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+DOCUMENTATION:
+  name: md5
+  version_added: "historical"
+  short_description: MD5 hash of input data
+  description:
+    - Returns an L(MD5 hash, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5) of the input data
+  positional: _input
+  notes:
+    - This requires the MD5 algorithm to be available on the system, security contexts like FIPS might prevent this.
+    - MD5 has long been deemed insecure and is not recommended for security related uses.
+  options:
+    _input:
+      description: data to hash
+      type: raw
+      required: true
+
+EXAMPLES: |
+    # md5hash => "ae2b1fca515949e5d54fb22b8ed95575"
+    md5hash: "{{ 'testing' | md5 }}"
+
+RETURN:
+  _value:
+    description: The MD5 hash of the input.
+    type: string