How can I hash a password in Java?

Question

I need to hash passwords for storage in a database. How can I do this in Java?

I was hoping to take the plain text password, add a random salt, then store the salt a

Answer 1

Here you have two links for MD5 hashing and other hash methods:

Javadoc API: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/security/MessageDigest.html

Tutorial: http://www.twmacinta.com/myjava/fast_md5.php