[SQU] MD5 hashing

Hi,

I heard that MD5 hashing, although gives a unique digest, is very expensive. I am not able to figure out rationale behind using MD5 for hashing. It seems to me that a simple hash would be cheaper than MD5. I appreciate your comments. Thanks

Srinivas

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