ByteArrayExtensions.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

namespace ServiceStack
{
    public static class ByteArrayExtensions
    {
        public static bool AreEqual(this byte[] b1, byte[] b2)
        {
            if (b1 == b2) return true;
            if (b1 == null || b2 == null) return false;
            if (b1.Length != b2.Length) return false;

            for (var i = 0; i < b1.Length; i++)
            {
                if (b1[i] != b2[i]) return false;
            }

            return true;
        }
    }

    public class ByteArrayComparer : IEqualityComparer<byte[]>
    {
        public static ByteArrayComparer Instance = new ByteArrayComparer();

        public bool Equals(byte[] left, byte[] right)
        {
            if (left == null || right == null)
            {
                return left == right;
            }
            return left.SequenceEqual(right);
        }

        public int GetHashCode(byte[] key)
        {
            if (key == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("key");
            return key.Sum(b => b);
        }
    }
}