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UUID Share Link

A share link trades a secret in the URL for convenience. A UUID makes the link unguessable, which is the entire security model.

Capability URLUnguessablev4

Generated locally with the Web Crypto API — nothing leaves your browser.

What Is UUID Share Link?

How to generate

  1. Generate a v4 UUID share token per resource.
  2. Serve /share/ without auth.
  3. Revoke from the owner's settings.

Use Cases

Code Examples

JavaScript
const id = crypto.randomUUID();
Python
import uuid
id = uuid.uuid4()

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a UUID share link secure?
As secure as its secrecy — unguessable, but anyone with the link can open it. Revoke when done.
Log the token?
No — treat it like a password; logging it defeats the model.

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