Re: Creating a Unique Key

2002-03-28 Thread Tagore Smith
rch 28, 2002 2:30 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Creating a Unique Key > > > > > > What is the best way to create a unique, almost impossible to guess, > > KEY, i.e., ftu880oli88UI8flpq, which can in turn be used as part of a > > sec

Re: Creating a Unique Key

2002-03-28 Thread Chas Owens
uuidgen can create a nearly 100% unique key, but if the attackers has access to the machine it was generated on and knowledge of the approximate time the key was generated then it is fairly easy to guess/reverse engineer the key. You may want to look into using a very large prime number or some s

RE: Creating a Unique Key

2002-03-28 Thread Nikola Janceski
bject: Creating a Unique Key > > > What is the best way to create a unique, almost impossible to guess, > KEY, i.e., ftu880oli88UI8flpq, which can in turn be used as part of a > security string, i.e., username: ftu880oli88UI8flpq ? > &

Creating a Unique Key

2002-03-28 Thread Gregory Matthews
What is the best way to create a unique, almost impossible to guess, KEY, i.e., ftu880oli88UI8flpq, which can in turn be used as part of a security string, i.e., username: ftu880oli88UI8flpq ? Thanks in advance. Gregory