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| Computer languages | Python,HTML + |
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| Full description | Provided is an implementation of a "unique … Provided is an implementation of a "unique" ID generator in Python. The implementation does not follow UUID or GUID standards, but rather uses available system, host, user, shell environment, process, and other ephemeral information fed into a hasher (by default MD5) to generate the ID. The system is designed to be used both as a standalone application and as a module. The data used to be fed into the hash, as well as the hashing mechanism itself, can be overridden both through the command line and programmatically by importing the module. programmatically by importing the module. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.alcyone.com/software/uid/ + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Internet-application | security + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | MD5 + , generation + , account + , UUID + , generator + , ID + , hash + , USERID + , user id + |
| Last review by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| Last review date | 1 May 2009 + |
| License | GPLv2 + |
| License verified by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| License verified date | 1 May 2009 + |
| Name | UID + |
| Real name | Erik Max Francis + |
| Revisionid | 6,715 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 15:21:10 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Security | authentication + , system + |
| Short description | Configurable unique ID generation. + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | internet-application + , security + |
| User level | intermediate + |
| Version date | 1 May 2009 + |
| Version download | http://www.alcyone.com/software/uid/uid-latest.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 1.0.3 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 25 May 2012 02:39:32 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | pyos@alcyone.com + |
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