In Oracle SQL, is there an MD5 function or something available to me? I would like to do something like…
select name, md5_sum( name ) from person;
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See this Tahiti Link. Under MD5 Procedures and Functions it says These subprograms generate MD5 hashes of data. The MD5 algorithm ensures data integrity by generating a 128-bit cryptographic message digest value from given data.
Also note, that
DBMS_OBFUSCATION_TOOLKITis deprecated and can/should be replaced withDBMS_CRYPTO, see this Tahiti Link