Re^3: Need to Generate Unique String

use Digest::MD5;

$pretty_darn_close_to_unique = md5_hex(md5_hex(time() . $$ . rand . {}
+));
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-stvn

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Re^4: Need to Generate Unique String by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jul 29, 2004 at 20:32 UTC
I love the subtle inclusion of a memory reference. Examine what is said, not who speaks. "Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham "Think for yourself!" - Abigail "Memory, processor, disk in that order on the hardware side. Algorithm, algoritm, algorithm on the code side." - tachyon	[reply]
Re^5: Need to Generate Unique String by stvn (Monsignor) on Jul 29, 2004 at 22:24 UTC
I love the subtle inclusion of a memory reference. I would love to take credit for that, but fact is I ripped it off from Apache::Session::Generate::MD5. Its a nice one, I have used it (the extracted code, not the module) for a while as a session id generator and it has worked out quite well. -stvn	[reply]