title: C/C++ function for generating a hash for passwords (using MD5 or another algorithm)?
body: <p>I'm looking for a function for C/C++ that behaves identically to PHP's md5() function -- pass in a string, return a one-way hash of that string.  I'm also open to other algorithms than md5() if they are as secure (or more secure), reasonably fast, and ideally one-way.</p>
  
  <p>The reason I'm searching for said function is for the same purpose I would use PHP's md5() function: to store a one-way hash of a user's password in a database rather than the actual text of the user's password (in case the database's data is ever compromised, the user's passwords would still be relatively secret).</p>
  
  <p>I've spent around two hours searching now.  All the code I've found either was for getting an MD5 of file data (instead of just a string), wouldn't compile, was for another programming language, or required an entire library (such as Crypto++, OpenSSL, hashlib++) to be added to my project, some of which are very large (is that really necessary when all I want is just one one-way string hashing function?).</p>
  
  <p>Seeing as how this is a common need, I'm assuming someone has already written and made available exactly what I'm looking for.. can someone point me to it?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>