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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T02:35:31+00:00 2026-05-23T02:35:31+00:00

I read some docs about md5, it said that its 128 bits, but why

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I read some docs about md5, it said that its 128 bits, but why is it 32 characters? I can’t compute the characters.

  • 1 byte is 8 bits
  • if 1 character is 1 byte
  • then 128 bits is 128/8 = 16 bytes right?

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SHA-1 produces 160 bits, so how many characters are there?

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    2026-05-23T02:35:31+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 2:35 am

    32 chars as hexdecimal representation, thats 2 chars per byte.

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