diff --git a/MLAPI/Data/NetworkConfig.cs b/MLAPI/Data/NetworkConfig.cs
index c4fea53..2db8a8a 100644
--- a/MLAPI/Data/NetworkConfig.cs
+++ b/MLAPI/Data/NetworkConfig.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using MLAPI.NetworkingManagerComponents.Binary;
+using MLAPI.NetworkingManagerComponents.Cryptography;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
@@ -187,16 +188,16 @@ namespace MLAPI.Data
                 writer.WriteBool(EnableSceneSwitching);
                 writer.WriteBool(SignKeyExchange);
 
-                using (SHA256Managed sha256 = new SHA256Managed())
-                {
-                    //Returns a 256 bit / 32 byte long checksum of the config
+                //using (SHA256Managed sha256 = new SHA256Managed())
+                //{
+                    // Returns a 160 bit / 20 byte / 5 int checksum of the config
                     if (cache)
                     {
-                        ConfigHash = sha256.ComputeHash(writer.Finalize());
+                        ConfigHash = MessageDigest.SHA1_Opt(writer.Finalize()).ToArray(); //sha256.ComputeHash(writer.Finalize());
                         return ConfigHash;
                     }
-                    return sha256.ComputeHash(writer.Finalize());
-                }
+                    return MessageDigest.SHA1_Opt(writer.Finalize()).ToArray(); //sha256.ComputeHash(writer.Finalize());
+                //}
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/MLAPI/NetworkingManagerComponents/Binary/PrimitiveHasher.cs b/MLAPI/NetworkingManagerComponents/Binary/PrimitiveHasher.cs
index c3a9fc5..3c1e7ef 100644
--- a/MLAPI/NetworkingManagerComponents/Binary/PrimitiveHasher.cs
+++ b/MLAPI/NetworkingManagerComponents/Binary/PrimitiveHasher.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using MLAPI.NetworkingManagerComponents.Cryptography;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text;
 
@@ -15,14 +16,14 @@ namespace MLAPI.NetworkingManagerComponents.Binary
             if (cache && ulongCachedHashes.ContainsKey(input))
                 return ulongCachedHashes[input];
 
-            using (SHA256Managed sha = new SHA256Managed())
-            {
-                byte[] hash = sha.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
-                ulong value =  hash[0] | ((ulong)hash[1] << 8) | ((ulong)hash[2] << 16) | ((ulong)hash[3] << 24) | ((ulong)hash[4] << 32) | ((ulong)hash[5] << 40) | ((ulong)hash[6] << 48) | ((ulong)hash[7] << 56);
+            //using (SHA256Managed sha = new SHA256Managed())
+            //{
+                //byte[] hash = sha.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
+                ulong value = MessageDigest.SHA1_Opt(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input)).CastULong(); //hash[0] | ((ulong)hash[1] << 8) | ((ulong)hash[2] << 16) | ((ulong)hash[3] << 24) | ((ulong)hash[4] << 32) | ((ulong)hash[5] << 40) | ((ulong)hash[6] << 48) | ((ulong)hash[7] << 56);
                 if (cache)
                     ulongCachedHashes.Add(input, value);
                 return value;
-            }
+            //}
         }
 
         public static ulong GetUIntHash(string input, bool cache = false)
@@ -30,14 +31,14 @@ namespace MLAPI.NetworkingManagerComponents.Binary
             if (cache && uintCachedHashes.ContainsKey(input))
                 return uintCachedHashes[input];
 
-            using (SHA256Managed sha = new SHA256Managed())
-            {
-                byte[] hash = sha.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
-                uint value = hash[0] | ((uint)hash[1] << 8) | ((uint)hash[2] << 16) | ((uint)hash[3] << 24);
+            //using (SHA256Managed sha = new SHA256Managed())
+            //{
+                //byte[] hash = sha.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
+                uint value = MessageDigest.SHA1_Opt(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input)).CastUInt(); //hash[0] | ((uint)hash[1] << 8) | ((uint)hash[2] << 16) | ((uint)hash[3] << 24);
                 if (cache)
                     uintCachedHashes.Add(input, value);
                 return value;
-            }
+            //}
         }
 
         public static ushort GetUShortHash(string input, bool cache = false)
@@ -45,14 +46,14 @@ namespace MLAPI.NetworkingManagerComponents.Binary
             if (cache && ushortCachedHashes.ContainsKey(input))
                 return ushortCachedHashes[input];
 
-            using (SHA256Managed sha = new SHA256Managed())
-            {
-                byte[] hash = sha.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
-                ushort value = (ushort)(hash[0] | (ushort)(hash[1] << 8));
+            //using (SHA256Managed sha = new SHA256Managed())
+            //{
+            //byte[] hash = sha.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
+                ushort value = MessageDigest.SHA1_Opt(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input)).CastUShort(); //(ushort)(hash[0] | (ushort)(hash[1] << 8));
                 if (cache)
                     ushortCachedHashes.Add(input, value);
                 return value;
-            }
+            //}
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MLAPI/NetworkingManagerComponents/Cryptography/MessageDigest.cs b/MLAPI/NetworkingManagerComponents/Cryptography/MessageDigest.cs
index bc427b8..7a7835c 100644
--- a/MLAPI/NetworkingManagerComponents/Cryptography/MessageDigest.cs
+++ b/MLAPI/NetworkingManagerComponents/Cryptography/MessageDigest.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@ namespace MLAPI.NetworkingManagerComponents.Cryptography
         {
             public uint i0, i1, i2, i3, i4;
             public byte Get(int idx) => (byte)((idx < 4 ? i0 : idx < 8 ? i1 : idx < 12 ? i2 : idx < 16 ? i3 : i4) >> (8 * (idx % 4)));
+            public byte[] ToArray()
+            {
+                byte[] b = new byte[20];
+                for (int i = 0; i < 20; ++i) b[i] = Get(i);
+                return b;
+            }
+            private ulong Collect(int bytes)
+            {
+                ulong u = 0;
+                for (int i = 0; i < bytes; ++i) u |= (ulong)Get(i) << (8*i);
+                return u;
+            }
+            public byte CastByte() => Get(0);
+            public ushort CastUShort() => (ushort)Collect(2);
+            public uint CastUInt() => (uint)Collect(4);
+            public ulong CastULong() => (ulong)Collect(8);
         }
         public static SHA1Result SHA1_Opt(byte[] message)
         {