Re: Is randomblob(16) a good guid generation a cross multiple computers?
"Keith Medcalf" <[email protected]> Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:39:42 -0700
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On Thursday, 20 February, 2020 22:06, Andy KU7T <[email protected]> wrote: >I admit I do not fully understand all the arguments. I am running on >Windows. Are you saying the PRNG on Windows is not good enough to use >randomblob(16) in Sqlite? All I need is a reasonable assurance that is >are unique... Yes, it is reasonably random. To improve the entropy of the seed you should compile the amalgamation with -DSQLITE_WIN32_USE_UUID=1 and include RPCRT4.LIB in the link. -- The fact that there's a Highway to Hell but only a Stairway to Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic volume. _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list [email protected] http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users