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)

019bd64a-f16d-7fe4-85e7-2ee5ccda4383
019bd64a-f16e-719e-8b4e-c523eb8afb38
019bd64a-f16e-72e2-aab9-c0b763347b39
019bd64a-f16e-7400-87a9-c4ac3a3dd0ef
019bd64a-f16e-751f-9140-43e6fcebb65e
019bd64a-f16e-763a-874b-f0d797593e8c
019bd64a-f16e-7754-bd18-4500fd830f3c
019bd64a-f16e-786f-9681-4bb86a0ba4f0
019bd64a-f16e-7986-b02c-6723beb175c7
019bd64a-f16e-7aa0-9ffa-e0456c987eeb
019bd64a-f16e-7bb7-b46e-cd6d465ef855
019bd64a-f16e-7cd1-b553-4edaf05f686b
019bd64a-f16e-7dec-872a-cf006b379096
019bd64a-f16e-7f0b-a9d6-8b7c43679ba6
019bd64a-f16f-7021-bbce-e7b251c579e2

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)

1f0f534e-2f84-648c-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-663a-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-672a-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-67fc-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-68c4-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-698c-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-6a54-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-6b1c-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-6be4-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-6ca2-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-6de2-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-6eb4-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f84-6f72-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f85-603a-999e-4cf95d479851
1f0f534e-2f85-60f8-999e-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)

1c831711-8fe6-4db6-9fe9-54fce9855a53
7e5e1f5d-960c-4620-bb81-30b25699280c
32928512-9f51-4c94-8b88-0efad62d2574
2dc8d4d5-b214-4f33-bdb0-6a843432a1a1
38157aa5-3932-4cc0-bec2-7c86c8e1990c
72974dee-c287-4b25-a7f3-7503a637d31f
97b6849d-03bd-41ed-983e-cc55fc4d6e55
0baf2ff2-01d9-4507-b0eb-61b3cd33bad9
978ae258-ec37-4c4f-8e4d-ab671d6f158b
5cd198f9-1854-4991-ac42-4d87b29f4671
1420466f-7c8e-419e-b964-f699d95a63ad
56d2d8f3-e4e0-43e1-aeb0-01214cd8d07d
5d1cfa5a-6246-4257-beba-64e69d9c8822
64aec15f-640a-4a12-82a0-8557e7560b79
2769eda1-7385-4c80-a25f-acd7da51d28e

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)

e2f85616-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f8567a-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f856de-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f85742-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f857a6-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f85800-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f85864-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f858d2-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f8592c-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f85990-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f859ea-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f85a4e-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f85ab2-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f85b0c-f534-11f0-999e-4cf95d479851
e2f85b70-f534-11f0-999e-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)

e5055a22-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f5df5b22-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
79025c22-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2d2d5d22-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
42bb5e22-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ed945f22-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b43c6022-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
31ad6122-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
fe8b6222-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
9a806322-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
11766422-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
79ae6522-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
425c6622-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
4cb76722-ff02-8301-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a22c6822-ff02-8301-87ea-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: