UUID & MAC Utils by Daniel Marschall

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Overview

• Generate random and/or time-based UUIDs
  • New: Generate Unix Epoch time-based (version 7) UUID
  • New: Generate reordered Gregorian time-based (version 6) UUID
  • Generate random (version 4) UUID
  • Generate Gregorian time-based (version 1) UUID
  • New: Generate SQL Server sortable time-based (version 8) UUID
• Generate other UUID types
  • NCS (variant 0) UUID
  • Generate DCE Security (version 2) UUID
  • Generate name-based (version 3 / 5 / New: 8) UUID
  • New: Generate Custom (version 8) UUID
• Interpret a UUID
• Interpret a MAC address (MAC / EUI / ELI / SAI / AAI)
  • Generate an AAI

Generate random and/or time-based UUIDs

New: Generate Unix Epoch time-based (version 7) UUID ⭐

A UUIDv7 measures time in the Unix Epoch with an accuracy between 1ms and 245ns, depending on how many bits are spent for the timestamp (48-60 bits). The rest of the UUID (62-74 bits) is filled with random data. The timestamp is at the front of the UUID, therefore the UUIDs are monotonically increasing, which is good for using them in database indexes. Since this UUID version does not contain a MAC address, it is also recommended due to the improved privacy.

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Variant 1, Version 7 UUID:
- 48 bit Unix Time in milliseconds
-  4 bit Version (fix 0x7)
- 12 bit Data
-  2 bit Variant (fix 0b10)
- 62 bit Data

Structure of data (74 bits):
- OPTIONAL : Sub-millisecond timestamp fraction (0-12 bits)
- OPTIONAL : Carefully seeded counter
- Random generated bits for any remaining space

Time resolution for various sub-millisecond bits:
0 bits fraction = 1 ms
1 bits fraction = 500 µs
2 bits fraction = 250 µs
3 bits fraction = 125 µs
4 bits fraction = 62.5 µs
5 bits fraction = 31.25 µs
6 bits fraction = 15.625 µs
7 bits fraction = 7.8125 µs
8 bits fraction = 3.90625 µs
9 bits fraction = 1.953125 µs
10 bits fraction = 976.5625 ns
11 bits fraction = 488.28125 ns
12 bits fraction = 244.140625 ns

This implementation outputs:
- 12 bits sub-millisecond timestamp (~245ns resolution)
- no counter
- 62 bits random data

Here are 15 UUIDs that were created just for you! (Reload the page to get more)

019de63c-20db-70d5-8e9a-391db3169737
019de63c-20db-7277-89c6-a8fe220692bd
019de63c-20db-73bf-aafe-af7453ca4b7c
019de63c-20db-74e2-b08c-1cbc9e656b16
019de63c-20db-761d-a32c-aadb75848f56
019de63c-20db-7754-b56e-2b83f654d33e
019de63c-20db-786f-81f2-5b7c6b24c127
019de63c-20db-79a6-97c8-1ceeafc9d31d
019de63c-20db-7b1b-b7f3-764ee62e6391
019de63c-20db-7c6f-aef4-5c3d7f835daf
019de63c-20db-7d92-9c37-c6b0cb404592
019de63c-20db-7ea8-a0b7-71cd33b839b8
019de63c-20db-7fc3-9895-118f8d0973f4
019de63c-20dc-7113-9e46-af8ee923928b
019de63c-20dc-7242-b850-5912200d1df1

New: Generate reordered Gregorian time-based (version 6) UUID ⏰

Like UUIDv1, this kind of UUID is made of the MAC address of the generating computer, the time, and a clock sequence. However, the components in UUIDv6 are reordered (time is at the beginning), so that UUIDs are monotonically increasing, which is good for using them in database indexes.

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Variant 1, Version 6 UUID:
- 48 bit High Time
-  4 bit Version (fix 0x6)
- 12 bit Low Time
-  2 bit Variant (fix 0b10)
-  6 bit Clock Sequence High
-  8 bit Clock Sequence Low
- 48 bit MAC Address

Here are 15 UUIDs that were created just for you! (Reload the page to get more)

1f145c3a-044d-6cc4-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044d-6e68-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044d-6f4e-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-6020-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-60e8-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-61a6-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-6264-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-632c-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-63f4-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-64d0-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-669c-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-67aa-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-6872-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-693a-98b1-4cf95d479851
1f145c3a-044e-69f8-98b1-4cf95d479851

Generate random (version 4) UUID 🎲

A UUIDv4 is made of 122 random bits. No other information is encoded in this kind of UUID.

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Variant 1, Version 4 UUID:
- 48 bit Random High
-  4 bit Version (fix 0x4)
- 12 bit Random Mid
-  2 bit Variant (fix 0b10)
- 62 bit Random Low

Here are 15 UUIDs that were created just for you! (Reload the page to get more)

4e86ed8a-08f2-4fc5-8312-610268824e4c
65d507db-cd95-41e1-8c7c-81875acb26c3
81926ab1-f043-4501-9ddf-2845b96238f2
76c44a49-9acb-444c-86df-782142d511f3
52bb6019-0efc-451b-bca2-8aa62f85c507
be1191e4-835d-4ff6-aa87-cdb196fedfca
23deec46-14da-4f66-bfaa-4e74feb2afcb
e2c3ed12-058d-41c0-8bae-a8d0b3377c97
25d92d04-b421-4d34-a44f-6af3a3e8d474
7f3ce178-e15d-4d1b-ae32-bf1593467b22
f531018e-3b7b-4b94-a24f-cca4384bd868
e46b43ed-fc53-445f-8757-162aebace32c
aee90c0d-6167-4dc1-ae2a-3820837fc8fb
ff676ed4-3df2-46cf-91b4-dd2ee5b35f57
0383989d-c490-4df4-bfee-4e346310f261

Generate Gregorian time-based (version 1) UUID ⏰

A UUIDv1 is made of the MAC address of the generating computer, the time, and a clock sequence.

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Variant 1, Version 1 UUID:
- 32 bit Low Time
- 16 bit Mid Time
-  4 bit Version (fix 0x1)
- 12 bit High Time
-  2 bit Variant (fix 0b10)
-  6 bit Clock Sequence High
-  8 bit Clock Sequence Low
- 48 bit MAC Address

Here are 15 UUIDs that were created just for you! (Reload the page to get more)

a044ef20-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044ef84-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044efe8-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f042-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f0b0-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f11e-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f18c-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f1f0-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f24a-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f2a4-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f312-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f36c-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f3c6-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f420-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851
a044f47a-45c3-11f1-98b1-4cf95d479851

Generate SQL Server sortable time-based (version 8) UUID

The sorting of UUIDs in SQL Server is rather confusing and incompatible with UUIDv6 and UUIDv7.
Therefore this method developed by HickelSOFT generates UUIDs which are sortable by SQL Server.
They have a time resolution of 1 milliseconds combined with 16 bits of random data.
C# implementation | PHP implementation

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Version 3: Resolution of 1 milliseconds, random part of 16 bits, UTC time, 48 bit random "signature", UUIDv8 compliant:
- 16 bit Random data
-  8 bit UTC Milliseconds transformed from 1000ms to 0..255, deviation -2ms..2ms (hex encoded)
-  8 bit UTC Seconds (hex encoded)
- 16 bit UTC Minute of the day (1..1440, hex encoded) LITTLE ENDIAN (CD AB = 0xABCD)
-  4 bit UUID version 8
- 12 bit UTC Day of the year (1..366, hex encoded) LITTLE ENDIAN (8C AB = 0xABC)
-  2 bit UUID Variant (0b10)
-  2 bit Unused (must be zero)
- 12 bit UTC Year (hex encoded)
- 48 bit Signature 0x5ce32bd83b97

Version 2: Resolution of 1 milliseconds, random part of 16 bits, UTC time, 48 bit random "signature", UUIDv8 compliant:
- 16 bit Random data
-  8 bit UTC Milliseconds transformed from 1000ms to 0..255, deviation -2ms..2ms (hex encoded)
-  8 bit UTC Seconds (hex encoded)
- 16 bit UTC Minute of the day (1..1440, hex encoded) BIG ENDIAN (AB CD = 0xABCD) = WRONG!!!
-  4 bit UUID version 8
- 12 bit UTC Day of the year (1..366, hex encoded) BIG ENDIAN (8A BC = 0xABC) = WRONG!!!
-  2 bit UUID Variant (0b10)
-  2 bit Unused (must be zero)
- 12 bit UTC Year (hex encoded)
- 48 bit Signature 0x5ce32bd83b96

Version 1: Resolution of 1 milliseconds, random part of 16 bits, local timezone, 48 zero bits "signature", *NOT* UUIDv8 compliant:
- 16 bit Random data
-  8 bit Generator's local timezone Milliseconds transformed from 1000ms to 0..255, deviation -4ms..0ms (hex encoded)
-  8 bit Generator's local timezone Seconds (BCD encoded)
-  8 bit Generator's local timezone Minute (BCD encoded)
-  8 bit Generator's local timezone Hour (BCD encoded)
-  8 bit Generator's local timezone Day (BCD encoded)
-  8 bit Generator's local timezone Month (BCD encoded)
-  8 bit Generator's local timezone 2-digit year (BCD encoded)
-  8 bit Generator's local timezone 2-digit century (BCD encoded)
- 48 bit Signature 0x000000000000

Here are 15 UUIDs that were created just for you! (Reload the page to get more)

92878035-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
9b458135-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
141e8235-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
90cd8335-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a01a8435-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f0b68535-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
41b48635-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
17f28735-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
17e08835-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
6b648935-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d4e68a35-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
5c9f8b35-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a4b18c35-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
aece8d35-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b7fc8e35-4600-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97

Generate other UUID types

The following types of UUIDs are less common and/or require special knowledge. Please only use the following generators if you know what you are doing.

NCS (variant 0) UUID

The NCS UUIDs are a legacy format initially designed by Apollo Computer that cannot be generated anymore, because the amount of available timestamp bits was exhausted on 5 September 2015. As an example, here is the last possible NCS UUID (all bits of the timestamp are set to 1) for IP address 127.0.0.1: ffffffff-ffff-0000-027f-000001000000.

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Variant 0 UUID:
- 32 bit High Time
- 16 bit Low Time
- 16 bit Reserved
-  1 bit Variant (fix 0b0)
-  7 bit Family
- 56 bit Node

Generate DCE Security (version 2) UUID

A UUIDv2 contains information about the creator (person, group, or organization), the generating system (MAC address), and time. The creator information replaced parts of the time bits, therefore the time resolution is very low.

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Variant 1, Version 2 UUID:
- 32 bit Local Domain Number
- 16 bit Mid Time
-  4 bit Version (fix 0x2)
- 12 bit High Time
-  2 bit Variant (fix 0b10)
-  6 bit Clock Sequence
-  8 bit Local Domain
- 48 bit MAC Address

Generate name-based (version 3 / 5 / New: 8) UUID

A UUIDv3 is made out of a MD5 hash and a UUIDv5 is made out of a SHA1 hash. RFC 9562 also contains an example for a custom UUIDv8 implementation that uses modern hash algorithms.

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Variant 1, Version 3/5/8 UUID:
- 48 bit Hash High
-  4 bit Version (fix 0x3, 0x5, or 0x8)
- 12 bit Hash Mid
-  2 bit Variant (fix 0b10)
- 62 bit Hash Low


As shown in RFC 9562 Appendix B.2:
UUIDv8(HashAlgo, NameSpaceUuid, Data) := ConvertRawBytesToUuid_v8(HashAlgo( Binary[NameSpaceUuid] || Data )).

New: Generate Custom (version 8) UUID

UUIDv8 is made of 122 bits application-specific / custom data. The other 6 bits are used to specify the variant and version of the UUID, to make it RFC-compatible.

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Variant 1, Version 8 UUID:
- 48 bit Custom data [Block 1+2]
-  4 bit Version (fix 0x8)
- 12 bit Custom data [Block 3]
-  2 bit Variant (fix 0b10)
- 62 bit Custom data [Block 4+5]

Interpret a UUID

You can enter a UUID in the following notations:

• Classic notation (case insensitive, curly braces optional): 9e83839a-5967-11e4-8c1c-78e3b5fc7f22
• As OID: 2.25.210700883446948645633376489934419689250

The script will output:

• Notation as UUID and OID
• Version, variant, and additional data (date and time, clock sequence, node id, etc.)

Please enter a UUID or UUID OID:

Interpret a MAC address (MAC / EUI / ELI / SAI / AAI)

You can enter a UUID in the following notations:

• AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF
• AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
• AABBCC.DDEEFF (case insensitive)
• AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF-11-22 (EUI-64)
• AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF-11-22 (EUI-64)
• fe80::1322:33ff:fe44:5566 (IPv6 Link Local / EUI-64)

The script will output:

• Information about the I/G and U/L flags.
• Information about the entry in the IEEE registry, if available.
• Information about the registrant, if available.

Please enter a MAC (EUI, ELI, SAI, AAI), or IPv6-Link-Local address:

Generate an AAI

An Administratively Assigned Identifier (AAI) is a MAC address which can be locally defined by applications or an administrator. Unlike the EUI, an AAI is NOT worldwide unique.

The following options are rather unusual, but are implemented for the sake of completeness: