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RFC 1321

Network Working Group
Request for Comments: 1321

R. Rivest
MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
and RSA Data Security, Inc.
April 1992

Status of this Memo

This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Acknowlegements

We would like to thank Don Coppersmith, Burt Kaliski, Ralph Merkle, David Chaum, and Noam Nisan for numerous helpful comments and suggestions.

Table of Contents

• 1. Executive Summary
• 2. Terminology and Notation
• 3. MD5 Algorithm Description
  • 3.1 Step 1. Append Padding Bits
  • 3.2 Step 2. Append Length
  • 3.3 Step 3. Initialize MD Buffer
  • 3.4 Step 4. Process Message in 16-Word Blocks
  • 3.5 Step 5. Output
• 4. Summary
• 5. Differences Between MD4 and MD5
• References
• APPENDIX A - Reference Implementation
• Security Considerations
• Author's Address

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