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# MD5

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

## MD5(content: Binary): String

Computes the MD5 hash and transforms the binary result into a hexadecimal lower case string.

### Parameters

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><code>content</code></p></td><td><p>A binary input value to encrypt.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example

This example uses the MD5 algorithm to encrypt a binary value.

#### Source

```DataWeave
%dw 2.0
import dw::Crypto
output application/json
---
{ "md5" : Crypto::MD5("asd" as Binary) }
```

#### Output

```JSON
{ "md5": "7815696ecbf1c96e6894b779456d330e" }
```