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The MAC address is a worse problem, honestly, than that they're not random. That means your database is leaking information about which host generated the UUID,
by ben509 8y ago
The MAC address is a worse problem, honestly, than that they're not random. That means your database is leaking information about which host generated the UUID, which would be useful to someone trying to exploit a particular host.
Or if you have an application installed on personal machines, it's leaking identifying information about those machines.
- hn_throwaway_99 8y agoThis is true. I wish I could find the article but years ago I remember malicious hackers that were identified by law enforcement because their virus included some windows guids, which at the time included the Mac address.
- sgerenser 8y agoProbably thinking about the Melissa Virus: http://archive.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/2q99/melissa-1.html http://archive.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/2q99/melissa-1.htm...