I agree with no id reuse, is not a big problem have some fragmentation in id numbering. Making id's unique, can avoid mistakes mainly in custom rules, how many users changes rules and keep original ID? Bad practice, but probably it exist.
Klaubert Herr On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Mark Boos (IntCom) <[email protected]> wrote: >> This brings up the issue of rule ID reuse. Should >> we ever re-use a rule ID? > From database point: don't re-use id's ; keep them unique. > > An id should stay an id, nothing more nothing less; no categorizing or > re-using. What would be the benefit ? > > I might be wrong, so i only speak from database perspective... Maybe there > are benefits of these ideas indeed that outweigh the disadvantages. > > Regards > Mark > > > > _______________________________________________ > Owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set _______________________________________________ Owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set mailing list [email protected] https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set
