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)

019c4daf-4577-7917-bc5e-f04bbad9c48f
019c4daf-4577-7aa0-95b4-43314d12f6d1
019c4daf-4577-7be4-9312-880c9d0dfe38
019c4daf-4577-7d07-b43d-49a704213fd3
019c4daf-4577-7e21-b4d2-af741cba6373
019c4daf-4577-7f3c-b6c1-639038eefee7
019c4daf-4578-7057-b253-973943558939
019c4daf-4578-7171-8204-b108b3bdbc9e
019c4daf-4578-728c-8537-c00f71f752f8
019c4daf-4578-73a2-80ee-0120870dd612
019c4daf-4578-74bd-b7e8-03e89646e51d
019c4daf-4578-75d3-a004-0b480f3e8d1d
019c4daf-4578-76ee-b3c1-3886a6fa81f4
019c4daf-4578-7809-b9eb-26e45fb7cd5b
019c4daf-4578-7923-8c6a-7da4086a9336

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)

1f1076ca-20af-69a2-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20af-6b3c-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20af-6c2c-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20af-6cfe-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20af-6dc6-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20af-6e8e-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20af-6f56-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20b0-601e-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20b0-60e6-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20b0-61ae-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20b0-6302-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20b0-63ca-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20b0-6492-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20b0-655a-ab81-4cf95d479851
1f1076ca-20b0-6618-ab81-4cf95d479851

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)

04d34765-9028-489d-b00b-fed0befb8ac1
97c7b02b-284d-42f9-a511-376abca52e7c
86e6ae3d-1ce3-4467-8f68-87487588d43a
e17cc748-0154-4daf-a5d9-6785c4dfe8fb
aee3b102-a923-446e-bfd5-1d8b29b715eb
5a982876-2299-4e85-b333-3cf4777113eb
d0ac701c-2c2a-47e6-9fc7-a5f3b53f33f0
84e23a02-645a-45aa-ae27-f056f9f77c72
3dd03116-b1e2-481d-a30b-55b3c5c89c33
cc9d5c01-daa8-44e2-af1a-5dbdfbb32aa7
1618bbcd-41b1-4948-85f9-f0ec449b69d7
6961f0a2-8e59-48fe-9fa0-de7b4632b203
34b37d22-0c79-4e0f-9025-30b5926e76df
0152c2c6-0476-4b58-bdc7-72293e35e447
b60fad79-269c-47ea-89ac-9a0ec624c813

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)

a20b0b40-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0bae-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0c12-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0c76-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0cd0-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0d34-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0d8e-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0df2-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0e56-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0eba-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0f1e-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0f78-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b0fdc-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b1040-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851
a20b109a-076c-11f1-ab81-4cf95d479851

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)

9de92b3a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0f602c3a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
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6b072e3a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
11f22f3a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8b6e303a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7564313a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
936f323a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2678333a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
bf43353a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
31bb363a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f953373a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c6a1383a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
51ce393a-0704-8a02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f84e3a3a-0704-8a02-87ea-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: