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		Ensorceled 62 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why UUIDs won't protect your secrets I have had this fight so many times ... "we don't need to generate a random key, we can just use this 'unique' identifier" where the unique identifier is always some form of PII.

valiant55 62 days ago [–]

Some form of PII that can change too. Natural keys are a no go for me.

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