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)

019efbc3-69e5-7225-a3dc-04338b0d1df2
019efbc3-69e5-73dc-8f2f-69aa7ee22acf
019efbc3-69e5-7527-ba89-312c4b5216a4
019efbc3-69e5-7652-a9d6-db79b2ca1c50
019efbc3-69e5-7771-acb1-ac57c35f58b0
019efbc3-69e5-7894-a99a-8f77ec5da2bb
019efbc3-69e5-79b7-ac41-200925875afa
019efbc3-69e5-7ad5-bd69-4c53278c0183
019efbc3-69e5-7bf4-91ec-9bb29fbf7b3f
019efbc3-69e5-7d13-b5bd-3f563d176af9
019efbc3-69e5-7e32-82e8-d714291d9135
019efbc3-69e5-7f54-9028-d7e669975252
019efbc3-69e6-7073-8e7a-f0c8f4a71de4
019efbc3-69e6-7196-b046-3e47a7c15cfa
019efbc3-69e6-72b1-aec1-143d4b8782ba

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)

1f1701c9-4d9f-6512-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4d9f-66fc-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4d9f-67ec-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4d9f-68be-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4d9f-6986-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4d9f-6a4e-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4d9f-6b16-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4d9f-6c9c-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4d9f-6d64-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4d9f-6e22-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4d9f-6f76-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4da0-6048-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4da0-6106-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4da0-61ce-b25c-4cf95d479851
1f1701c9-4da0-6296-b25c-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)

94da0372-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da03d6-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da0444-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da04b2-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da052a-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da0598-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da05fc-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da0660-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da06c4-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da0728-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da0782-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da07e6-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da084a-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da08a4-701c-11f1-b25c-4cf95d479851
94da0908-701c-11f1-b25c-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)

10c2641c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c682651c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f719661c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
e52e671c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
5412681c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8fd8691c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d7e16a1c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
42c06b1c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
25786c1c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
51086d1c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d81d6e1c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a0236f1c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3d97701c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
bbfa711c-4905-8f0a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ef9f721c-4905-8f0a-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)

6f42af1b-d2b4-4ac7-8e48-1cce51b019f6
1e5d32d1-b60a-4ee8-8741-a3654c2127b2
e9718a7e-7d12-4b87-acee-0daf4d14526d
aee03b39-67da-44a2-8461-89116463e2aa
a294a626-73fc-45d0-a0c2-c5a85e562f81
459bb0f6-e864-42d2-b69d-983213b1f1d3
33771315-29a2-46d0-a9d5-cf373feb8043
c1d77a3f-0c1f-4d6f-8c34-ff44b2538108
d44f6b7b-bd81-4de0-a770-a97844b5bc7b
5181a416-6fba-4615-b43c-c643358bf7da
705f6602-18b2-4d0e-a156-ebb3c7f5a68b
5eb5c1fd-4e9a-4db2-8969-33574c5af95b
ecc04c81-6502-4adc-8ad1-1eb20d716bee
d3abbf72-3f3a-425d-ad08-0cd9f97e08c6
167ac800-1318-4f49-9aeb-ef34684daaa9

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: