Description
Message Digest algorithm 5 (MD5)
Features of MD5
- MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5) is a widely used cryptographic hash function with a 128-bit hash value.
- MD5 has been employed in a wide variety of security applications, and is also commonly used to check the integrity of files. However, it has been shown that MD5 is not collision resistant.
- MD5 is not suitable for applications like SSL certificates or digital signatures that rely on this property. An MD5 hash is typically expressed as a 32-digit hexadecimal number.
MD5 Wikipedia Definition
RFCs
- The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm - RFC 1321
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