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     1.4 +The Digest::MD5 module allows you to use the RSA Data Security Inc.
     1.5 +MD5 Message Digest algorithm from within Perl programs.
     1.6 +The algorithm takes as input a message of arbitrary length and
     1.7 +produces as output a 128-bit "fingerprint" or "message digest"
     1.8 +of the input.
     1.9 +
    1.10 +Note that the MD5 algorithm is not as strong as it used to be.
    1.11 +It has since 2005 been easy to generate different messages that
    1.12 +produce the same MD5 digest.
    1.13 +It still seems hard to generate messages that produce a given digest,
    1.14 +but it is probably wise to move to stronger algorithms for applications
    1.15 +that depend on the digest to uniquely identify a message.
    1.16 +
    1.17 +The Digest::MD5 module provides a procedural interface for simple use,
    1.18 +as well as an object oriented interface that can handle messages of
    1.19 +arbitrary length and which can read files directly.