIPEMD160-HMAC, RIPEMD256-HMAC, RIPEMD320-HMAC, PA
NAMA-HMAC, TIGER-HMAC.
QuickHash Library has 3 interfaces:
1) QuickHash API ( The QuickHash API can be used as is, or it can be used t
o create wrappers for other languages that can use DLLs ).
2) C++ Interface ( Wrapper classes to QuickHash API ).
3) QuickHash Type Library ( Includes all declarations for accessing the Qui
ckHash Library from different programming languages which have the possibility t
o reference a Type Library, such as VB 5.0, VB 6.0, VBA, etc. )
QuickHash Library supports:
 1) Static Linking - When you perform static linking to QuickHash Library, t
he library code is included in your executable file the same way C functions are
linked when you use a standard C library.
2) Dynamic Linking - When you perform dynamic linking to QuickHash Library
, the library code is loaded at run time from QuickHash.dll, and this DLL can b
e shared by multiple applications.

3. What's new in this version

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1. MD4, RIPEMD-128, RIPEMD-256 and RIPEMD-320 hash algorithms added
2. CRC16 and CRC16C checksum algorithms added
3. MD4-HMAC, RIPEMD128-HMAC, RIPEMD256-HMAC and RIPEMD320-HMAC HMAC alg
orithms added
4. QuickHash Type Library added
4. Improved help
5. Compatibility with previous versions
4. File List
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QuickHash.h - Include file for C/C++ applications
QuickHash.lib - LIB file for dynamic linking to QuickHash Library
QuickHashS.lib - LIB file for static linking to QuickHash Library
QuickHash.dll - DLL file
QuickHash.tlb - type library for QuickHash.dll
QuickHash.chm - help file
ReadMe.txt - this file
Register.exe - registration program for SlavaSoft products
5. Installing and Uninstalling
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To install QuickHash Library, perform the following:
- If you want to work with QuickHash Library through its Type Library, follo
w these steps:
1. Copy QuickHash.dll in one of the executable paths for your operating
system, or for your application.
2. Copy QuickHash.tlb to any directory and add a reference to the QuickH
ash.tlb in your project(s).
- If you want to work with QuickHash Library in C/C++, follow these steps:
1. Copy QuickHash.dll in one of the executable paths for your operating
system, or for your application.
2. Copy QuickHash.h in the include path for your project(s), or in the i
nclude path specified in your compiler settings.
3. Copy QuickHash.lib and QuickHashS.lib in the library path for your pr
oject(s), or in the library path specified in your compiler settings.
4. Specify predefined symbols for your project:
*** Define _SL_STATIC if you want to link to QuickHashS.lib (for static
linking to QuickHash Library).
*** Define _SL_NOFORCE_LIBS if you want to manually specify the necessar
y library for your project.
 Notes.
- Do not define any predefined symbols mentioned above if you want to li
nk to QuickHash.lib (for dynamic linking to QuickHash Library).
- Do define _SL_NOFORCE_LIBS if you use a compiler other than Microsoft
Visual C++ (2.0 or later).
In addition to the previous steps, perform the following:
1. Copy the help files QuickHash.chm and ReadMe.txt in any directory whe
re it will be easy for you to access them when QuickHash Library help will be ne
eded.
2. Copy the registration program Register.exe in any directory where it
will be easy for you to access it when you will need to register QuickHash Libra
ry.
To uninstall QuickHash Library just remove all files listed above from your
harddrive.
6. Trial Version Limitation
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The trial version of QuickHash Library will cause a 10 seconds delay when ru
nning any application that uses it. To remove this delay you have to order the l
icense for QuickHash Library and register it.