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From: Craig Ringer <craig@postnewspapers.com.au>
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Nahuel Alejandro Ramos wrote:
> Hi all,
>   I was searching for a sequence (for serials) that let me use a random
> unique number ID on a Primary Key or a simple index.
>   I have not found a solution so I have done it by myself. I would like to
> share it so here it is:

Here's what I'm using:

http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Pseudo_encrypt

thanks to the incredibly helpful folks on this list, in this case
particularly Daniel Verite.

--
Craig Ringer