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)

019da2be-0474-78ea-8e36-38256e776471
019da2be-0474-7a7b-a824-b027f29626c6
019da2be-0474-7bbf-966f-e3070085301d
019da2be-0474-7ce6-8f6a-b5d06b96eae2
019da2be-0474-7e09-a1e4-d9c08fbc3679
019da2be-0474-7f27-8f45-7a1a54c2fdff
019da2be-0475-7046-80b3-89ca7faf0ec7
019da2be-0475-718a-a074-64204b21da67
019da2be-0475-72ad-90dc-d66ec9fcfeb1
019da2be-0475-73cb-ae25-3b75ce34ba29
019da2be-0475-74ea-a946-18b581513b92
019da2be-0475-7609-aaa8-7abf8843d333
019da2be-0475-7723-85ce-48d2ed7081f3
019da2be-0475-7842-9434-ce2d3b08887f
019da2be-0475-7961-a19d-3d3ceb5576b7

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)

1f13b773-20f7-6526-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-66c0-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-67ba-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-688c-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-695e-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-6a3a-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-6b0c-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-6bd4-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-6c9c-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-6d6e-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-6ec2-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f7-6f9e-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f8-6066-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f8-6138-9914-4cf95d479851
1f13b773-20f8-620a-9914-4cf95d479851

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)

e1762325-61b3-4978-98d8-f157171be654
3f7a8ca7-e5b0-4092-926b-4cebe179024f
85b503c9-c476-4c88-b4fc-b7699609af61
0fe4a56b-a44b-40ee-8213-fbad31cedb04
9538b399-957e-43a4-b86d-3064c88fb420
15846db9-165d-4022-b100-1c68c728dd18
f25c66a9-e391-464f-a87b-856a1905f85f
dd479902-e72d-4245-b30a-82a01bf2a163
3e31613c-01d0-4da7-a788-b22f8a436cab
5f5ac722-39d5-41fc-af16-23fc6af2c6ec
1bdfafa0-f2c2-4485-bcc9-007809ae5d75
a6aada8e-fbbf-4ee9-b908-a1908d44b272
3b349bff-2fd7-4210-9a6c-70b4d3e6769b
f6b911f0-4f49-4ebd-932a-ba1092ed7017
22a3f3a4-710e-4bd5-bd3e-5e03a42a1004

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)

320f8746-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f87b4-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f8818-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f887c-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f88e0-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f8944-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f89a8-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f8a0c-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f8a7a-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f8ade-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f8b38-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f8b9c-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f8c00-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f8c6e-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851
320f8cdc-3b77-11f1-9914-4cf95d479851

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)

d1203923-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7e793a23-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
99783b23-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a6f03c23-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f7653d23-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
94d33e23-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
4f553f23-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7cce4023-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
da864123-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
be2b4223-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b16a4323-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2b3b4423-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d0a74523-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
44a84623-4e05-8c06-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
9c814723-4e05-8c06-87ea-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: