@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Custom characters may be specified. Using uppercase hexadecimal characters:
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8787 > 16E26779479356B516
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89- Convenience functions ` smallID ` , ` mediumID ` , ` largeID ` , ` sessionID ` and ` token ` provide random strings of various entropy bits.
89+ Convenience functions ` smallID ` , ` mediumID ` , ` largeID ` , ` sessionID ` and ` token ` provide random strings for various predefined bits of entropy .
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9191Small ID represents a potential of 30 strings with a 1 in a million chance of repeat:
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@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ OWASP session ID using [RFC 4648](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4648#section-5)
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119119 > HRU1M7VR5u-N6B0Xo4ZSjx
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121- Base 64 character 256 bits token
121+ Base 64 character, 256-bit token
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123123 ``` js
124124 import {Random , Entropy , charSet64 } from ' entropy-string'
@@ -500,15 +500,15 @@ Note the number of bytes needed is dependent on the number of characters in our
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501501#### Take Away
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503- - You don 't need random strings of length L .
503+ - Don 't specify randomness using strings of length.
504504 - String length is a by-product, not a goal.
505- - You don 't need truly unique strings .
506- - Uniqueness is too onerous. You'll do fine with probabilistically unique strings .
507- - Probabilistic uniqueness involves measured risk.
508- - Risk measured as * "1 in __ n__ chance of generating a repeat"*
509- - Bits of entropy gives you that measure .
510- - You need to a total of ** _ N _ ** strings with a risk ** _ 1/n _ ** of repeat.
511- - The characters are arbitrary.
505+ - Don 't require truly uniqueness .
506+ - You'll do fine with probabilistically uniqueness .
507+ - Probabilistic uniqueness involves specified risk.
508+ - Risk is specified as * "1 in __ n__ chance of generating a repeat"*
509+ - Do specify bits of entropy.
510+ - Specified as the risk of repeat in a total number of strings
511+ - Characters used are arbitrary.
512512 - You need ` entropy-string ` .
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514514##### Base 32 character string with a 1 in a million chance of a repeat a billion strings:
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