3.4: Guid Info

In this module we'll talk about Guids.

Purpose

In our Note.cs class we create an OwnerId that was of type Guid. A Guid is a type that allows us to create unique, near impossible to replicate(like 1 in 1 trillion chance) IDs for our users or items for our users.

Notes:

Here are a few things to note about Guids:

• Guid stands for Globally Unique IDentifier

• Guids are 32 digit hexadecimals grouped in chunks of 8-4-4-12

• There are about 10^38 possible Guids, we can pretty much guarantee they'll be unique.

• Guids can be used to identify users, urls, or just about anything.

• The inherent randomness of GUIDs is good for security but bad for debugging because they are tough to access.

• Guids aren't perfect. There's still a very small chance(one in one trillion chance) that you can have duplicate Guids.