MD5

Applies to: ✅ Data 360 SQL ✅ Tableau Hyper API

Calculates the MD5 hash of data, returning the result in hexadecimal.

Syntax

md5(<data>)

Arguments

Required

• <data>: The text or bytea data to hash.

Returns

Returns a text value that contains the hexadecimal MD5 hash.

Considerations

• MD5 is not cryptographically secure for security-critical applications.
• Use for checksums and data integrity, not for password hashing.

Examples

Calculate MD5 Hash

Get the MD5 hash of a string.

SELECT md5('abc') AS result;

Returns '900150983cd24fb0d6963f7d28e17f72'.

Related Documentation

• String Types