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See: https://adventofcode.com/2015/day/4
** Part 1
*** Purpose
The idea is simple. Given a key:
#+begin_example
iwrupvqb
#+end_example
Append an integer to it, starting from 0:
#+begin_example
iwrupvqb0
#+end_example
And run it through the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5][MD5 hash function]]. When the result starts with "00000", return that number!
*** Method
The algorithm is given to us. Simply implement MD5, and an environment that will allow us to brute-force test various keys.
** Part 2
*** Purpose
Part two asks us to do the same thing---but look for a different output. Instead of five zeros in the resultant hash, we want six! By making this a variable, we can now look for any output!
Beware, the more specific the desired output, the longer it takes to find!
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