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I want to create unique string ids that will be used in a user management system. I want each user to have a string that allows them to access their own database on a server. I read here that you can use the secrets module to create random strings, but since I don't know anything about user management I'm not sure whether to trust the pseudo-random numbers that lie behind the secrets package.

Question: Is it safe to generate a string for each user like this

secrets.token_hex(nbytes = 50)
Out[8]: '24d72775ae86151c600b6a64cef7191e2a55271615894a0ad3b05671978add68a16ad2beb66fa87e66ccdcc442ef4e57e9a4'

and let them use that string to identify themselves to enter the database on my server? Is there a better way that is as quick?

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  • By "hash" you just mean a random string? Hashing is something very specific, and you don't seem to be doing any of it here. Commented Oct 12, 2018 at 8:18
  • @deceze Thanks, I edited my question! Commented Oct 12, 2018 at 8:21
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    This question might be better suited for Security Stack Exchange. Commented Oct 12, 2018 at 9:49
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