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UUID: an identifier is not access permission

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Published: 22 Oct 2026 16:11 · Updated: 22 Oct 2026 16:11

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uuid.uuid4() creates a random UUID that can distinguish records without a central sequential counter. It does not establish who may open the corresponding record.

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uuid.uuid4() creates a random UUID that can distinguish records without a central sequential counter. It does not establish who may open the corresponding record. [1]

A document URL still needs user and permission checks. An identifier that is difficult to guess cannot replace authorization. The UUID version matters too: different versions do not all use the same generation method.

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  1. [1] uuid — UUID objects according to RFC 4122 — Python 3.12.15 documentation ↗