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		hinkley on Sept 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A few secure, random bytes without `pgcrypto` v6 is a transform of v1 UUIDs to behave like v7 keys with respect to database indexing - increasing over time. If it’s a function of time, then it’s still guessable by brute force. Another responder suggested that the mention of v6 UUIDs is an error. Maybe. But that’s a truly bizarre typo to make. And they still haven’t fixed it.

yunohn on Sept 28, 2024 [–]

But you could google Postgres UUID and confirm that they only provide v4? Instead of continuing a rant based on incorrect assumptions.

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-uuid.html

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