Reset token predictable

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Review this Node.js password-reset token generator.

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1const crypto = require('crypto');

3function createResetToken(userId) {

4 const seed = Date.now() + ':' + userId;

5 const token = crypto.createHash('md5').update(seed).digest('hex');

6 resets.set(token, { userId, exp: Date.now() + 3600_000 });

7 return token;

9// emailed as https://app/reset?token=<token>

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