diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go
index fd240bf41a..07585048b9 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package jmespath
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/md5" // #nosec G501
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/sha1" // #nosec G505
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/asn1"
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ var (
 	imageNormalize         = "image_normalize"
 	isExternalURL          = "is_external_url"
 	SHA256                 = "sha256"
+	SHA1                   = "sha1"
+	MD5                    = "md5"
 )
 
 func GetFunctions(configuration config.Configuration) []FunctionEntry {
@@ -606,6 +610,26 @@ func GetFunctions(configuration config.Configuration) []FunctionEntry {
 		},
 		ReturnType: []jpType{jpString},
 		Note:       "generate unique resources name if length exceeds the limit",
+	}, {
+		FunctionEntry: gojmespath.FunctionEntry{
+			Name: SHA1,
+			Arguments: []argSpec{
+				{Types: []jpType{jpString}},
+			},
+			Handler: jpSha1,
+		},
+		ReturnType: []jpType{jpString},
+		Note:       "generate a SHA-1 hash",
+	}, {
+		FunctionEntry: gojmespath.FunctionEntry{
+			Name: MD5,
+			Arguments: []argSpec{
+				{Types: []jpType{jpString}},
+			},
+			Handler: jpMd5,
+		},
+		ReturnType: []jpType{jpString},
+		Note:       "generates an MD5 hash",
 	}}
 }
 
@@ -1289,3 +1313,33 @@ func jpSha256(arguments []interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	hashedBytes := hasher.Sum(nil)
 	return hex.EncodeToString(hashedBytes), nil
 }
+
+func jpSha1(arguments []interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+	var err error
+	str, err := validateArg("", arguments, 0, reflect.String)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	hasher := sha1.New() // #nosec G401
+	_, err = hasher.Write([]byte(str.String()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	hashedBytes := hasher.Sum(nil)
+	return hex.EncodeToString(hashedBytes), nil
+}
+
+func jpMd5(arguments []interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+	var err error
+	str, err := validateArg("", arguments, 0, reflect.String)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	hasher := md5.New() // #nosec G401
+	_, err = hasher.Write([]byte(str.String()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	hashedBytes := hasher.Sum(nil)
+	return hex.EncodeToString(hashedBytes), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions_test.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions_test.go
index 8cb05735ea..f95f863499 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions_test.go
@@ -1745,3 +1745,27 @@ func Test_SHA256(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Assert(t, ok)
 	assert.Equal(t, str, "75c07bb807f2d80a85d34880b8af0c5f29f7c27577076ed5d0e4b427dee7dbcc")
 }
+
+func Test_SHA1(t *testing.T) {
+	jp, err := jmespathInterface.Query("sha1('Alice & Bob')")
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	result, err := jp.Search("")
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	str, ok := result.(string)
+	assert.Assert(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, str, "e3ec484930685a61b0f824cd684a68699d2b98c1")
+}
+
+func Test_MD5(t *testing.T) {
+	jp, err := jmespathInterface.Query("md5('Alice & Bob')")
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	result, err := jp.Search("")
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	str, ok := result.(string)
+	assert.Assert(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, str, "def42e1abd2462df1f9f0a4b3d488221")
+}