[Gllug] Unique id fields

[will]

On Sat, 2003-10-11 at 19:41, Jason Clifford wrote:
> On 11 Oct 2003, will wrote:
> 
> > What do people prefer to use when they need to get a unique ID in CGI
> > applications?  I am currently generating my own, but have been looking
> > at mod_unique_id:
> 
> Surely that's the wrong question.

It probably could have been more specific to my current needs :-)

> You need to consider the application and the extent to which you need the 
> ID number to be unique - within the application? on just one server or 
> across a farm?

Yes, unique within the application, duplicate ID's would be a pain in
the arse, and more importantly, a security risk.

will.



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