*
     * @param urlId the URL ID string to generate a hash for
     * @return a hashed ID string generated from the input URL ID
     */
    protected String generateId(final String urlId) {
        final StringBuilder encodedBuf = new StringBuilder(urlId.length() + 100);
        for (int i = 0; i < urlId.length(); i++) {
            final char c = urlId.charAt(i);
            if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z' //