diff --git a/Sources/ClientRuntime/Networking/HashFunction.swift b/Sources/ClientRuntime/Networking/HashFunction.swift
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+/*
+ * Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0.
+ */
+
+import AwsCommonRuntimeKit
+
+enum HashResult {
+    case data(Data)
+    case integer(UInt32)
+}
+
+enum HashError: Error {
+    case invalidInput
+    case hashingFailed(reason: String)
+}
+
+enum HashFunction {
+    case crc32, crc32c, sha1, sha256, md5
+
+    static func from(string: String) -> HashFunction? {
+        switch string.lowercased() {
+        case "crc32": return .crc32
+        case "crc32c": return .crc32c
+        case "sha1": return .sha1
+        case "sha256": return .sha256
+        case "md5": return .md5 // md5 is not a valid flexible checksum algorithm
+        default: return nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    var isSupported: Bool {
+        switch self {
+        case .crc32, .crc32c, .sha256, .sha1:
+            return true
+        default:
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+
+    func computeHash(of data: Data) throws -> HashResult {
+        switch self {
+        case .crc32:
+            return .integer(data.computeCRC32())
+        case .crc32c:
+            return .integer(data.computeCRC32C())
+        case .sha1:
+            do {
+                let hashed = try data.computeSHA1()
+                return .data(hashed)
+            } catch {
+                throw HashError.hashingFailed(reason: "Error computing SHA1: \(error)")
+            }
+        case .sha256:
+            do {
+                let hashed = try data.computeSHA256()
+                return .data(hashed)
+            } catch {
+                throw HashError.hashingFailed(reason: "Error computing SHA256: \(error)")
+            }
+        case .md5:
+            do {
+                let hashed = try data.computeMD5()
+                return .data(hashed)
+            } catch {
+                throw HashError.hashingFailed(reason: "Error computing MD5: \(error)")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+extension HashResult {
+
+    // Convert a HashResult to a hexadecimal String
+    func toHexString() -> String {
+        switch self {
+        case .data(let data):
+            return data.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
+        case .integer(let integer):
+            return String(format: "%08x", integer)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ClientRuntimeTests/NetworkingTests/HashFunctionTests.swift b/Tests/ClientRuntimeTests/NetworkingTests/HashFunctionTests.swift
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+//
+// Copyright Amazon.com Inc. or its affiliates.
+// All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+import XCTest
+@testable import ClientRuntime
+import AwsCommonRuntimeKit
+
+class HashFunctionTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    override func setUp() {
+        // Initialize function needs to be called before interacting with CRT
+        CommonRuntimeKit.initialize()
+    }
+
+    func testCRC32NonUTF8Bytes() {
+        guard let hashFunction = HashFunction.from(string: "crc32") else {
+            XCTFail("CRC32 not found")
+            return
+        }
+
+        // Create test data
+        let testBytes: [UInt8] = [0xFF, 0xFE, 0xFD, 0xFC] // Bytes not valid in UTF-8
+        let testData = Data(testBytes)
+
+        let computedHash = try? hashFunction.computeHash(of: testData)
+        guard case let .integer(result)? = computedHash else {
+            XCTFail("CRC32 computed hash is not an integer or is nil")
+            return
+        }
+        let expected = UInt32(1426237168)
+        XCTAssertEqual(result, expected, "CRC32 hash does not match expected value")
+    }
+
+    func testCRC32CNonUTF8Bytes() {
+        guard let hashFunction = HashFunction.from(string: "crc32c") else {
+            XCTFail("CRC32C not found")
+            return
+        }
+
+        // Create test data
+        let testBytes: [UInt8] = [0xFF, 0xFE, 0xFD, 0xFC] // Bytes not valid in UTF-8
+        let testData = Data(testBytes)
+
+        let computedHash = try? hashFunction.computeHash(of: testData)
+        guard case let .integer(result)? = computedHash else {
+            XCTFail("CRC32C computed hash is not an integer or is nil")
+            return
+        }
+        let expected = UInt32(1856745115)
+        XCTAssertEqual(result, expected, "CRC32C hash does not match expected value")
+    }
+
+    func testSHA1NonUTF8Bytes() {
+        guard let hashFunction = HashFunction.from(string: "sha1") else {
+            XCTFail("SHA1 not found")
+            return
+        }
+
+        // Create test data
+        let testBytes: [UInt8] = [0xFF, 0xFE, 0xFD, 0xFC] // Bytes not valid in UTF-8
+        let testData = Data(testBytes)
+
+        let computedHash = try? hashFunction.computeHash(of: testData)
+        guard case let .data(result)? = computedHash else {
+            XCTFail("SHA1 computed hash is not a data type or is nil")
+            return
+        }
+        let expected = "ADfJtWg8Do2MpnFNsvFRmyMuEOI="
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.base64EncodedString(), expected, "SHA1 hash does not match expected value")
+    }
+
+    func testSHA256NonUTF8Bytes() {
+        guard let hashFunction = HashFunction.from(string: "sha256") else {
+            XCTFail("SHA256 not found")
+            return
+        }
+
+        // Create test data
+        let testBytes: [UInt8] = [0xFF, 0xFE, 0xFD, 0xFC] // Bytes not valid in UTF-8
+        let testData = Data(testBytes)
+
+        let computedHash = try? hashFunction.computeHash(of: testData)
+        guard case let .data(result)? = computedHash else {
+            XCTFail("SHA256 computed hash is not a data type or is nil")
+            return
+        }
+        let expected = "jCosV0rEcc6HWQwT8O/bQr0ssZuxhJM3nUW/zJBgtlc="
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.base64EncodedString(), expected, "SHA256 hash does not match expected value")
+    }
+
+    func testMD5NonUTF8Bytes() {
+        guard let hashFunction = HashFunction.from(string: "md5") else {
+            XCTFail("MD5 not found")
+            return
+        }
+
+        // Create test data
+        let testBytes: [UInt8] = [0xFF, 0xFE, 0xFD, 0xFC] // Bytes not valid in UTF-8
+        let testData = Data(testBytes)
+
+        let computedHash = try? hashFunction.computeHash(of: testData)
+        guard case let .data(result)? = computedHash else {
+            XCTFail("MD5 computed hash is not a data type or is nil")
+            return
+        }
+        let expected = "ilWq/WLcPzYHQ8fAzwCCLg=="
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.base64EncodedString(), expected, "MD5 hash does not match expected value")
+    }
+
+    func testInvalidHashFunction() {
+        let invalidHashFunction = HashFunction.from(string: "invalid")
+        XCTAssertNil(invalidHashFunction, "Invalid hash function should return nil")
+    }
+
+    func testHashFunctionToHexString() {
+        let testData = Data("Hello, world!".utf8)
+
+        // CRC32
+        if let crc32Function = HashFunction.from(string: "crc32"),
+           let crc32Result = try? crc32Function.computeHash(of: testData).toHexString() {
+            XCTAssertEqual(crc32Result, "ebe6c6e6", "CRC32 hexadecimal representation does not match expected value")
+        } else {
+            XCTFail("CRC32 hash function not found or computation failed")
+        }
+
+        // CRC32C
+        if let crc32cFunction = HashFunction.from(string: "crc32c"),
+           let crc32cResult = try? crc32cFunction.computeHash(of: testData).toHexString() {
+            XCTAssertEqual(crc32cResult, "c8a106e5", "CRC32C hexadecimal representation does not match expected value")
+        } else {
+            XCTFail("CRC32C hash function not found or computation failed")
+        }
+
+        // SHA1
+        if let sha1Function = HashFunction.from(string: "sha1"),
+           let sha1Result = try? sha1Function.computeHash(of: testData).toHexString() {
+            XCTAssertEqual(sha1Result, "943a702d06f34599aee1f8da8ef9f7296031d699", "SHA1 hexadecimal representation does not match expected value")
+        } else {
+            XCTFail("SHA1 hash function not found or computation failed")
+        }
+
+        // SHA256
+        if let sha256Function = HashFunction.from(string: "sha256"),
+           let sha256Result = try? sha256Function.computeHash(of: testData).toHexString() {
+            XCTAssertEqual(sha256Result, "315f5bdb76d078c43b8ac0064e4a0164612b1fce77c869345bfc94c75894edd3", "SHA256 hexadecimal representation does not match expected value")
+        } else {
+            XCTFail("SHA256 hash function not found or computation failed")
+        }
+
+        // MD5
+        if let md5Function = HashFunction.from(string: "md5"),
+           let md5Result = try? md5Function.computeHash(of: testData).toHexString() {
+            XCTAssertEqual(md5Result, "6cd3556deb0da54bca060b4c39479839", "MD5 hexadecimal representation does not match expected value")
+        } else {
+            XCTFail("MD5 hash function not found or computation failed")
+        }
+    }
+
+}