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Are API keys guaranteed to be unique

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Thread created on 12:38:08 - 23/10/22 (3 months ago)

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Last replied 13:43:01 - 23/10/22 (3 months ago)

Are API keys guaranteed to be unique, even long after they have expired? If I key is created today and deleted tomorrow, can we guarantee that that specific sequence of characters will never be issued again?
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Are API keys guaranteed to be unique, even long after they have expired?
If I key is created today and deleted tomorrow, can we guarantee that that specific sequence of characters will never be issued again?
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Posted on 13:43:01 - 23/10/22 (3 months ago)
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Given that the number of possible combinations is (26 lower case letters + 26 upper case letters + 10 digits) ^ 16 = 4.7672402 × 10[sup]28 [/sup], or 47672402000000000000000000000, I think we can say that every key is very likely to be unique.
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Given that the number of possible combinations is (26 lower case letters + 26 upper case letters + 10 digits) ^ 16 = 4.7672402 × 10²⁸, or 47672402000000000000000000000, I think we can say that every key is very likely to be unique.
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