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)

019b988e-4083-74de-80e7-5588af6e1fd1
019b988e-4083-76c5-9a97-9bea6c40e8a3
019b988e-4083-780d-b5c2-dce652139be4
019b988e-4083-7934-9341-86ae79026cee
019b988e-4083-7a52-9323-cb10bc522956
019b988e-4083-7b6d-be97-baa641ab6755
019b988e-4083-7c88-ac67-f8fdd68ef038
019b988e-4083-7da2-a985-779c57183e11
019b988e-4083-7ec1-b113-d35f8e6e1ea4
019b988e-4083-7fdc-8acc-8d0bb6eb3527
019b988e-4084-70f6-a6da-10bb69c786aa
019b988e-4084-7215-84ea-35fe33e72e4e
019b988e-4084-7330-8535-a092bd5d5d91
019b988e-4084-744a-9352-5f581fdc3249
019b988e-4084-7565-b68d-37bf738275e6

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)

1f0ebc94-8397-65b6-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-675a-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-6840-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-6908-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-69d0-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-6a98-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-6b56-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-6c1e-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-6cdc-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-6d9a-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-6ed0-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8397-6fa2-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8398-606a-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8398-6128-bec1-4cf95d479851
1f0ebc94-8398-61fa-bec1-4cf95d479851

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)

cc777362-498e-4e09-9910-5647f2788d95
82b0f456-1eca-4e52-9da9-0a6886db3737
849b4b63-e1cc-4a77-90c0-4151810e21eb
e286f2f8-bfe7-4d85-a5e2-dd79bff6dd4b
27398b76-9b07-4369-9a46-a3e04698a134
fe29d075-b557-4cf4-9abb-d90572b83cf1
aa52c763-30e4-46ec-8f20-43030d0494fc
c9cab23d-db93-41b3-81fd-50a2e5b434b2
b58cb29b-f802-4818-b210-f1050d1064d5
f5c7f9c8-7098-41a5-86f7-cc2d59b8fb96
b8f6cc5a-313a-4f60-a830-036ac11f356f
e610f3b1-963d-4dcb-a5fc-a14c21bc9eb5
89dbda3d-5102-45c7-a9da-27e0f1a971b2
4aa2544d-3002-4794-a756-1f37e200ed72
80aa24d6-19af-4e29-b0df-9b182c91ba41

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)

483987f4-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
48398858-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
483988bc-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
4839892a-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
4839898e-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
483989e8-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
48398a4c-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
48398ab0-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
48398b0a-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
48398b6e-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
48398bc8-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
48398c2c-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
48398c90-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
48398cea-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851
48398d44-ebc9-11f0-bec1-4cf95d479851

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)

1b321e26-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d8991f26-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
96202026-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
55fe2126-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ecf92226-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
70ad2326-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7fdb2426-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c6eb2526-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
fd6d2626-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d0692726-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a5c32826-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f8f92926-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
bf142a26-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
72fb2b26-1003-8700-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
29292c26-1003-8700-87ea-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: