# crypto/md5
Compute the MD5 hash of the input. Returns the digest as a lowercase hex
string (32 chars). MD5 is cryptographically broken — use only for
non-security-critical checksums.
## Syntax
[crypto/md5 $data]
## Parameters
- `$data` — String (bytes) to hash
## Examples
[crypto/md5 "hello"] # 5d41402abc4b2a76b9719d911017c592 [crypto/md5 $payload]
## Returns
32-character lowercase hex string.
## See Also
`crypto/sha256`, `crypto/blake3`, `crypto/hash`