NAME

       Crypt::Digest::MD4 - Hash function MD4 [size: 128 bits]

SYNOPSIS

          ### Functional interface:
          use Crypt::Digest::MD4 qw( md4 md4_hex md4_b64 md4_b64u
                                       md4_file md4_file_hex md4_file_b64 md4_file_b64u );

          # calculate digest from string/buffer
          $md4_raw  = md4('data string');
          $md4_hex  = md4_hex('data string');
          $md4_b64  = md4_b64('data string');
          $md4_b64u = md4_b64u('data string');
          # calculate digest from file
          $md4_raw  = md4_file('filename.dat');
          $md4_hex  = md4_file_hex('filename.dat');
          $md4_b64  = md4_file_b64('filename.dat');
          $md4_b64u = md4_file_b64u('filename.dat');
          # calculate digest from filehandle
          $md4_raw  = md4_file(*FILEHANDLE);
          $md4_hex  = md4_file_hex(*FILEHANDLE);
          $md4_b64  = md4_file_b64(*FILEHANDLE);
          $md4_b64u = md4_file_b64u(*FILEHANDLE);

          ### OO interface:
          use Crypt::Digest::MD4;

          $d = Crypt::Digest::MD4->new;
          $d->add('any data');
          $d->addfile('filename.dat');
          $d->addfile(*FILEHANDLE);
          $result_raw  = $d->digest;     # raw bytes
          $result_hex  = $d->hexdigest;  # hexadecimal form
          $result_b64  = $d->b64digest;  # Base64 form
          $result_b64u = $d->b64udigest; # Base64 URL Safe form

DESCRIPTION

       Provides an interface to the MD4 digest algorithm.

EXPORT

       Nothing is exported by default.

       You can export selected functions:

         use Crypt::Digest::MD4 qw(md4 md4_hex md4_b64 md4_b64u
                                             md4_file md4_file_hex md4_file_b64 md4_file_b64u);

       Or all of them at once:

         use Crypt::Digest::MD4 ':all';

FUNCTIONS

   md4
       Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its MD4 digest encoded as
       a binary string.

        $md4_raw = md4('data string');
        #or
        $md4_raw = md4('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

   md4_hex
       Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its MD4 digest encoded as
       a hexadecimal string.

        $md4_hex = md4_hex('data string');
        #or
        $md4_hex = md4_hex('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

   md4_b64
       Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its MD4 digest encoded as
       a Base64 string, with trailing '=' padding.

        $md4_b64 = md4_b64('data string');
        #or
        $md4_b64 = md4_b64('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

   md4_b64u
       Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its MD4 digest encoded as
       a Base64 URL Safe string (see RFC 4648 section 5).

        $md4_b64url = md4_b64u('data string');
        #or
        $md4_b64url = md4_b64u('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

   md4_file
       Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its MD4 digest encoded
       as a binary string.

        $md4_raw = md4_file('filename.dat');
        #or
        $md4_raw = md4_file(*FILEHANDLE);

   md4_file_hex
       Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its MD4 digest encoded
       as a hexadecimal string.

        $md4_hex = md4_file_hex('filename.dat');
        #or
        $md4_hex = md4_file_hex(*FILEHANDLE);

       BEWARE: You have to make sure that the filehandle is in binary mode before you pass it as
       argument to the addfile() method.

   md4_file_b64
       Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its MD4 digest encoded
       as a Base64 string, with trailing '=' padding.

        $md4_b64 = md4_file_b64('filename.dat');
        #or
        $md4_b64 = md4_file_b64(*FILEHANDLE);

   md4_file_b64u
       Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its MD4 digest encoded
       as a Base64 URL Safe string (see RFC 4648 section 5).

        $md4_b64url = md4_file_b64u('filename.dat');
        #or
        $md4_b64url = md4_file_b64u(*FILEHANDLE);

METHODS

       The OO interface provides the same set of functions as Crypt::Digest.

   new
        $d = Crypt::Digest::MD4->new();

   clone
        $d->clone();

   reset
        $d->reset();

   add
        $d->add('any data');
        #or
        $d->add('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

   addfile
        $d->addfile('filename.dat');
        #or
        $d->addfile(*FILEHANDLE);

   add_bits
        $d->add_bits($bit_string);   # e.g. $d->add_bits("111100001010");
        #or
        $d->add_bits($data, $nbits); # e.g. $d->add_bits("\xF0\xA0", 16);

   hashsize
        $d->hashsize;
        #or
        Crypt::Digest::MD4->hashsize();
        #or
        Crypt::Digest::MD4::hashsize();

   digest
        $result_raw = $d->digest();

   hexdigest
        $result_hex = $d->hexdigest();

   b64digest
        $result_b64 = $d->b64digest();

   b64udigest
        $result_b64url = $d->b64udigest();

SEE ALSO

       •   CryptX, Crypt::Digest

       •   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD4>