udid v0.1.4

udid

Return a string that uniquely identifies the current device, for a given app.

Extremely useful for distributed systems.

tries the current approaches:

• sha1sum of user's public ssh public key
• create random uuid and save it in ~/.udid
• on the browser, fallback to count-tabs

the only configuration is your app name.

see http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/09/ask-ars-whats-the-big-deal-with-iphone-udids/ (Ask Ars: What's the big deal with iPhone UDIDs?)

example

var udid = require('udid')('appname')

console.log(udid)

todo

• UDID on phones, etc for phonegap, etc.

License

MIT