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Nov 12, 2024 · Information Security

How to Compute an MD5 Hash of a String in Java Using MessageDigest

This article explains how to generate an MD5 hash for a string in Java with the java.security.MessageDigest class, provides a complete example program, details each step of the MD5 algorithm, and describes the core methods and internal workings of MessageDigest for cryptographic hashing.