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title: 'Databases can generate random UUID keys'
tweet_id: '1538579134703497216'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-24
author_username: tobias_petry
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created_at: 2022-06-19T17:47:05+00:00
slug: databases-can-generate-random-uuid-keys
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⚡️ Database Tip

Many applications use the table's numeric primary key in the URL: Bots can scrape all data by incrementing the ID and competitors know your number of customers/resources and growth.Adding a random UUID which is used in URLs solves this.

https://sqlfordevs.io/uuid-prevent-enumeration-attack