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Brent_Sachnoff_
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusAssigning cookies only once
I'm trying to assign a client a cookie that will be psuedo random using:
when HTTP_RESPONSE {
expr srand([clock clicks])
set tracker [expr (rand() * 999) + 10]
HTTP::cooki...
Joe_Hsy_45207Nimbostratus
NimbostratusHi Aaron,
In your example, is the reason you reseed with srand on every response to prevent the possibility of another iRule reseeding with the same seed and thus rand() producing the same results? What is the performance overhead of reseding on every http hit? Wouldn't using just [clock ticks] provide a sufficient unique id?
Thanks!
//Joe
