SecureUDID 1.1 Released

Posted by Wayne Chang on April 4, 2012

- Greatly improved robustness to backing store corruption/correctness- Groundwork for Opt-Out application interface - Additional API for Opt-Out query and background identifier derivation - Support for unlimited number of installed SecureUDID applications - Renamed API to de-emphasize the notion of a salt - Improved detection of backup/restore

Relying on MAC addresses for UDIDs is a mistake

Posted by Jeff Seibert on March 30, 2012

Today saw the introduction of another UDID solution - this time, ODID by AppRedeem. We recently launched SecureUDID, our open-source solution that we're using at Crashlytics, and we couldn't be happier to see more innovation in this space. However, relying on MAC addresses is a mistake.

The story behind creating SecureUDID in 24 hours

Posted by Jeff Seibert on March 28, 2012

Yesterday, we announced the immediate availability of SecureUDID, an open-source project that strives to balance developers' desires to uniquely identify mobile devices with end-users' privacy expectations and rights. It was a whirlwind project for us and we wanted to shed some light on how it came together so quickly.

Crashlytics Presents SecureUDID

Posted by Jeff Seibert on March 26, 2012

Today, Crashlytics is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SecureUDID, an open-source, MIT-licensed, alternative that addresses all major root causes for UDID privacy concerns without relying on any specific device-unique tokens.