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MD5::Create Method (String^)

 

Creates an instance of the specified implementation of the MD5 hash algorithm.

Namespace:   System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public:
static MD5^ Create(
	String^ algName
)

Parameters

algName
Type: System::String^

The name of the specific implementation of MD5 to use.

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Cryptography::MD5^

A new instance of the specified implementation of MD5.

Exception Condition
TargetInvocationException

The algorithm described by the algName parameter was used with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode enabled, but is not FIPS compatible.

Possible values for algName are: System.Security.Cryptography.MD5, MD5, System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider, and System.Security.Cryptography.MD5Managed.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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