On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Kevin Grittner <kevin.gritt...@wicourts.gov> wrote: > Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well, then Tom's idea of using a random number seems pretty solid no >> matter how you slice it. Maybe a UUID. > > A random number is looking like the best option. I'm not sure why I'd > want to generate a perfectly good 128 bit random number and then throw > away six of the bits to dress it up as a UUID, though. Do the > libraries for that do enough to introduce entropy to compensate for > the lost bits? Any other benefit I'm missing?
I'm confused. UUIDs throw away 6 bits? Anyway, some smaller random number might be fine, too - not trying to throw a monkey wrench into the process. ...Robert -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
