[Tfug] Looking for a unique identifier

[jblais]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org]On Behalf Of
> Bexley Hall
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 3:14 PM
> To: Tucson Free Unix Group
> Subject: Re: [Tfug] Looking for a unique identifier
>
>
> Are you looking for a "nominal" solution or a
> "bullet-proof" solution?  (i.e. how easy do you
> want it to be for people to circumvent your
> identification scheme?)
>
> --don


Don -

I figure that the people running this machine know less about Linux than I
do, so I don't want to make a headache for myself.  The very fact that I'll
be using the mac address (or whatever the source/meaning of number) will
probably not be obvious.  For instance, I might find the mac address, like:
01:23:45:67:89:01 , and dress it up like:  A01B23C45D67E89F01G, and make a
key from there.  People will see A01B23C45D67E89F01G, but probably have no
idea that it contains a mac address and some static replacements, perhaps
even derss it up to look like a GUID  {23343-209872-22-2-2-2080987whatever}

Joe