diff --git a/iterhash.cpp b/iterhash.cpp
index 91e00af8..e9974ced 100644
--- a/iterhash.cpp
+++ b/iterhash.cpp
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ template <class T, class BASE> void IteratedHashBase<T, BASE>::Update(const byte
 
 	T* dataBuf = this->DataBuf();
 	byte* data = (byte *)dataBuf;
-	CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(dataBuf && data);
 
 	if (num != 0)	// process left over data
 	{
 		if (num+length >= blockSize)
 		{
-			if (data && input) {memcpy(data+num, input, blockSize-num);}
+			if (input)
+				{memcpy(data+num, input, blockSize-num);}
+
 			HashBlock(dataBuf);
 			input += (blockSize-num);
 			length -= (blockSize-num);
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ template <class T, class BASE> void IteratedHashBase<T, BASE>::Update(const byte
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if (data && input && length) {memcpy(data+num, input, length);}
+			if (input && length)
+				{memcpy(data+num, input, length);}
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -63,16 +65,20 @@ template <class T, class BASE> void IteratedHashBase<T, BASE>::Update(const byte
 			length = leftOver;
 		}
 		else
+		{
 			do
 			{   // copy input first if it's not aligned correctly
-				if (data && input) memcpy(data, input, blockSize);
+				if (input)
+					{ memcpy(data, input, blockSize); }
+
 				HashBlock(dataBuf);
 				input+=blockSize;
 				length-=blockSize;
 			} while (length >= blockSize);
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (data && input && data != input)
+	if (input && data != input)
 		memcpy(data, input, length);
 }
 
@@ -89,10 +95,22 @@ template <class T, class BASE> size_t IteratedHashBase<T, BASE>::HashMultipleBlo
 	unsigned int blockSize = this->BlockSize();
 	bool noReverse = NativeByteOrderIs(this->GetByteOrder());
 	T* dataBuf = this->DataBuf();
+
+	// IteratedHashBase Update calls this with an aligned input,
+	// but HashBlock may call it with an unaligned buffer.
+
 	do
 	{
 		if (noReverse)
-			this->HashEndianCorrectedBlock(input);
+		{
+			if (IsAligned<word64>(input))
+				this->HashEndianCorrectedBlock(input);
+			else
+			{
+				std::memcpy(dataBuf, input, this->BlockSize());
+				this->HashEndianCorrectedBlock(dataBuf);
+			}
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			ByteReverse(dataBuf, input, this->BlockSize());
@@ -112,6 +130,7 @@ template <class T, class BASE> void IteratedHashBase<T, BASE>::PadLastBlock(unsi
 	unsigned int num = ModPowerOf2(m_countLo, blockSize);
 	T* dataBuf = this->DataBuf();
 	byte* data = (byte *)dataBuf;
+
 	data[num++] = padFirst;
 	if (num <= lastBlockSize)
 		memset(data+num, 0, lastBlockSize-num);
@@ -150,7 +169,7 @@ template <class T, class BASE> void IteratedHashBase<T, BASE>::TruncatedFinal(by
 	else
 	{
 		ConditionalByteReverse<HashWordType>(order, stateBuf, stateBuf, this->DigestSize());
-		memcpy(digest, stateBuf, size);
+		std::memcpy(digest, stateBuf, size);
 	}
 
 	this->Restart();		// reinit for next use
diff --git a/iterhash.h b/iterhash.h
index 45142f85..06b5f0aa 100644
--- a/iterhash.h
+++ b/iterhash.h
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ public:
 	virtual std::string AlgorithmProvider() const { return "C++"; }
 
 protected:
-	inline T GetBitCountHi() const {return (m_countLo >> (8*sizeof(T)-3)) + (m_countHi << 3);}
-	inline T GetBitCountLo() const {return m_countLo << 3;}
+	inline T GetBitCountHi() const
+		{return (m_countLo >> (8*sizeof(T)-3)) + (m_countHi << 3);}
+	inline T GetBitCountLo() const
+		{return m_countLo << 3;}
 
 	void PadLastBlock(unsigned int lastBlockSize, byte padFirst=0x80);
 	virtual void Init() =0;
@@ -104,7 +106,8 @@ protected:
 	virtual ByteOrder GetByteOrder() const =0;
 	virtual void HashEndianCorrectedBlock(const HashWordType *data) =0;
 	virtual size_t HashMultipleBlocks(const T *input, size_t length);
-	void HashBlock(const HashWordType *input) {HashMultipleBlocks(input, this->BlockSize());}
+	void HashBlock(const HashWordType *input)
+		{HashMultipleBlocks(input, this->BlockSize());}
 
 	virtual T* DataBuf() =0;
 	virtual T* StateBuf() =0;
@@ -151,6 +154,11 @@ public:
 	/// \details CorrectEndianess() calls ConditionalByteReverse() using <tt>T_Endianness</tt>.
 	inline void CorrectEndianess(HashWordType *out, const HashWordType *in, size_t byteCount)
 	{
+		CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(in != NULLPTR);
+		CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(out != NULLPTR);
+		CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(IsAligned<T_HashWordType>(in));
+		CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(IsAligned<T_HashWordType>(out));
+
 		ConditionalByteReverse(T_Endianness::ToEnum(), out, in, byteCount);
 	}