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)

019c59be-0c93-70d1-8ee7-ee5c60437bf0
019c59be-0c93-726f-8973-5955b2d9e8a4
019c59be-0c93-73af-ac89-db8f9350906d
019c59be-0c93-74d5-a0b9-10353902ea35
019c59be-0c93-75f4-b884-2b56dc04f0c8
019c59be-0c93-770f-a65f-68600689740c
019c59be-0c93-7829-9e2c-39ddf9763941
019c59be-0c93-7944-9cf5-3a909eeb808c
019c59be-0c93-7a63-b52b-9108bacc2c02
019c59be-0c93-7b82-bd28-6e7616026753
019c59be-0c93-7c9c-b627-4ef196f25047
019c59be-0c93-7db7-b3fa-9ff908339063
019c59be-0c93-7ed1-ad0d-a73785168347
019c59be-0c93-7fec-854a-c260a6f52a8f
019c59be-0c94-710f-b818-798d382872e3

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)

1f10943a-34c9-6bb2-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34c9-6d42-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34c9-6e32-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34c9-6efa-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34c9-6fc2-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34ca-6080-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34ca-613e-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34ca-61fc-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34ca-62ba-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34ca-6378-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34ca-64ae-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34ca-6576-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34ca-6634-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34ca-66f2-aaa3-4cf95d479851
1f10943a-34ca-67b0-aaa3-4cf95d479851

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)

c2018d7b-97b0-4fed-bcd9-40a609b55282
2467b951-2984-48a6-88ac-c13d25d61618
8fb5c8c2-b329-42a2-a9aa-30ca4141f257
186b4148-ae50-4cd0-a241-92edef486f72
f088dcb8-86af-408e-9663-bcf166009aca
6c5a2b53-b6fb-4d12-ad44-580262b40080
e99c7b4d-6477-4c3a-827a-5988b987c3c1
21bc4c3c-850a-4ef2-92b5-e4c6c5fcba0f
fdba1b78-b05a-4b4f-a609-918d5856ea5d
21ad08d8-e464-47c0-9b8e-bb9ab3d6f57c
2b59c4e0-04ec-45f3-8149-6750e7b54028
26da3dbf-f0a4-41ef-91c1-7c7a756bb60e
20d9ee69-4746-4e5a-af2f-6a048e9116d8
20d2f941-85f6-43fd-89db-5760193c9b3f
8dcdda2c-10e1-4420-8911-ca80709c59cc

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)

a34cacce-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cad32-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cad8c-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cadfa-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cae54-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34caeb8-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34caf12-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34caf6c-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cafd0-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cb02a-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cb084-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cb0de-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cb138-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cb1ba-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851
a34cb232-0943-11f1-aaa3-4cf95d479851

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)

cfc43c21-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
08433d21-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
6ebe3f21-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
67494021-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
619f4121-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
992c4221-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a20f4321-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
e5e54421-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c2c94521-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
db034621-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
00154721-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f6444821-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7bbf4921-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
18164a21-5300-8d02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
cca34b21-5300-8d02-87ea-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: