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  1. Documentation
  2. DOCS-11844

ObjectID documentation should replace Process and Machine ID with 5-byte random value

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    • Resolution: Fixed
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    Description

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      Original Description

      The documentation on https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/method/ObjectId/ (among others, I presume) lists:

      • a 3-byte machine identifier,
      • a 2-byte process id, and

      The server has always seen these two fields as a 5-byte random number, unique to a process and machine. Drivers are moving into the same direction: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vv1cnQ-KORR2O6ozlLsR9zauPGo2m4MKs91WCICfVXU/edit#

      Please update the documentation to reflect this 5-byte unique value.
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            tony.sansone@mongodb.com Anthony Sansone (Inactive)
            derick Derick Rethans
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