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Yes, supplying a random string to a hash function to get a hashed random string is what I am inferring is the author's intent. Why do that? To get a unique ID
by 33degrees 10y ago
Yes, supplying a random string to a hash function to get a hashed random string is what I am inferring is the author's intent. Why do that? To get a unique ID that can be used as an API key, as opposed to using a GUID for example. And sometime you need public API keys, for example the browser keys you need to use google maps.