This is a misleading statement.
It depends on several things hwoever I have seen often
enough that they are quite sequential and only off by a few hex
numbers per UUID. It is even based on the system clock so again I
say that its a bad idea to base security on a UUID.
Jeremy Allen
elliptIQ Inc.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Al Musella, DPM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 1:37 PM
>To: CF-Talk
>Subject: RE: CreateUUID()
>
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>
>>by pointing out that the UUID is "predictable" are you saying
>that using it
>>for security purposes is not recommended?
>
>
>UUIDs are not predictable.. take a look at this sequence I just tried. I
>can't find the pattern.. can you?
>
>
>038E0B1C-CF53-4F06-A646367FD3CBC92F
>C7C38770-FAC0-4B00-B355DA9BFA5B6FA7
>7FC88E5C-5842-48B0-809B44484830B476
>076985FD-E14C-42C7-A46088232A20E5CB
>BB8A3279-B0CD-4550-ABD5135FCF8CF40D
>D077EB84-8D5D-4F43-9BF7EEC4CAE71E09
>D710D849-59DA-4E29-811D00DC49F81CD0
>A6CD99DB-9BFA-4908-9686E612BCF2D441
>A153AFB1-A266-4E5F-BCECF0A36CD6C91E
>4FD4F58A-8BFD-4B9F-BF2080D470015AE4
>718CC72E-5659-4CCF-85ED21647E84C18F
>931694A5-6167-4ED1-A1DD8164892EC5D4
>D0C154BF-4CA5-413C-896F93303307083F
>3F66D1E9-2133-4115-97ABF05EB7F29627
>53FB8F23-B0C4-4321-9170F6788FDE2EA7
>D18B5B2F-0501-47DD-A9BA38C16B2EDB27
>6FAD1299-2C98-40FA-A17FA2E54303223A
>B72D0046-6A63-4A8C-92681C72AD455412
>764CCA4C-96AA-444E-A11103D403BCE9B5
>4D2B7E2C-DECC-4051-BAD67720056ED46E
>9306A87A-6EFC-49C1-9E3659625B9DA520
>45F53EDD-D649-455B-81C5DE8CA4B9EA8C
>8A3465CF-CD0B-4FE2-9A9958CFAB15AB90
>7929263A-8D3B-4A52-8669BBBA34508764
>A43CE74D-6662-4378-9D7D1C15286CBB85
>9035EBB3-BBF4-4146-B510B8472975A77D
>C6D00FCE-F18A-474F-BEDC956D47EFE440
>C9F287FC-F853-43E1-998DC77D5836A42C
>2BA25A0C-A747-49A8-865BC3F08E913777
>9B4EA8E1-1BB1-4CF8-A2561B3FDE8E38F9
>4DC6292D-4B78-4ACE-84A21C12D7ED9B57
>9B7A0125-3B7B-4E4D-93ED60F60800EA5B
>3F11B8AD-EFCB-4CD5-B0E0D75D8624938E
>20B6A2E8-E29B-4000-8B770AAF41C3F152
>7E2019FE-3B63-4217-8B97CB13D5FB6BBD
>751F8017-5349-4A61-BC0CAA0538362762
>80F21D96-3CE9-458B-B0D786D2DB980A2F
>B93AFD79-A728-4CCF-9331FD7803AE78E8
>61E8FD25-A51A-4F71-81A79816AD42AC75
>0FF62F89-578C-40BC-B638135958411846
>CA85E5CB-18AB-4ED3-AC30CF74E3DAC894
>379E3500-6CD4-4BB9-AE45924BC8563EB4
>8FB8268F-5361-415F-8284A2AED3816655
>25E2BF46-3B27-4F85-B854E57991597D2F
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