How to get unique device id in chrome extension?

Question

Google Chrome

How can I get the device name or other unique information for this device (unique id, etc.) on which chrome is running in the chrome extension? The extension connects to the server and I need to somehow identify which device is connected.

Answer 1

You can get UserAgent / browser name / browser version, etc. but this is all very bad for user identification. he can change this data at any time . It is much easier to do this by generating a unique key in the extension (at least a simple md5).
How it looks in practice. The user installs the extension, the key is generated and stored, for example, in localStorage or chrome.storage . Then you can send all requests to the server using this key as the signing identifier.