class Digest::MD5
inherits OpenSSL::Digest
¶
Implements the MD5 digest algorithm.
Warning: MD5 is no longer a cryptographically secure hash, and should not be
used in security-related components, like password hashing. For passwords, see
Crypto::Bcrypt::Password. For a generic cryptographic hash, use SHA-256 via
Digest::SHA256.
Extended modules
Digest::ClassMethods
Class methods¶
Methods¶
#dup
¶
Returns a shallow copy of this object.
This allocates a new object and copies the contents of
self into it.