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		vbezhenar on Nov 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Moving Away from UUIDs (2018) It’s 2^122. Or 2^128 if you don’t care about stupid standards (why would you). Birthday paradox is about getting collisions, not guessing.

insanitybit on Nov 22, 2022 [–]

Right, yes, guessing once specific uuid wouldn't be subject to the birthday paradox, thanks. Edited my post to no longer reflect that.

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