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+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+
+namespace Types.Utils;
+
+public static partial class HashUtil
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Create a 24 character id using the sha256 algorithm + current timestamp
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <returns>24 character hash</returns>
+	public static string Generate()
+	{
+		throw new NotImplementedException();
+	}
+	
+	/// <summary>
+	/// is the passed in string a valid mongo id
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <param name="stringToCheck">String to check</param>
+	/// <returns>True when string is a valid mongo id</returns>
+	public static bool IsValidMongoId(string stringToCheck)
+	{
+		return MongoIdRegex().IsMatch(stringToCheck);
+	}
+	
+	public static string GenerateMd5ForData(string data)
+	{
+		return GenerateHashForData(HashingAlgorithm.MD5, data);
+	}
+
+	public static string GenerateSha1ForData(string data)
+	{
+		return GenerateHashForData(HashingAlgorithm.SHA1, data);
+	}
+	
+	public static string GenerateCrc32ForData(string data)
+	{
+		// TODO: Could not find a ms way of doing this.
+		// May need a custom impl to avoid an external lib. - CJ
+		throw new NotImplementedException();
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Create a hash for the data parameter
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <param name="algorithm">algorithm to use to hash</param>
+	/// <param name="data">data to be hashed</param>
+	/// <returns>hash value</returns>
+	/// <exception cref="NotImplementedException">thrown if the provided algorithm is not implemented</exception>>
+	public static string GenerateHashForData(HashingAlgorithm algorithm, string data)
+	{
+		switch (algorithm)
+		{
+			case HashingAlgorithm.MD5:
+				var md5HashData = MD5.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data));
+				return Convert.ToHexString(md5HashData).Replace("-", string.Empty);
+			
+			case HashingAlgorithm.SHA1:
+				var sha1HashData = SHA1.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data));
+				return Convert.ToHexString(sha1HashData).Replace("-", string.Empty);
+		}
+
+		throw new NotImplementedException("Provided hash algorithm is not supported.");
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Generates an account ID for a profile
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <returns>Generated account ID</returns>
+	public static int GenerateAccountId()
+	{
+		const int min = 1000000;
+		const int max = 1999999;
+		
+		var random = new Random();
+		
+		return random.Next() * (max - min + 1) + min;
+	}
+	
+	[GeneratedRegex("^[a-fA-F0-9]{24}$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase, "en")]
+	private static partial Regex MongoIdRegex();
+}
+
+public enum HashingAlgorithm
+{
+	MD5,
+	SHA1,
+}
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