Thanks for all the comments. I didn't realise that the RealmBase class was just wrapping the java.security.MessageDigest.
I have just added my own simple class that wraps this method and returns a hex string to store in the DB. Tim BTW what is the difference between an encryption algorithm and a digesting one? > -----Original Message----- > From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 May 2004 13:26 > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: Another source for MD5 encryption > > > > Hi, > MD5 is not an encryption algorithm, by the way. It's a digesting one > for us in conjunction with an encryption algorithm. > > Yoav Shapira > Millennium Research Informatics --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]