Generating UUIDs. More...
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| #define | UUID_LEN 36 |
| Length of a UUID string, including hyphens. More... | |
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| void | generate_uuid (char *buffer) |
| Generates a unique UUID using a secure random number generator. More... | |
Detailed Description
Generating UUIDs.
- Date
- : 2022-12-29
Macro Definition Documentation
◆ UUID_LEN
| #define UUID_LEN 36 |
Length of a UUID string, including hyphens.
The length of a UUID string is 36 characters, including the four hyphens that separate the different parts of the UUID.
Function Documentation
◆ generate_uuid()
| void generate_uuid | ( | char * | buffer | ) |
Generates a unique UUID using a secure random number generator.
The UUID is generated using a secure random number generator, such as /dev/urandom on Unix-like systems or the CryptGenRandom function on Windows. The UUID is stored in the character array pointed to by buffer. The array must be at least UUID_LEN + 1 bytes long.
- Parameters
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buffer Pointer to a character array where the generated UUID will be stored.
