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SMBIOS UID vs randomly generated GUID?

Popeye
Popeye Posts: 30 Security Scout
in Business Suite

Stupid questions:

 

When upgrading to Client Security 9.20 using policy upgrades, I now get to select between using a SMBIOS Global Unique UID and a randomly generated GUID. This option wasn't available in 9.10 or 9.11. I can't find a good explanation of the two alternatives anywhere. What are the major differences, and which one should I use?

 

The GUID in 9.11 used computer hardware (the MAC address) to generate a GUID. Would this be the SMBIOS GUID or the randomly generated GUID?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Regards,

Thomas / Popeye

 

 

Comments

  • johan65
    johan65 Posts: 18 Security Scout

    Hi!

     

    Good to know.

    But what is the purpose or maybe this fallback, (SMBIOS), is the purpose.

     

     

    Best Regards:

    Johan O Olsson

    ATEA Sweden AB Karlstad

  • johan65
    johan65 Posts: 18 Security Scout

    Hi again!

     

    Sorry... Smiley Wink

    I mean the opposite. Off course

     

     

    Best Regards:

    Johan O Olsson

    ATEA Sweden AB Karlstad

  • MJ-perComp
    MJ-perComp Posts: 669 Firewall Master

    Normally you can from 9.1x onwards clone an installation or in virtual environments start from the same image.

    But some vendors cloned the BIOS and forgot cahnge the GUID and then you have the same GUID.

    Other problems with reading the GUID from the Hardware might also be a reason (today or in future).

     

    Just don't use it unless you get duplicate GUIDs.

    (Agreed: could be documented somehow ;-)

     

    BR

     

     

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