May 5, 2024, 6:12 a.m. | Sotiris Kourouklis

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Database security is really important when it comes to building custom web applications. One of the most common mistakes people make when creating their database is using regular IDs.


Not only are they in chronological order and visible with just an inspect on the network of dev tools, but also finding vulnerabilities and reverse-engineering your web app can be 10 times easier.


Today, we are going to see one alternative to both UUID and regular IDs. I've implemented this on …

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