UUID & MAC Utils by Daniel Marschall

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Overview

• Generate time-based UUIDs
  • New: Generate Unix Epoch time-based (version 7) UUID
  • New: Generate reordered Gregorian time-based (version 6) UUID
  • Generate Gregorian time-based (version 1) UUID
  • New: Generate SQL Server sortable time-based (version 8) UUID
• Generate random UUIDs
  • Generate random (version 4) 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)

01a1caec-c651-7713-95b8-d4450da92ef0
01a1caec-c651-78d5-8e15-ed49cd04ce10
01a1caec-c651-7a25-b79a-0bb054d0637a
01a1caec-c651-7b44-acb9-9d3fcbd0e945
01a1caec-c651-7c5b-9604-2f68c0c96856
01a1caec-c651-7d6d-a247-fc208a3056f6
01a1caec-c651-7e7f-9a33-f147140dfe38
01a1caec-c651-7fb3-a64a-49948e7aaee6
01a1caec-c652-712c-8ae9-3d785245a7ec
01a1caec-c652-727f-b638-6d01fda882af
01a1caec-c652-739e-84e7-2befcdb47752
01a1caec-c652-74b9-839d-4980d6629616
01a1caec-c652-75cf-96b2-fcbb29e486a5
01a1caec-c652-76e6-b404-88a7d33b6c7b
01a1caec-c652-77fc-bd1e-1c41c862e925

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)

1f1ddd8d-4843-6d9c-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4843-6fc2-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-60bc-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-6198-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-6260-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-6332-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-6404-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-64cc-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-659e-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-6670-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-67e2-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-68be-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-6986-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-6a4e-b977-4cf95d479851
1f1ddd8d-4844-6b16-b977-4cf95d479851

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)

d4844bfc-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4844c60-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4844cc4-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4844d32-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4844d96-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4844df0-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4844e68-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4844ecc-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4844f30-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4844f8a-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4844ff8-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d484505c-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d48450c0-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d484512e-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851
d4845192-ddd8-11f1-b977-4cf95d479851

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, whereas 8 is the version)
-  2 bit UUID Variant (0b10)
-  2 bit Unused (must be zero)
- 12 bit UTC Year (hex encoded) BIG ENDIAN
- 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, whereas 8 is the version) = WRONG!!!
-  2 bit UUID Variant (0b10)
-  2 bit Unused (must be zero)
- 12 bit UTC Year (hex encoded) BIG ENDIAN
- 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)

a7d05425-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
fe525625-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
9d5f5725-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
49a25825-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
6b325925-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
cff65a25-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7b655b25-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7a1b5c25-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
072f5d25-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
76a35e25-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
07945f25-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ee8a6025-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
71f76125-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
e0ad6225-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
39816325-4d03-8b13-87ea-5ce32bd83b97

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)

dbbd656a-42ef-4636-a0e0-9ea853a4c3c5
91a2a8a4-a819-4330-b8de-aa1109e48af4
5acfa519-aee8-46f3-a673-1fcde40f6aab
a812dfe2-3503-4496-9ee2-dd28f8343b34
3a72bf0f-d9d7-4741-b56f-b59465f620f2
0bdb2e16-7434-49b3-bcc0-ea3fa266b234
2960f0ae-4219-4e56-88c2-69ed4cf14cdc
3e17989d-7a6a-472c-8137-cb88eb144146
fee7b972-0619-44c6-bc9a-a1cfd4312930
d2631723-bf39-427a-aad4-e9527cad414c
d3706f12-c2cd-4839-9612-f07039ae3229
db13f63e-9bb7-4c73-bdda-2a3b472d6c4a
899761d7-1094-40db-a24c-e0d0ac21011f
ad664927-d8cc-4536-8ba6-572cb820066f
4ef506ad-0e36-4edd-bf0d-ef2074f2dcf7

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: