## Syntax
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## Purpose
The `MD5` SQL function converts a value to a 128-bit hash value as defined on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md5).
Parameters:
- Input (`varchar2` or `blob`): Text to convert with MD5.
Returns: the input converted with MD5
## Examples
The following example retrieves the MD5 hash of `abcde`:
```sql
select md5('abcde')
--------------------------------
ab56b4d92b40713acc5af89985d4b786
```