Algorithm
Description
MD5
Message Digest (version 5) hash algorithm (on one-way hash function) developed by RSA Data Security, which is intended for digital signature applications, where a large file must be compressed in a secure manner before being encrypted with a private key/public key algorithm.
SHA1
Secure Hash Algorithm 1, which produces a 160-bit message digest. The large message digest provides security against brute-force collision and inversion attacks.
SHA-256 and SHA-512
Secure Hash Algorithm 2, which allows you to choose either a 256-bit or 512-bit message digest. SHA-512 message digests provide the highest security against brute-force collision and inversion attacks.