MD5 (Message Digest 5) is a cryptographic hash function commonly used to verify the integrity of files and data. It takes an input of arbitrary length and produces a 128-bit (16-byte) hash value, which is a unique fingerprint of the input data. MD5 is widely used in various applications, including digital signatures, file verification, and password storage.
On Windows systems, there are several ways to check the MD5 hash of a file: