WebApp Sec: Re: User ID generation

[Adam K <adamk1 () gmail com>]

I would say that would be a bad idea as it starts to give away
information about your users.  It is better to keep the userid a
unique value - at least that's my thought.

later,
Adam

On 4/14/05, Andi McLean <andi_mclean () ntlworld com> wrote:
> Whilst talking about usernames, I was wondering what people's thoughts were on
> the following scheme.
>
> The users date of birth, Selected from drop down boxes, and entering a 4 digit
> random number, selected by the system, so username are unique.
>
> Cheers
> Andi