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)

019bc47f-c144-7986-b0f2-435fd737e603
019bc47f-c144-7b3c-876e-25a27cac1105
019bc47f-c144-7c7f-a554-64acdfc335c2
019bc47f-c144-7d9e-9b53-45567548e171
019bc47f-c144-7eb9-85c6-8caee2273687
019bc47f-c144-7fd3-aa9d-649a589f3fe0
019bc47f-c145-70ea-a366-23f23de29bf0
019bc47f-c145-7200-9580-4a0d7d8cca53
019bc47f-c145-7317-b243-aaea58a0871d
019bc47f-c145-742e-b55a-759c5ac220de
019bc47f-c145-7544-8437-eab9dddd3859
019bc47f-c145-765b-9ce4-ff945dd23f6a
019bc47f-c145-7771-8aa1-190252546d50
019bc47f-c145-788c-a037-ef128233a66c
019bc47f-c145-79a2-bc4c-972d282176e8

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)

1f0f27dd-1eef-6410-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-65b4-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-669a-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-6762-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-682a-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-68e8-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-69a6-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-6a64-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-6b22-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-6be0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-6d2a-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-6e60-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1eef-6fbe-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1ef0-60cc-ab6d-4cf95d479851
1f0f27dd-1ef0-6180-ab6d-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)

cdaeefee-9d58-40bd-9d16-76ca1080bb00
0ae12c21-4096-443c-b82e-2a9df7fa37a7
bb2bbd78-05ea-4347-8cc5-87ca923ff74e
501fd3e9-1a30-4f2c-8513-2410653ea81a
5c4fc319-d224-4f4a-b955-61138751f97a
7a1b9ad6-fd36-41f3-8665-add76f9a15e7
4175e929-888e-4541-94dd-9b5f65b0c5eb
feb4e2f1-cdce-4ddb-b999-e0ed8fb4c5b2
c5fa519a-134a-4f36-8232-dc9c330b9889
0ca650af-6444-4286-a84b-461102273614
3e5a147b-384c-434f-8c60-b04bd9550b6f
9707bd98-03ea-47bf-8e21-9aa1205699eb
debf1f5a-839d-42e1-81e7-cb25f2257821
157495dc-47ed-40e1-807b-dbf3f6756ee0
ca831b58-ee57-49c4-a4a3-7290f75d5697

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)

d1ef069e-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef070c-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef0766-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef07ca-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef0824-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef0888-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef08ec-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef0946-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef09aa-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef0a18-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef0a7c-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef0ae0-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef0b44-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef0ba8-f27d-11f0-ab6d-4cf95d479851
d1ef0c16-f27d-11f0-ab6d-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)

c4568a05-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b9c18b05-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
e9168c05-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d38d8d05-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
52da8e05-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
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4d649005-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
87059105-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
28f49305-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
10c69405-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3c9b9505-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
30ea9605-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
96e79705-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f4f09805-7000-8001-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
099e9905-7000-8001-87ea-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: