Message Digest

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MD
Pronunciation
/ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈdaɪʤɛst/
Category
Internet
Related Field
-1

Examples in Context

  1. A message digest is scrambled data that is based on the password and the packet contents.
  2. If any one character of a message is changed, then up to half of the message digest changes.
  3. The message digest is encrypted with sender's private key.
  4. The message digest ( also called the message authentication code ) is computed using a hash function.
  5. After the recipient receives it, the message digest is unscrambled using the sender's public key.

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