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)

019de905-aa95-7619-931b-d6120f07ff5b
019de905-aa95-783a-ada3-25e852dd5239
019de905-aa95-798e-8b05-98fb9ef68379
019de905-aa95-7ab5-9584-d5511f6974ca
019de905-aa95-7ba6-b046-7c081c9fb52f
019de905-aa95-7d1b-9287-0c7b05ed3832
019de905-aa95-7eb9-a81c-93492070d9f2
019de905-aa95-7011-a783-37471f3fd4ca
019de905-aa96-7138-8874-270a218be62f
019de905-aa96-7257-98b4-47bd7fe06e43
019de905-aa96-7379-8b42-701544e34020
019de905-aa96-7494-8edd-87f857436d3b
019de905-aa96-75af-86f6-49bda037c93d
019de905-aa96-76cd-87cf-498e952c3276
019de905-aa96-77f0-9963-a1fa1276c7d5

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)

1f146308-0d8d-6b7a-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8d-6d82-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8d-6e72-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8d-6f4e-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-6016-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-60e8-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-61b0-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-6282-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-6354-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-6426-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-658e-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-6660-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-6728-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-6804-9aa3-4cf95d479851
1f146308-0d8e-68d6-9aa3-4cf95d479851

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)

e5c05770-f3d4-40e7-abc2-0f19f9c93cfe
48d70084-d4fd-4bbd-8fb0-d38585e497c0
8afb7469-0bc9-45d2-ade2-722b1350b1d1
e0e4d524-b5a5-4b77-8d67-a57680b70c08
0c94fb26-ddd2-4c9a-844c-26ac62d195f2
247697de-3958-4a96-85f7-71d8692af3e2
f8e335bc-0ed3-4310-948b-bf30bf545014
0077934e-3a94-4a1e-8ec7-62a1caeb94d4
c8c2b8d9-1b57-4d2f-84b8-6e0a8d511fa2
c418bb63-75e5-4833-a33c-6f0bda9e0542
89f8c949-14a8-458e-8590-2e0be1174624
f331eeb4-3be6-4cb9-b61a-5639544477b1
2bb6f179-5e35-4d14-8932-9933f69c8a33
e50bd908-4f75-4a96-8669-e75c2aa32a78
abac1a10-481b-4d25-ae1b-a4b997c950b3

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)

80d8ee12-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8ee80-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8eeee-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8ef52-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8efca-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8f038-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8f09c-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8f100-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8f16e-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8f1d2-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8f236-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8f290-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8f2f4-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8f358-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851
80d8f3bc-4630-11f1-9aa3-4cf95d479851

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)

5de4ed0f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
369dee0f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0988ef0f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7967f00f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
1700f10f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
6706f20f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0bcdf30f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
737ef40f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
5b92f50f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0a18f60f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
dd90f70f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7da4f80f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
774ef90f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c915fa0f-5203-8a07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
6b27fb0f-5203-8a07-87ea-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: