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MD5(3pm)

Perl interface to the MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm

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

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