[Bro-Dev] #1016: Option to extend uids to 128 bit

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Mon Jun 10 07:56:08 PDT 2013


#1016: Option to extend uids to 128 bit
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  Reporter:  rhave            |      Owner:
      Type:  Feature Request  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Low              |  Milestone:  Bro2.2
 Component:  Bro              |    Version:  git/master
Resolution:                   |   Keywords:
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Comment (by robin):

 On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 17:16 -0000, you wrote:

 >  I've been thinking about this one. So, I can understand the desire to
 move
 >  off of 64-bit UIDs, but I don't understand the immediate jump to
 128-bit.

 That was my initial thought too when seeing the ticket: why not find
 some middle-ground (except that I didn't do the math :)

 >  While poking around on this, it seems like current implementation could
 be
 >  more efficient. Specifically:

 (It's not great, but I don't think this should have much of a
 performance impact.)

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