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# 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.
Related topics
msgdigest
Module
mmssl
Parent Topic Procedures and functions

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