# Is using a GUID for an uploaded filename secure?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-using-a-guid-for-an-uploaded-filename-secure/67062>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [Juillet 29, 2017, 11:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-using-a-guid-for-an-uploaded-filename-secure/67062 "2017-07-29T11:53:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vitaly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vitaly/32/120475_2.png) [@Vitaly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vitaly)\
**Post date:** [Juillet 29, 2017, 12:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-using-a-guid-for-an-uploaded-filename-secure/67062/12 "2017-07-29T12:28:00Z")

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Intended share !== unintended leak. If you use public links, you can guarantee nothing at all. And you will create wrong illusion of safety.

The most obvious sample - when you distribute notifications, you can not be sure, that nobody scan content and do something with links if those are public.

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