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MD, MD2, MD3, MD4 and MD5 are part of a series of algorithms designed by Ronald Rivest of MIT. The first in the series, MD, is proprietary. MD3 was retired before publication, due to an (unpublished) flaw. MD2, MD4 and MD5 are all Internet standards (RFCs). MD stands for Message Digest.