{
 "id": "md5",
 "name": "MD5",
 "category": "other",
 "identifiers": {
  "extensions": [
   "md5"
  ],
  "puid": [
   "fmt/993"
  ]
 },
 "status": "unknown",
 "summary": "The MD5 algorithm is a hash function producing a 128-bit hash value, it is described in RFC 1321. Although MD5 was initially designed to be used as a cryptographic hash function, it has been found to suffer from extensive vulnerabilities. It can still be used as a checksum to verify data integrity against unintentional corruption. The MD5 file is a text document which contains single or multiple MD5 values.",
 "projects": [
  {
   "name": "File Formats Wiki",
   "url": "http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/MD5",
   "kind": "wiki"
  },
  {
   "name": "PRONOM fmt/993",
   "url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/fmt/993",
   "kind": "format-doc"
  }
 ],
 "provenance": {
  "sources": [
   "ffw",
   "pronom"
  ]
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-24",
 "aliases": [],
 "structure": [],
 "parsers": [],
 "tools": [],
 "conversions": [],
 "samples": [],
 "claims": [],
 "verification": []
}