By mid-2004, an analytical attack was done in just an hour or so that was able to make collisions for the full MD5. Now, let's move ahead to employing MD5 in code. Note that for simple purposes, it is recommended to employ more powerful hashing algorithms like SHA-256 in place https://beckettbgilp.mdkblog.com/40150124/a-secret-weapon-for-what-is-md5-technology