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var id = crypto.randomBytes(20).toString('hex');
//=> bb5dc8842ca31d4603d6aa11448d1654
var seed = crypto.randomBytes(20);
var id = crypto.createHash('sha1').update(seed).digest('hex');
//=> 06eb06693508052c950cf6d915e6f70a8419baac
//=> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9407892/how-to-generate-random-sha1-hash-to-use-as-id-in-node-js
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