mcookie
The mcookie command line tool is used in Unix-like operating systems to generate random numbers that can be used as session identifiers. It is typically used in distributed computing environments to uniquely identify a session across multiple nodes or machines. The term "mcookie" stands for "magic cookie", which refers to a random number or value used as an identifier in software. The mcookie tool generates a 128-bit random number, represented as a hexadecimal string. The generated cookie is cryptographically secure and is designed to be difficult to predict or guess. This command line tool is often used in combination with other tools or scripts that require unique session identifiers. Overall, mcookie provides a convenient and reliable way to generate unique session identifiers in Unix-like systems.
List of commands for mcookie:
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mcookie:tldr:2ac32 mcookie: Print the details of the randomness used, such as the origin and seed for each source.$ mcookie --verbosetry on your machineexplain this command
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mcookie:tldr:86d45 mcookie: Generate a random number, using the contents of a file as a seed for the randomness.$ mcookie --file ${filename}try on your machineexplain this command
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mcookie:tldr:b9368 mcookie: Generate a random number.$ mcookietry on your machineexplain this command
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mcookie:tldr:e5e0b mcookie: Generate a random number, using a specific number of bytes from a file as a seed for the randomness.$ mcookie --file ${filename} --max-size ${number_of_bytes}try on your machineexplain this command