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šŸ“™ Anonymous users ID ?

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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the Parse Server Guide section at https://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#anonymous-user-authdata and review the linked anonymous-user search results. Determine from the documentation and referenced tests whether the anonymous user ID must be secret or stable, then update that section with the confirmed explanation and verify that it answers both questions.

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Description

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Link to section:
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https://docs.parseplatform.org/parse-server/guide/#anonymous-user-authdata

What is the issue?
Please provide a detailed explanation of the problem, quoting parts of the docs or using screenshots if appropriate.

More details on the use of this ID should be added.

  • Do we need to secure (keep secret) this ID?
  • Is it used as a seed, does it need to remain constant ?

Looking at the code, it doesn't seems to be used anywhere else than in tests.

https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/search?p=2&q=anonymous

Can you propose a solution?
What changes do you think should be made? Have you considered multiple solutions? Will this be suitable for all use cases?

Add something like :

The ID is used for XYZ and need to XYZ.

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