儘管加密更高級，更為完善，不過因為某些原因，md6尚未廣泛推行。
安全性大大改進,可算做能完全代替MD5的散列驗證算法.
MD6相較MD5的優點如下.
Large input message block size(輸入信息塊的數據長度更大)
1.Large input message block size(輸入信息塊的數據長度更大)
2.provably resistant to differential attacks(抵抗差分攻擊)
3.Alternative sequential mode(可變的序列模式)
4.Key input K is of up to 512 Byte and K is input to every compression function（密鑰輸入K達到512Byte並且K是作為每一個壓縮函式的輸入）
5.1024-bit intermediate (chaining) value root truncated to desired final length? Location (level,index) input to each node(1024-bit中間（連結）值根截斷所期望的最終長度？（水平位置，指數）輸入到每個節點)
6. Root bit (aka “z-bit” or “pumpkin bit”) input to each compression function(根點嗎（又名“z-bit”或“南瓜點”）輸入到每個壓縮功能)
7. Operations on 64-bit words The following operations only: –XOR–AND–SHIFT by fixed amounts.(操作在64位字以下操作：–異或和移位––都在固定的範圍)
