Split Entire Hash Range Into n Equal Ranges
- by noxtion
Hello.
I am looking to take a hash range (md5 or sha1) and split it into n equal ranges.
For example, if n=5, the entire hash range would be split by 5 so that there would be a uniform distribution of key ranges. I would like n=1 to be from the beginning of the hash range to 1/5, 2 from 1/2 to 2/5, etc all the way to the end.
I am new to hashing and a little bit unsure of where I could start on solving this for a project. Any help you could give would be great.