Implementation of Enhanced MD5 Algorithm using SSL to Ensure Data Integrity

Abstract

Data integrity is the main concern of this paper. An application was developed to implement the Enhanced MD5 Algorithm in Secured Socket Layer (SSL). Furthermore, this application secures the integrity of data sent and received via communication link using SSL. This paper also analyzed the time and space complexity of the Enhanced MD5 Algorithm. The time complexity obtained was 27+7n+2n^2+n log n and space complexity were O (n^2). During uploading and downloading processes, the developed application generated the same hashes for the same files. This means that if an SSL uses a strong standard-based encryption algorithm, data are protected. Using a strong encryption algorithm, data security is assured amidst attacker's interception during transmission.