Class UUIDCalculator


  • public class UUIDCalculator
    extends Object
    Calculate a UUID that is specific to the machne. Note that machines are hard to identify and therefore there is no guarantee that two machines will not ever have the same UUID and also there is no guarantee that a single machine will always have the same UUID. The first one is less of a problem. The later, the stability of the UUID of a single machine can be managed with the parameters of the calculator, controlling what the calculation takes into account. The less parameters you select the more stable the UUID will be. On the other hand the less parameter you use the more machines may end-up having the same UUID. Machne UUIDs may be used to restrict the usage of a software to certain machines.