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=Overview=
=Overview=


MD5 is a cryptographically secure message digest algorithm. It takes an arbitrary-sized input - a byte array - and generates a fixed size output, called a ''digest'' or ''hash''. MD5 produces a 16 byte digest.
MD5 is a cryptographically secure message digest algorithm. It takes an arbitrary-sized input - a byte array - and generates a fixed size output, called a ''digest'' or ''hash''. MD5 produces a 16 byte digest (128 bit).


=Computing MD5=
=Computing MD5=

Latest revision as of 22:08, 26 August 2018

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Overview

MD5 is a cryptographically secure message digest algorithm. It takes an arbitrary-sized input - a byte array - and generates a fixed size output, called a digest or hash. MD5 produces a 16 byte digest (128 bit).

Computing MD5

OpenSSL

An MD5 hash can be generated with OpenSSL.

Java

https://github.com/NovaOrdis/playground/tree/master/java/security/encryption
import java.security.MessageDigest;

public static byte[] getMD5(byte[] b) throws Exception {

    MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5");
    return md.digest(b);
}