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MD5
Hashes the given string or binary data using the message digest algorithm, version 5. MD5 has been strongly deprecated as a means of securely signing data, given the multiple weaknesses discovered in the algorithm. It is present in MemSQL mainly for backwards compatibility and for systems which require a “good enough” hashing function and can tolerate collisions. For a more secure hash function, see SHA2.
Syntax
MD5(plaintext)
Arguments
- plaintext: the data to hash.
Return Type
32 lower case hexadecimal digits corresponding to the 128-bit binary hash value.
Examples
memsql> select md5('ohai');
+----------------------------------+
| md5('ohai') |
+----------------------------------+
| 5a73678b7b674005056434a48054707d |
+----------------------------------+
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