From: Jonathon McKitrick
Subject: MD5 result -> ascii conversion
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 04:08:34 +0000
Message-ID: <1143518914.212667.126870@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>

If I run MD5 on a string, how can I convert the resulting array of
bytes to a string that can be returned in http?

• Re: MD5 result -> ascii conversion sross
  • Re: MD5 result -> ascii conversion Jonathon McKitrick
• Re: MD5 result -> ascii conversion Zach Beane
• Re: MD5 result -> ascii conversion Pascal Bourguignon
  • Re: MD5 result -> ascii conversion R. Mattes

From: sross
Subject: Re: MD5 result -> ascii conversion
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:46:19 +0000
Message-ID: <1143531978.911694.224230@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>

Hi,
  you can convert between byte arrays and strings using
  ironclad:ascii-string-to-byte-array and
ironclad:byte-array-to-hex-string
  
Cheers.

From: Jonathon McKitrick
Subject: Re: MD5 result -> ascii conversion
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:44:53 +0000
Message-ID: <1143546293.741009.218300@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>

sross wrote:
> Hi,
>   you can convert between byte arrays and strings using
>   ironclad:ascii-string-to-byte-array and
> ironclad:byte-array-to-hex-string

That's what I was looking for, thanks!

From: Zach Beane
Subject: Re: MD5 result -> ascii conversion
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:03:38 +0000
Message-ID: <m3d5g622ud.fsf@unnamed.xach.com>

"Jonathon McKitrick" <···········@bigfoot.com> writes:

> If I run MD5 on a string, how can I convert the resulting array of
> bytes to a string that can be returned in http?

This is *also* specified in RFC 2617, section 3.1.3. It's really worth
reading!

Zach

From: Pascal Bourguignon
Subject: Re: MD5 result -> ascii conversion
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:15:33 +0000
Message-ID: <87u09jf8ui.fsf@thalassa.informatimago.com>

"Jonathon McKitrick" <···········@bigfoot.com> writes:

> If I run MD5 on a string, how can I convert the resulting array of
> bytes to a string that can be returned in http?

Are you sure you want characters?  HTTP is binary protocol.


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From: R. Mattes
Subject: Re: MD5 result -> ascii conversion
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:32:13 +0000
Message-ID: <pan.2006.03.28.11.32.13.452543@hobbes.mh-freiburg.de>

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:15:33 +0200, Pascal Bourguignon wrote:

> "Jonathon McKitrick" <···········@bigfoot.com> writes:
> 
>> If I run MD5 on a string, how can I convert the resulting array of
>> bytes to a string that can be returned in http?
> 
> Are you sure you want characters?  HTTP is binary protocol.

Are you shure?  HTTP is _partially_ binary, the request string
needs to be 7bit and the HTTP header needs to conform to the
MIME header RFC ...

 Cheers, Ralf Mattes