Hash.CreateMD5(Byte[]) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Policy

Assembly:

System.Security.Permissions.dll

Package:

System.Security.Permissions v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Source:

Hash.cs

Creates a Hash object that contains an MD5 hash value.

public:
 static System::Security::Policy::Hash ^ CreateMD5(cli::array <System::Byte> ^ md5);

public static System.Security.Policy.Hash CreateMD5 (byte[] md5);

static member CreateMD5 : byte[] -> System.Security.Policy.Hash

Public Shared Function CreateMD5 (md5 As Byte()) As Hash

Parameters

md5

Byte[]

A byte array that contains an MD5 hash value.

Returns

Hash

An object that contains the hash value provided by the md5 parameter.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The md5 parameter is null.

Remarks

The returned Hash object contains only the MD5 property.

Due to collision problems with MD5, Microsoft recommends a security model based on SHA256 or better.