diff --git a/lib/crypto/siphash.js b/lib/crypto/siphash.js
index 807e6ced..5b5e032c 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/siphash.js
+++ b/lib/crypto/siphash.js
@@ -18,166 +18,177 @@
  */
 
 function siphash(data, k0, k1) {
-  var out = new Buffer(8);
   var blocks = Math.ceil(data.length / 8);
-  var c0 = { hi: 0x736f6d65, lo: 0x70736575 };
-  var c1 = { hi: 0x646f7261, lo: 0x6e646f6d };
-  var c2 = { hi: 0x6c796765, lo: 0x6e657261 };
-  var c3 = { hi: 0x74656462, lo: 0x79746573 };
-  var f0 = { hi: blocks << 27, lo: 0 };
-  var f1 = { hi: 0, lo: 0xff };
+  var c0 = U64(0x736f6d65, 0x70736575);
+  var c1 = U64(0x646f7261, 0x6e646f6d);
+  var c2 = U64(0x6c796765, 0x6e657261);
+  var c3 = U64(0x74656462, 0x79746573);
+  var f0 = U64(blocks << 27, 0);
+  var f1 = U64(0, 0xff);
   var i, d, v0, v1, v2, v3;
 
-  k0 = read(k0, 0);
-  k1 = read(k1, 0);
+  k0 = U64.fromRaw(k0);
+  k1 = U64.fromRaw(k1);
 
   // Init
-  v0 = xor64(c0, k0);
-  v1 = xor64(c1, k1);
-  v2 = xor64(c2, k0);
-  v3 = xor64(c3, k1);
+  v0 = c0.xor(k0);
+  v1 = c1.xor(k1);
+  v2 = c2.xor(k0);
+  v3 = c3.xor(k1);
 
   // Blocks
   for (i = 0; i < blocks; i++) {
-    d = read(data, i * 8);
-    xor64(v3, d);
+    d = U64.fromRaw(data, i * 8);
+    v3.xor(d);
     sipround(v0, v1, v2, v3);
     sipround(v0, v1, v2, v3);
-    xor64(v0, d);
+    v0.xor(d);
   }
 
   // Finalization
-  xor64(v3, f0);
+  v3.xor(f0);
   sipround(v0, v1, v2, v3);
   sipround(v0, v1, v2, v3);
-  xor64(v0, f0);
-  xor64(v2, f1);
+  v0.xor(f0);
+  v2.xor(f1);
   sipround(v0, v1, v2, v3);
   sipround(v0, v1, v2, v3);
   sipround(v0, v1, v2, v3);
   sipround(v0, v1, v2, v3);
-  xor64(v0, v1);
-  xor64(v0, v2);
-  xor64(v0, v3);
+  v0.xor(v1);
+  v0.xor(v2);
+  v0.xor(v3);
 
-  write(out, v0, 0);
-
-  return out;
+  return v0.toRaw();
 }
 
 function sipround(v0, v1, v2, v3) {
-  sum64(v0, v1);
-  rotl64(v1, 13);
-  xor64(v1, v0);
+  v0.add(v1);
+  v1.rotl(13);
+  v1.xor(v0);
 
-  rotl64(v0, 32);
+  v0.rotl(32);
 
-  sum64(v2, v3);
-  rotl64(v3, 16);
-  xor64(v3, v2);
+  v2.add(v3);
+  v3.rotl(16);
+  v3.xor(v2);
 
-  sum64(v0, v3);
-  rotl64(v3, 21);
-  xor64(v3, v0);
+  v0.add(v3);
+  v3.rotl(21);
+  v3.xor(v0);
 
-  sum64(v2, v1);
-  rotl64(v1, 17);
-  xor64(v1, v2);
+  v2.add(v1);
+  v1.rotl(17);
+  v1.xor(v2);
 
-  rotl64(v2, 32);
+  v2.rotl(32);
 }
 
 /*
  * Helpers
  */
 
-function sum64(a, b) {
-  var r, carry;
+function U64(hi, lo) {
+  if (!(this instanceof U64))
+    return new U64(hi, lo);
 
-  r = a.lo + b.lo;
-  carry = (r - (r % 0x100000000)) / 0x100000000;
-  a.hi = (a.hi + b.hi + carry) & 0xffffffff;
-  a.lo = r & 0xffffffff;
-
-  if (a.hi < 0)
-    a.hi += 0x100000000;
-
-  if (a.lo < 0)
-    a.lo += 0x100000000;
-
-  return a;
+  this.hi = hi || 0;
+  this.lo = lo || 0;
 }
 
-function rotl64(x, b) {
+U64.prototype.add = function add(b) {
+  var r, carry;
+
+  r = this.lo + b.lo;
+  carry = (r - (r % 0x100000000)) / 0x100000000;
+  this.hi = (this.hi + b.hi + carry) & 0xffffffff;
+  this.lo = r & 0xffffffff;
+
+  if (this.hi < 0)
+    this.hi += 0x100000000;
+
+  if (this.lo < 0)
+    this.lo += 0x100000000;
+
+  return this;
+};
+
+U64.prototype.xor = function xor(b) {
+  this.hi ^= b.hi;
+  this.lo ^= b.lo;
+
+  if (this.hi < 0)
+    this.hi += 0x100000000;
+
+  if (this.lo < 0)
+    this.lo += 0x100000000;
+
+  return this;
+};
+
+U64.prototype.rotl = function rotl(b) {
   var h1, l1, h2, l2, c;
 
   // v1 = x << b
   if (b < 32) {
-    h1 = x.hi << b;
-    c = x.lo >>> (32 - b);
-    l1 = x.lo << b;
+    h1 = this.hi << b;
+    c = this.lo >>> (32 - b);
+    l1 = this.lo << b;
     h1 |= c;
   } else {
-    h1 = x.lo << (b - 32);
+    h1 = this.lo << (b - 32);
     l1 = 0;
   }
 
   // v2 = x >> (64 - b)
   b = 64 - b;
   if (b < 32) {
-    h2 = x.hi >>> b;
-    c = x.hi & (0xffffffff >>> (32 - b));
-    l2 = x.lo >>> b;
+    h2 = this.hi >>> b;
+    c = this.hi & (0xffffffff >>> (32 - b));
+    l2 = this.lo >>> b;
     l2 |= c << (32 - b);
   } else {
     h2 = 0;
-    l2 = x.hi >>> (b - 32);
+    l2 = this.hi >>> (b - 32);
   }
 
   // v1 | v2
-  x.hi = h1 | h2;
-  x.lo = l1 | l2;
+  this.hi = h1 | h2;
+  this.lo = l1 | l2;
 
-  if (x.hi < 0)
-    x.hi += 0x100000000;
+  if (this.hi < 0)
+    this.hi += 0x100000000;
 
-  if (x.lo < 0)
-    x.lo += 0x100000000;
+  if (this.lo < 0)
+    this.lo += 0x100000000;
 
-  return x;
-}
+  return this;
+};
 
-function xor64(a, b) {
-  a.hi ^= b.hi;
-  a.lo ^= b.lo;
+U64.prototype.toRaw = function toRaw() {
+  var data = new Buffer(8);
+  data.writeUInt32LE(this.hi, 4, true);
+  data.writeUInt32LE(this.lo, 0, true);
+  return data;
+};
 
-  if (a.hi < 0)
-    a.hi += 0x100000000;
+U64.fromRaw = function fromRaw(data, off) {
+  var hi, lo;
 
-  if (a.lo < 0)
-    a.lo += 0x100000000;
+  if (!off)
+    off = 0;
 
-  return a;
-}
+  hi = data.readUInt32LE(off + 4, true);
+  lo = data.readUInt32LE(off, true);
 
-function read(data, off) {
-  return {
-    hi: data.readUInt32LE(off + 4, true),
-    lo: data.readUInt32LE(off, true)
-  };
-}
-
-function write(data, value, off) {
-  data.writeUInt32LE(value.hi, off + 4, true);
-  data.writeUInt32LE(value.lo, off, true);
-}
+  return new U64(hi, lo);
+};
 
 /*
  * Expose
  */
 
 exports = siphash;
-exports.write = write;
-exports.read = read;
+exports.U64 = U64;
 
 module.exports = exports;
diff --git a/test/siphash-test.js b/test/siphash-test.js
index a2f33d98..4989f27f 100644
--- a/test/siphash-test.js
+++ b/test/siphash-test.js
@@ -2,41 +2,26 @@
 
 var assert = require('assert');
 var siphash = require('../lib/crypto/siphash');
+var U64 = siphash.U64;
 
 describe('SipHash', function() {
   it('should perform siphash with no data', function() {
-    var k0 = new Buffer(8);
-    var k1 = new Buffer(8);
-    siphash.write(k0, { hi: 0x07060504, lo: 0x03020100 }, 0);
-    siphash.write(k1, { hi: 0x0F0E0D0C, lo: 0x0B0A0908 }, 0);
-    // be:
-    // assert.equal(siphash(k0, k1, new Buffer(0)).toString('hex'), '726fdb47dd0e0e31');
-    // le:
+    var k0 = U64(0x07060504, 0x03020100).toRaw();
+    var k1 = U64(0x0f0e0d0c, 0x0b0a0908).toRaw();
     assert.equal(siphash(new Buffer(0), k0, k1).toString('hex'), '310e0edd47db6f72');
   });
 
   it('should perform siphash with data', function() {
-    var k0 = new Buffer(8);
-    var k1 = new Buffer(8);
-    var data = new Buffer(8);
-    siphash.write(k0, { hi: 0x07060504, lo: 0x03020100 }, 0);
-    siphash.write(k1, { hi: 0x0F0E0D0C, lo: 0x0B0A0908 }, 0);
-    siphash.write(data, { hi: 0x07060504, lo: 0x03020100 }, 0);
-    // be:
-    // assert.equal(siphash(k0, k1, data).toString('hex'), '93f5f5799a932462');
-    // le:
+    var k0 = U64(0x07060504, 0x03020100).toRaw();
+    var k1 = U64(0x0f0e0d0c, 0x0b0a0908).toRaw();
+    var data = U64(0x07060504, 0x03020100).toRaw();
     assert.equal(siphash(data, k0, k1).toString('hex'), '6224939a79f5f593');
   });
 
   it('should perform siphash with uint256', function() {
-    var k0 = new Buffer(8);
-    var k1 = new Buffer(8);
-    siphash.write(k0, { hi: 0x07060504, lo: 0x03020100 }, 0);
-    siphash.write(k1, { hi: 0x0F0E0D0C, lo: 0x0B0A0908 }, 0);
+    var k0 = U64(0x07060504, 0x03020100).toRaw();
+    var k1 = U64(0x0f0e0d0c, 0x0b0a0908).toRaw();
     var hash = new Buffer('000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f101112131415161718191a1b1c1d1e1f', 'hex');
-    // be:
-    // assert.equal(siphash(k0, k1, hash).toString('hex'), '7127512f72f27cce');
-    // le:
     assert.equal(siphash(hash, k0, k1).toString('hex'), 'ce7cf2722f512771');
   });
 });