MD5 Function

Returns the MD5 message-digest value of a String.

Syntax

result = MD5( String )

Parameters
String	String	The input string to be parsed.

Notes

The MD5 algorithm is intended for digital signature applications, where a file must be compressed in a secure manner before being encrypted with a private (secret) key under a public-key cryptosystem such as RSA. It is a technology for verifying data integrity and is similar in concept to checksum techniques.

Use the MD5 function to process the raw data to be processed. For complete information on the MD5 message digest format, see RFC 1321.

The MD5Digest class implements the same algorithm but is capable of processing a large file in segments. The MD5 function is better suited for short strings that need to be encrypted such as passwords, account numbers, and private transaction strings.