#37063 [NEW]: Is md5 binary-safe?

From: ceo at l-i-e dot com Operating system: Irrelevant PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: Is md5 binary-safe? Description: ------------ Is md5 binary-safe? I would think it would be, but it doesn't say it is... Reproduce code: --------------- $jpeg = file_get_contents('test.jpg'); $md5 = md5($jpeg); //store $md5 in database to detect changes to test.jpg later -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=37063&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=trysnapshot51 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37063&r=mysqlcfg