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Re:Sqids – Generate Short Unique IDs from Numbers by geek_at on Sunday November 26, 2023 @03:48AM (#38420159)
> i.e., output can't be reversed back to the input

But in the "Not good for" section it states the opposite: "[not good for] User IDs can be decoded, revealing user count" so it can be reversed?

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Re:Sqids – Generate Short Unique IDs from Numbers by residentcoder on Sunday November 26, 2023 @04:55AM (#38420448)
Added parenthesis to make what your parent commentor is saying clearer:

>I appreciate that the author clearly states that security, (i.e., output can't be reversed back to the input), is a non-requirement.

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