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NAME
MD2, MD4, MD5, MD2_Init, MD2_Update, MD2_Final, MD4_Init,
MD4_Update, MD4_Final, MD5_Init, MD5_Update, MD5_Final -
MD2, MD4, and MD5 hash functions
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/md2.h>
unsigned char *MD2(const unsigned char *d, unsigned long n,
unsigned char *md);
void MD2_Init(MD2_CTX *c);
void MD2_Update(MD2_CTX *c, const unsigned char *data,
unsigned long len);
void MD2_Final(unsigned char *md, MD2_CTX *c);
#include <openssl/md4.h>
unsigned char *MD4(const unsigned char *d, unsigned long n,
unsigned char *md);
void MD4_Init(MD4_CTX *c);
void MD4_Update(MD4_CTX *c, const void *data,
unsigned long len);
void MD4_Final(unsigned char *md, MD4_CTX *c);
#include <openssl/md5.h>
unsigned char *MD5(const unsigned char *d, unsigned long n,
unsigned char *md);
void MD5_Init(MD5_CTX *c);
void MD5_Update(MD5_CTX *c, const void *data,
unsigned long len);
void MD5_Final(unsigned char *md, MD5_CTX *c);
DESCRIPTION
MD2, MD4, and MD5 are cryptographic hash functions with a
128 bit output.
MD2(), MD4(), and MD5() compute the MD2, MD4, and MD5
message digest of the n bytes at d and place it in md (which
must have space for MD2_DIGEST_LENGTH == MD4_DIGEST_LENGTH
== MD5_DIGEST_LENGTH == 16 bytes of output). If md is NULL,
the digest is placed in a static array.
The following functions may be used if the message is not
completely stored in memory:
MD2_Init() initializes a MD2_CTX structure.
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message to be hashed (len bytes at data).
MD2_Final() places the message digest in md, which must have
space for MD2_DIGEST_LENGTH == 16 bytes of output, and
erases the MD2_CTX.
MD4_Init(), MD4_Update(), MD4_Final(), MD5_Init(),
MD5_Update(), and MD5_Final() are analogous using an MD4_CTX
and MD5_CTX structure.
Applications should use the higher level functions
EVP_DigestInit(3) etc. instead of calling the hash functions
directly.
NOTE
MD2, MD4, and MD5 are recommended only for compatibility
with existing applications. In new applications, SHA-1 or
RIPEMD-160 should be preferred.
RETURN VALUES
MD2(), MD4(), and MD5() return pointers to the hash value.
MD2_Init(), MD2_Update(), MD2_Final(), MD4_Init(),
MD4_Update(), MD4_Final(), MD5_Init(), MD5_Update(), and
MD5_Final() do not return values.
CONFORMING TO
RFC 1319, RFC 1320, RFC 1321
SEE ALSO
sha(3), ripemd(3), EVP_DigestInit(3)
HISTORY
MD2(), MD2_Init(), MD2_Update()MD2_Final(), MD5(),
MD5_Init(), MD5_Update() and MD5_Final() are available in
all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
MD4(), MD4_Init(), and MD4_Update() are available in OpenSSL
0.9.6 and above.
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