Actionscript, does a faster hashing method exist than MD5?

Question

I am using as3corelib's MD5 has function from adobe.

I am hashing a 3mb file, this is taking around 6 seconds on decent hardware.

I must find a much faster way of creating a hash.

Am I correct in assuming that its slow because its running inside the actionscript virtual machine?

Do any ways exist to speed it up?

I am really looking for minimum possible security and so if some more simple hash method exists and was faster this may be a solution.

Answer 1

Use BloodyCrypto http://blooddy.by It has other types available too.