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Implement UUID detection (Sprint-1 Example Issue) #1

Closed claesmk closed 1 year ago

claesmk commented 1 year ago

Description: A UUID or universally unique identifier can potentially be used to personally identify an individual.

While there can be multiple types of UUIDs, this issue will focus on the 8-4-4-4-12 format, for example:

123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426652340000 

Detection Steps: Python code will be developed which will detect hexadecimal numbers in the 8-4-4-4-12 format

Natalyapolite commented 1 year ago

When is the UUID invalid ?

claesmk commented 1 year ago

When is the UUID invalid ?

The goal here is to detect a potential UUID in the 8-4-4-4-12 format. Any hex string in this format could be considered valid, as far as I know, per the RFC

ncholliday commented 1 year ago

What is a real-world example of a UUID that uses hexadecimal numbers?

claesmk commented 1 year ago

One application for UUID is when generating a credit card transaction - see this developer's guide for more details