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     30 
     31 #ifndef UUID_h
     32 #define UUID_h
     33 
     34 #include "platform/PlatformExport.h"
     35 #include "wtf/text/WTFString.h"
     36 
     37 namespace WebCore {
     38 
     39 // Creates a UUID that consists of 32 hexadecimal digits and returns its canonical form.
     40 // The canonical form is displayed in 5 groups separated by hyphens, in the form 8-4-4-4-12 for a total of 36 characters.
     41 // The hexadecimal values "a" through "f" are output as lower case characters.
     42 //
     43 // Note: for security reason, we should always generate version 4 UUID that use a scheme relying only on random numbers.
     44 // This algorithm sets the version number as well as two reserved bits. All other bits are set using a random or pseudorandom
     45 // data source. Version 4 UUIDs have the form xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx with hexadecimal digits for x and one of 8,
     46 // 9, A, or B for y.
     47 //
     48 // On Windows, version 4 UUIDs are used since Windows 2000 (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa446557.aspx).
     49 // On MacOSX, version 4 UUIDs are used since Tiger (http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/technotes/tn/tn1103.html#TNTAG8).
     50 // On Linux, the kernel offers the procfs pseudo-file /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid that yields version 4 UUIDs (http://hbfs.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/ueid-unique-enough-ids/).
     51 PLATFORM_EXPORT String createCanonicalUUIDString();
     52 
     53 }
     54 
     55 #endif
     56