MD5 algorithm - String Function Blog

MD5 is one of a number of solutions to providing security to static data elements. It is simply defined as a fixed-length 128-bit hexadecimal string derived as a function of the hash-generating program that is a representation of a plain-text string. Any computer language with string function manipulation can be used as an MD5 encoder or MD5 converter, albeit some are more efficient than others in the implementation. It is most often seen as a callable MD5 function.

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