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)

019deb9f-28fc-7d82-ae2b-55f4e532f2e0
019deb9f-28fc-7f0f-bec0-fb8c6f0ed3c5
019deb9f-28fd-704e-b443-f59db1e2faf6
019deb9f-28fd-7171-b819-85c49ec6a54e
019deb9f-28fd-7290-ad2e-93ccca881baf
019deb9f-28fd-73aa-b862-e038802a3327
019deb9f-28fd-74c9-9a13-26c0359f24b9
019deb9f-28fd-75e4-ad3a-62f61e192a61
019deb9f-28fd-7703-80f7-ce92a8c40eb4
019deb9f-28fd-7890-858d-5e2ccf27301c
019deb9f-28fd-7a0d-a29b-d28e82e7d624
019deb9f-28fd-7b5d-b6c6-6cb91c622be1
019deb9f-28fd-7c9c-bc11-d5f4c62ba717
019deb9f-28fd-7de8-8e5c-297a45a9ad31
019deb9f-28fd-7f48-88f8-914214bcb829

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)

1f146960-cb28-646a-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-6604-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-66ea-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-67b2-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-687a-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-6938-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-69f6-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-6ab4-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-6b72-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-6c3a-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-6d84-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-6e4c-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb28-6f00-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb29-605e-a243-4cf95d479851
1f146960-cb29-61b2-a243-4cf95d479851

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)

fc83b949-90cb-4515-90b9-7968e0d2a31c
2087c1ba-99a3-4abb-9cd4-30711f9cedfe
115fabc9-f16c-465c-bc76-f91eb46988eb
5f406c2c-eff0-40a9-b3d2-7da24f317d6d
90088381-ab2d-426a-9a78-68a1762fa9fc
3f4fcb8d-06d5-405a-93ce-16e66ffd19f8
076b7d4d-0c10-4088-9e2a-e301ee94d3f6
904aac0f-16b0-4bbc-9724-0d341828358e
7de2d934-2169-4c96-b69e-80a575cf4b0a
94d0bd20-7937-483a-a526-cda224cab82e
56bfc364-1bbc-405b-a4ab-664cf4abc9dc
c9973c91-96f3-4371-a2fa-6c636e30ddb8
e7f005ff-486b-4719-88f8-f6481da3bf2a
029a817b-23d3-4d6d-8e94-87883b13c465
90dd08fe-c657-45db-a4d1-f2e464354227

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)

0cb2977a-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb297e8-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb29842-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb298a6-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb29900-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb2996e-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb299dc-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb29a40-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb29aa4-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb29b08-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb29b6c-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb29bd0-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb29c34-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb29c98-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851
0cb29cf2-4696-11f1-a243-4cf95d479851

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)

9bf7b909-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7d90ba09-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8aa4bb09-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
873ebd09-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
72a7be09-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2d9abf09-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f35bc009-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2a55c109-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d4e9c209-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7cf3c309-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
57c6c409-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
63fcc509-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f521c609-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8bd1c709-8900-8b07-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8f4bc809-8900-8b07-87ea-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: