---
name: "IM::MD5"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "im"
version: "1:153-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/IM::MD5"
---

# IM::MD5(3pm)

MD5 message-digesting

## NAME

IM::MD5 - MD5 message-digesting

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use IM::MD5;
 $digest = &md5_str($text);
```

## DESCRIPTION

The *IM::MD5* module handles MD5 message-digest algorithm.

This modules is provided by IM (Internet Message).

## EXAMPLES

```
 &md5_str("") returns d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.
 &md5_str("a") returns 0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661.
 &md5_str("abc") returns 900150983cd24fb0d6963f7d28e17f72.
 &md5_str("message digest") returns f96b697d7cb7938d525a2f31aaf161d0.
 &md5_str("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz") returns c3fcd3d76192e4007dfb496cca67e13b.
 &md5_str("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789") returns d174ab98d277d9f5a5611c2c9f419d9f.
 &md5_str("12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890") returns 57edf4a22be3c955ac49da2e2107b67a.
 % perl -MIM::MD5 -e 'IM::MD5::MD5_TEST()'
```

## COPYRIGHT

This modules is derived from md5.pl copyrighted by NAKAMURA, Motonori \<motonori@econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp\>.  It is converted to Perl4 from C version derived from the RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm.

IM (Internet Message) is copyrighted by IM developing team. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the modified BSD license.  See the copyright file for more details.