GitHub

Zero-dependency RFC 4122-compliant GUID/UUID library written with TypeScript, modern crypto and a proper internal byte representation.

This library can parse GUID/UUID strings in binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal formats and normalizes internally to accommodate lots of common formats, including braced (Microsoft-style), padded ...
GitHub

wp-jazz/wp-post-uuid

This plugin provides support for using a UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) instead of a plain permalink as a Post GUID (Global Unique Identifier) in WordPress. This plugin is useful for modern ...
Security Boulevard

Attacking predictable GUIDs when hacking APIs

If you spend any amount of time hacking APIs, you will come to notice that many endpoints use globally unique identifiers (GUIDs) to represent data in the system. While GUIDs are a great way to ensure ...
Ars Technica

UuidFromString ? For use with Windows Driver Kit SetupDi* functions?

I'm programming in C/C++. I'm trying to communicate with a USB device using the SetupDi* functions from the Windows Driver Kit. To start, I need to create a GUID struct that I pass to ...
Ars Technica

UUID: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

My Veeam Backup Server refuses to push a client to physical PC because of a "duplicate BIOS UUID" in the client table. "Inconceivable!," says I; "A UUID is Universally Unique!" Apparently not. It ...