diff --git a/inc/utils/crypto/sha1.h b/inc/utils/crypto/sha1.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c46ad2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inc/utils/crypto/sha1.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// This file is part of noxos and licensed under the MIT open source license
+
+#ifndef NOXOS_SHA1_H
+#define NOXOS_SHA1_H
+
+#include <utils/stdtypes.h>
+
+int sha1_hash(uint8_t *digest, const uint8_t* data, uint64_t len_data);
+
+#endif //NOXOS_SHA1_H
diff --git a/src/boot/kmain.c b/src/boot/kmain.c
index 767c801..68c5d84 100644
--- a/src/boot/kmain.c
+++ b/src/boot/kmain.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "utils/logger.h"
 #include "utils/core.h"
 #include "utils/memory.h"
+#include "utils/crypto/sha1.h"
 #include "boot/boot_info.h"
 #include "boot/config.h"
 #include "platform/interrupts.h"
@@ -84,5 +85,8 @@ void kmain(boot_info_T boot_info) {
 
     syscall_perform(SYSCALL_PROCESS_SIGNAL, pid, PROCESS_SIGNAL_START, 0, 0);
 
+    uint8_t digest[20];
+    sha1_hash(digest, "test", 4);
+
     CORE_HALT_FOREVER
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/crypto/sha1.c b/src/utils/crypto/sha1.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5147f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/crypto/sha1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+// This file is part of noxos and licensed under the MIT open source license
+// This implementation of the SHA-1 algorithm is from https://github.com/CTrabant/teeny-sha1
+
+#include <utils/crypto/sha1.h>
+#include <utils/memory.h>
+#include <utils/logger.h>
+
+#define SHA1ROTATELEFT(value, bits) (((value) << (bits)) | ((value) >> (32 - (bits))))
+
+int sha1_hash(uint8_t digest[20], const uint8_t* data, uint64_t len_data) {
+
+    uint32_t W[80];
+    uint32_t H[] = {0x67452301,
+                    0xEFCDAB89,
+                    0x98BADCFE,
+                    0x10325476,
+                    0xC3D2E1F0};
+    uint32_t a;
+    uint32_t b;
+    uint32_t c;
+    uint32_t d;
+    uint32_t e;
+    uint32_t f = 0;
+    uint32_t k = 0;
+
+    uint32_t idx;
+    uint32_t lidx;
+    uint32_t widx;
+    uint32_t didx = 0;
+
+    int32_t wcount;
+    uint32_t temp;
+    uint64_t databits = ((uint64_t)len_data) * 8;
+    uint32_t loopcount = (len_data + 8) / 64 + 1;
+    uint32_t tailbytes = 64 * loopcount - len_data;
+    uint8_t datatail[128] = {0};
+
+    if (!digest)
+        return -1;
+
+    if (!data)
+        return -1;
+
+    /* Pre-processing of data tail (includes padding to fill out 512-bit chunk):
+       Add bit '1' to end of message (big-endian)
+       Add 64-bit message length in bits at very end (big-endian) */
+    datatail[0] = 0x80;
+    datatail[tailbytes - 8] = (uint8_t) (databits >> 56 & 0xFF);
+    datatail[tailbytes - 7] = (uint8_t) (databits >> 48 & 0xFF);
+    datatail[tailbytes - 6] = (uint8_t) (databits >> 40 & 0xFF);
+    datatail[tailbytes - 5] = (uint8_t) (databits >> 32 & 0xFF);
+    datatail[tailbytes - 4] = (uint8_t) (databits >> 24 & 0xFF);
+    datatail[tailbytes - 3] = (uint8_t) (databits >> 16 & 0xFF);
+    datatail[tailbytes - 2] = (uint8_t) (databits >> 8 & 0xFF);
+    datatail[tailbytes - 1] = (uint8_t) (databits >> 0 & 0xFF);
+
+    /* Process each 512-bit chunk */
+    for (lidx = 0; lidx < loopcount; lidx++)
+    {
+        /* Compute all elements in W */
+        memory_set(W, 0, 80 * sizeof (uint32_t));
+
+        /* Break 512-bit chunk into sixteen 32-bit, big endian words */
+        for (widx = 0; widx <= 15; widx++)
+        {
+            wcount = 24;
+
+            /* Copy byte-per byte from specified buffer */
+            while (didx < len_data && wcount >= 0)
+            {
+                W[widx] += (((uint32_t)data[didx]) << wcount);
+                didx++;
+                wcount -= 8;
+            }
+            /* Fill out W with padding as needed */
+            while (wcount >= 0)
+            {
+                W[widx] += (((uint32_t)datatail[didx - len_data]) << wcount);
+                didx++;
+                wcount -= 8;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Extend the sixteen 32-bit words into eighty 32-bit words, with potential optimization from:
+           "Improving the Performance of the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1)" by Max Locktyukhin */
+        for (widx = 16; widx <= 31; widx++)
+        {
+            W[widx] = SHA1ROTATELEFT ((W[widx - 3] ^ W[widx - 8] ^ W[widx - 14] ^ W[widx - 16]), 1);
+        }
+        for (widx = 32; widx <= 79; widx++)
+        {
+            W[widx] = SHA1ROTATELEFT ((W[widx - 6] ^ W[widx - 16] ^ W[widx - 28] ^ W[widx - 32]), 2);
+        }
+
+        /* Main loop */
+        a = H[0];
+        b = H[1];
+        c = H[2];
+        d = H[3];
+        e = H[4];
+
+        for (idx = 0; idx <= 79; idx++)
+        {
+            if (idx <= 19)
+            {
+                f = (b & c) | ((~b) & d);
+                k = 0x5A827999;
+            }
+            else if (idx >= 20 && idx <= 39)
+            {
+                f = b ^ c ^ d;
+                k = 0x6ED9EBA1;
+            }
+            else if (idx >= 40 && idx <= 59)
+            {
+                f = (b & c) | (b & d) | (c & d);
+                k = 0x8F1BBCDC;
+            }
+            else if (idx >= 60 && idx <= 79)
+            {
+                f = b ^ c ^ d;
+                k = 0xCA62C1D6;
+            }
+            temp = SHA1ROTATELEFT (a, 5) + f + e + k + W[idx];
+            e = d;
+            d = c;
+            c = SHA1ROTATELEFT (b, 30);
+            b = a;
+            a = temp;
+        }
+
+        H[0] += a;
+        H[1] += b;
+        H[2] += c;
+        H[3] += d;
+        H[4] += e;
+    }
+
+    /* Store binary digest in supplied buffer */
+    if (digest)
+    {
+        for (idx = 0; idx < 5; idx++)
+        {
+            digest[idx * 4 + 0] = (uint8_t) (H[idx] >> 24);
+            digest[idx * 4 + 1] = (uint8_t) (H[idx] >> 16);
+            digest[idx * 4 + 2] = (uint8_t) (H[idx] >> 8);
+            digest[idx * 4 + 3] = (uint8_t) (H[idx]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    DEBUG("hex digest: %xd%xd%xd%xd%xd", H[0], H[1], H[2], H[3], H[4]);
+
+    return 0;
+}