How common hash algorithms compare by output length and current security status. For how hash functions work, see What Is a Hash Function?.
| Algorithm | Output Length | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MD5 | 128-bit (32 hex characters) | Broken, not secure for cryptographic use |
| SHA-1 | 160-bit (40 hex characters) | Broken, not secure for cryptographic use |
| SHA-256 | 256-bit (64 hex characters) | Secure, widely used |
| SHA-512 | 512-bit (128 hex characters) | Secure, widely used |
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No. MD5 is cryptographically broken and too fast to compute, making it vulnerable to brute-force and collision attacks. Password storage should use a purpose-built algorithm like bcrypt or Argon2, not a general-purpose hash.
Each byte of the 256-bit (32-byte) hash is represented as 2 hex characters, so 32 bytes × 2 equals 64 hex characters.
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