Generating UIDs

  The "UID" itself MUST be a globally unique identifier.
  The generator of the identifier MUST guarantee that the identifier
  is unique.  There are several algorithms that can be used to
  accomplish this.  A good method to assure uniqueness is to put the
  domain name or a domain literal IP address of the host on which
  the identifier was created on the right-hand side of an "@", and
  on the left-hand side, put a combination of the current calendar
  date and time of day (i.e., formatted in as a DATE-TIME value)
  along with some other currently unique (perhaps sequential)
  identifier available on the system (for example, a process id
  number).  Using a DATE-TIME value on the left-hand side and a
  domain name or domain literal on the right-hand side makes it
  possible to guarantee uniqueness since no two hosts should be
  using the same domain name or IP address at the same time.  Though
  other algorithms will work, it is RECOMMENDED that the right-hand
  side contain some domain identifier (either of the host itself or
  otherwise) such that the generator of the message identifier can
  guarantee the uniqueness of the left-hand side within the scope of
  that domain.

 The description of the "UID" property in [RFC5545] contains some
 recommendations on how the value can be constructed.  In particular,
 it suggests use of host names, IP addresses, and domain names to
 construct the value.  However, this is no longer considered good
 practice, particularly from a security and privacy standpoint, since
 use of such values can leak key information about a calendar user or
 their client and network environment.  This specification updates
 [RFC5545] by stating that "UID" values MUST NOT include any data that
 might identify a user, host, domain, or any other security- or
 privacy-sensitive information.  It is RECOMMENDED that calendar user
 agents now generate "UID" values that are hex-encoded random
 Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) values as defined in
 Sections 4.4 and 4.5 of [RFC4122].

 The following is an example of such a property value:

 UID:5FC53010-1267-4F8E-BC28-1D7AE55A7C99