md5(3) - Linux man page

Name

MD5 - Perl interface to the MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm

Synopsis

use MD5;

$context = new MD5;
$context->reset();

$context->add(LIST);
$context->addfile(HANDLE);

$digest = $context->digest();
$string = $context->hexdigest();

$digest = MD5->hash(SCALAR);
$string = MD5->hexhash(SCALAR);

Description

The "MD5" module is depreciated. Use "Digest::MD5" instead.

The current "MD5" module is just a wrapper around the "Digest::MD5" module. It is provided so that legacy code that rely on the old interface still work and get the speed benefit of the new module.

In addition to the methods provided for "Digest::MD5" objects, this module provide the class methods MD5- >hash() and MD5- >hexhash() that do the same as the md5() and md5_hex() functions provided by "Digest::MD5".

See Also

Digest::MD5

Referenced By

evp_digestinit(3), evp_signinit(3), evp_verifyinit(3)