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bob1029 on July 6, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: PostgreSQL and UUID as Primary Key

Type 4 guids are a reasonable choice.

I personally prefer the extra 128 bits of entropy, but I have no evidence that says it's more secure in practice.

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