note 72738 added to function.uniqid

From: Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:13:41 +0000
Subject: note 72738 added to function.uniqid
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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

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