Passord encryption in java

private String getEncryptedPassword(String input){
    String output = "";
    try{
	byte [] hash = java.security.MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5").digest(input.getBytes());
	StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("");
	for(int i = 0; i < hash.length; i++){
		builder.append(Integer.toHexString(hash[i] & 0xFF | 0x100).substring(1, 3));
	}								//end for
	output = builder.toString();
    }									//end try
    catch(Exception ex){
		//log error here
    }									//end catch
    return output;
}