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sslmdsize

sslmdsize


Purpose
Get the size of a message digest.
Synopsis
function sslmdsize(mdalg:string):integer
Argument
mdalg 
Algorithm to consider
Return value
Size of the message digest in bytes or -1 if the algorithm is not supported.
Further information
This function returns the length (in bytes) of a digest produced by the requested message digest algorithm. A return value of -1 indicates that the algorithm name has not been recognised: this property can be used to check whether a given algorithm is available.
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