process and generate 128-bit ID values. The 128-bit ID
values processed and generated by these APIs are a
generalization of OSF UUIDs as defined by <ulink
- url="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122">RFC
+ url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122">RFC
4122</ulink> but use a simpler string
format. These functions impose no structure on the
used IDs, much unlike OSF UUIDs or Microsoft GUIDs,