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)

019ccc55-ae0d-7ff4-b06c-14fe4f4828d4
019ccc55-ae0e-718a-9503-d0e4c89e6b26
019ccc55-ae0e-72c9-80ab-0fa7bad2497f
019ccc55-ae0e-73e8-a83d-9873496020b8
019ccc55-ae0e-7503-a8e2-02d2e5722798
019ccc55-ae0e-7621-89ac-cc195bdb98f0
019ccc55-ae0e-7738-a4c9-0c26978baabb
019ccc55-ae0e-7852-b307-4a8ed12c2442
019ccc55-ae0e-796d-aac8-4f382397411e
019ccc55-ae0e-7a84-b75d-9da9cc8c0d1b
019ccc55-ae0e-7b9a-8fa8-a814b6a6c665
019ccc55-ae0e-7cb1-9060-0fbf5f398b11
019ccc55-ae0e-7dcb-aa04-d2b3a2397374
019ccc55-ae0e-7f1b-bb7a-e4fbe1380e73
019ccc55-ae0f-7032-b96c-f0a4681d7d7b

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)

1f11abfe-6606-6e8c-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-6012-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-60f8-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-61ca-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-6288-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-6350-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-640e-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-64cc-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-658a-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-663e-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-677e-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-6850-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-690e-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-69cc-8294-4cf95d479851
1f11abfe-6607-6a8a-8294-4cf95d479851

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)

b7f23860-31ba-4268-833f-dc332475018c
4ab452ae-6785-47f3-aa76-6e1d8c16e8cf
cfceafe6-d4e0-4f53-ae30-de6c0ca25135
d8722c0b-bc6e-4754-8780-9e8743b17ddc
e127d72c-5742-4aad-96a6-900be1c444a1
a11217b6-cd34-4464-9fb1-cf69eb77e613
e8312fa5-0ef6-4e7c-9d8d-f436ba4faa5c
ad890b84-bec8-4a5a-bded-69884b9cd647
f325a9d7-4c72-4440-9d11-36e02623ee4e
30081404-4005-4459-b8cb-5e77d706b6ab
278e40e1-5374-4fd9-b8df-03c533128789
e6ebdecf-f147-4a2d-a0a5-0f183e5d084b
2662d072-58bb-4a38-b658-14a1c0b9c274
0ee8208f-c0a1-4cd0-b806-14d68cdb1d1b
ccb68e60-86a9-4b2f-88ec-3c5815853b38

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)

e6607fb2-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e6608020-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e6608084-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e66080e8-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e660814c-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e66081b0-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e6608228-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e6608296-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e6608304-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e6608368-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e66083cc-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e6608426-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e660848a-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e66084ee-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851
e6608552-1abf-11f1-8294-4cf95d479851

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)

341e2235-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0d712335-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b45a2535-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
5f0f2635-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f3292735-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d4e42835-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b6232935-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b40d2a35-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b7cc2b35-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
75812c35-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
18b82d35-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
fc6d2e35-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a1b52f35-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ed893035-bd01-8304-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
683e3135-bd01-8304-87ea-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: