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§A Rust library that implements the MD5 cryptographic hash function
§Overview
The Message Digest (MDG) is an easy way to produces a 128-bit (16-byte) hash value using the MD5 cryptographic hash function. It provides a struct, MD5, that can generate a message digest of data in a secure, one-way hash. The message digest can verify the integrity of the data without having to store the entire message.
Several options are available to produce the hash value:
MD5::default()- Returns the hash value of an empty string.MD5::digest()- Returns the hash value of a string.MD5::finalize()- Finalize the MD5 object and return the result as a 16-byte array.MD5::hexdigest()- Returns the hash value of a string as a hexadecimal string.MD5::new()- Create a new instance of the MD5 struct.MD5::reset()- Reset the internal state of the MD5 object.MD5::to_hex_string()- Returns the hash value of a string as a hexadecimal string.MD5::to_string()- Returns the hash value of a string as a string.MD5::update()- Update the internal state of the MD5 object with new data.MD5::update_file()- Update the internal state of the MD5 object with new data from a file.
To use this crate, add mdg to your Cargo.toml:
[dependencies]
mdg = "0.0.1"§Usage
serde: Enable serialization/deserialization via serde
§Examples
use mdg::MD5;
let hash = MD5::default();
assert_eq!(hash.to_string(), "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e");§Warning
This crate is not intended for cryptographic use. MD5 is not a cryptographically secure hashing algorithm and should not be used for applications that require a collision-resistant hash function.
MD5 is sensitive to length extension attacks, which alter the hash value if additional data is appended to the input.