(Message Digest 5) A popular one-way hash function developed by Ronald Rivest (the "R" in RSA) which is used to create a message digest for digital signatures. MD5 is faster than SHA-1, but is considered less secure. MD5 is similar to the previous MD4 method as both were designed for 32-bit computers, but MD5 adds more security since MD4 has been broken. The earlier MD2 function was designed for 8-bit computers. See one-way hash function.
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- Software downloads 2009-11-24
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- Software downloads 2009-11-18
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- Software downloads 2009-11-15
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- Software downloads 2009-11-14
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- Software downloads 2009-11-11
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- Software downloads 2009-11-10
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- Software downloads 2009-11-09
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- Software downloads 2009-10-27
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- Software downloads 2009-10-24
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- Software downloads 2009-10-23
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- Software downloads 2009-10-05
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- DigitalVolcano MD5 Hash 1.0 (Windows)
- Freeware tool to calculate MD5 Hashes of multiple files. Fast and easy to use. Useful for checking downloads or generating hashes for your own files. Files can be dragged from Windows Explorer, and the list can saved or copied to the clipboard.
- Software downloads 2009-09-25
- MD5 Checksum Verifier 3.4 (Windows)
- MD5 Checksum Verifier is files integrity checker based on the time proven MD5 algorithms. With it you can create checksums of files and verify their integrity in the future. The operation is very easy, just two steps, make check file and verify check file.
- Software downloads 2009-09-24
- Evolynx Radius Server 5.0 (Windows)
- Evolynx Radius is a high performance RADIUS server for Microsoft .NET Framework (2000, XP, and 2003). It supports unlimited clients, realms, and customers. Some of the authentication protocols supported are PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP1, MS-CHAP2, and EAP-MD5. Supports RADIUS proxy and conditional forwarding. A Web-based administration application helps managing customers and...
- Software downloads 2009-09-22
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- Software downloads 2009-09-16
- checkSum+ 1.5.3 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-09-13
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