#10434 NORM Not Tri: Library for a one-way hash from {serial, uuid} to a simple string for data-gathering

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#10434: Library for a one-way hash from {serial, uuid} to a simple string for data-
gathering
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 Reporter:  sj               |                 Owner:               
     Type:  defect           |                Status:  new          
 Priority:  normal           |             Milestone:  Not Triaged  
Component:  not assigned     |               Version:  not specified
 Keywords:  data,activation  |           Next_action:  code         
 Verified:  0                |   Deployment_affected:               
Blockedby:                   |              Blocking:               
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 iirc, olpc-update-query currently pings back with the actual serial # of a
 machine.  I was discussing with Richard and Reuben how to more effectively
 gather data in an automated day to aggregate info on OS#, power usage, and
 optional activity usage.

 In order to make better use of this data for global analysis while
 preserving user pseudonymity, it would be handy to have a one-way hash
 that will produce the same hash for a given machine across reflashes but
 can't be easily traced back to the machine ID.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/10434>
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