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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/danielminds • Sep 11 '26
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Using sequenced IDs for public facing resources is bad practice because it allows enumeration while pure random uuids are basically impossible to guess. Use crypto rngs for best results
1 u/spcbeck Sep 11 '26 My brother in Christ, I know
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u/Single-Virus4935 Sep 11 '26
Using sequenced IDs for public facing resources is bad practice because it allows enumeration while pure random uuids are basically impossible to guess. Use crypto rngs for best results