org.apache.catalina.util

Class MD5Encoder

public final class MD5Encoder extends Object

Encode an MD5 digest into a String.

The 128 bit MD5 hash is converted into a 32 character long String. Each character of the String is the hexadecimal representation of 4 bits of the digest.

Version: $Revision: 467222 $ $Date: 2006-10-24 05:17:11 +0200 (Tue, 24 Oct 2006) $

Author: Remy Maucherat

Method Summary
Stringencode(byte[] binaryData)
Encodes the 128 bit (16 bytes) MD5 into a 32 character String.

Method Detail

encode

public String encode(byte[] binaryData)
Encodes the 128 bit (16 bytes) MD5 into a 32 character String.

Parameters: binaryData Array containing the digest

Returns: Encoded MD5, or null if encoding failed

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