IT lexicon Security MD5

MD5

Security På svenska → Updated: 2026-05-24

Hash algorithm from 1991 — 128 bits. Cryptographically broken since 2004 but still used for checksums (not security).

Collisions can be generated in seconds. Never for: passwords, signatures, certificates. OK for: file integrity (when you trust the source), cache keys. Use SHA-256 or bcrypt/argon2 where security matters.

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