note 72738 added to function.uniqid
| From: | Emery at osu1 dot php dot net | Date: | Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:13:41 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 72738 added to function.uniqid | ||
| Groups: | php.notes | ||
| Request: | Send a blank email to php-notes+get-122401@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message | ||
The example given in this document for a "better token" should be:
<?php
$better_token = uniqid(md5(rand()), true);
?>
As it is now, the result isn't guaranteed to be unique, because MD5 has collisions.
----
Server IP: 64.71.164.2
Probable Submitter: 72.192.146.68
----
Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.uniqid.php
Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/72738
Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72738/integrated
Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72738/useless
Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72738/bad+code
Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72738/spam
Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72738/non-english
Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72738/in+docs
Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/72738
Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/72738
Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php