js-md5

js-md5

A simple MD5 hash function for JavaScript supports UTF-8 encoding.

Demo

MD5 Online

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Install

You can also install js-md5 by using Bower.

bower install js-md5

For node.js, you can use this command to install:

npm install js-md5

Usage

You could use like this:

md5('Message to hash');

If you use node.js, you should require the module first:

md5 = require('js-md5');

Methods

md5(str, asciiOnly)

Hash string to md5, set asciiOnly to true for better performace if you ensure input is ascii.

str: String

String to hash.

asciiOnly: Boolean (default: false)

Specify the string encoding is ASCII.

Example

Code

md5('');
md5('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog', true);
md5('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.', true);

Output

d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
9e107d9d372bb6826bd81d3542a419d6
e4d909c290d0fb1ca068ffaddf22cbd0

It also supports UTF-8 encoding:

Code

md5('中文');

Output

a7bac2239fcdcb3a067903d8077c4a07

Benchmark

ASCII
UTF8

Extensions

jQuery

If you prefer jQuery style, you can add following code to add a jQuery extension.

Code

jQuery.md5 = md5

And then you could use like this:

$.md5('message');

Prototype

If you prefer prototype style, you can add following code to add a prototype extension.

Code

String.prototype.md5 = function() {
  return md5(this);
};

And then you could use like this:

'message'.md5();

License

The project is released under the MIT license.

Contact

The project's website is located at https://github.com/emn178/js-md5
Author: [e-mail]

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