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Integer counters are a problem because they leak information. In most cases I've encountered that's not acceptable.
by bongodongobob 2y ago
Integer counters are a problem because they leak information. In most cases I've encountered that's not acceptable.
- sgarland 2y agoSo don’t expose them in the URL. Or have separate internal and external IDs. So many options that don’t destroy B+trees.
- sedatk 2y agoMonotonic UUIDs leak information too.
- switch007 2y agoUUIDv7, for example, leaks the timestamp I’ve met more than one architect who hands waves that fact away during a “leaking integers is bad!” campaign