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)

019b8d4f-f6b6-79fc-b624-ab5db9106711
019b8d4f-f6b6-7b7d-a320-4f83c10d8a1a
019b8d4f-f6b6-7cb9-af82-fcf39e55173f
019b8d4f-f6b6-7dd3-a50e-a874898cff5a
019b8d4f-f6b6-7eea-b72f-4c08ffbb66e9
019b8d4f-f6b6-7000-a7b8-9f728824a441
019b8d4f-f6b7-7117-b055-9679003c224e
019b8d4f-f6b7-722e-b6da-1e39705434c1
019b8d4f-f6b7-7344-9682-8fea5c342506
019b8d4f-f6b7-745f-b2b4-1cce9b90ce81
019b8d4f-f6b7-7579-b771-4b2d21c2568f
019b8d4f-f6b7-768c-bf5e-73f54dad70de
019b8d4f-f6b7-77a2-850c-30ad0d3e2576
019b8d4f-f6b7-78b9-8e79-11b995fb1420
019b8d4f-f6b7-79cb-a82d-fe12eaf43cf1

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)

1f0ea121-716a-680e-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716a-6994-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716a-6a7a-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716a-6b42-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716a-6c0a-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716a-6cd2-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716a-6d9a-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716a-6e58-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716a-6f20-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716a-6fde-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716b-613c-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716b-620e-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716b-62d6-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716b-6394-8449-4cf95d479851
1f0ea121-716b-6452-8449-4cf95d479851

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)

12338562-9753-4526-a3e2-080728694280
49a96572-c457-496e-83d1-6d74f0c4f942
55beda93-c76f-4d71-a7d8-a02dd8cf8ebc
082b5c90-a146-4758-a563-f599eb16211d
dd20753d-5c6c-4187-b983-2bf81d93fd9f
56cf444a-4e85-416e-af5c-0857ac6c39c7
21157f18-0d1a-4d21-a7e8-939e1d8dc024
db2a567b-bea2-40d2-bf11-cf97ce32f81b
20c6df96-dec1-48a7-b88a-65326511bdad
7d3796e2-a78a-41ae-b7e6-4722122f1d2b
a6f0e085-5585-466d-b65a-4bddeb206e43
bbcd8442-0a9a-4725-a214-72de9526f7b4
090fdb53-f91f-4bef-8b35-faaeece9dc9f
ba8210f9-25e6-4980-9b0c-743065bd071f
e8cd8f11-53c1-46f7-9143-15b1b424c45d

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)

1716b966-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716b9d4-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716ba38-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716ba92-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716baf6-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716bb5a-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716bbbe-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716bc22-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716bc7c-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716bce0-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716bd44-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716bda8-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716be02-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716be66-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851
1716bec0-ea12-11f0-8449-4cf95d479851

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)

267e9d2e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3eb39e2e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
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7edfa02e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
118fa12e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
5dd5a22e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2bc1a32e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b44aa42e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
6485a52e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
9cc9a72e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
adc9a82e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
4a60a92e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ff12aa2e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
40bcab2e-0802-8500-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2550ac2e-0802-8500-87ea-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: