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)

019bb173-2a2d-7c5f-8c24-1ef0aa89bcf8
019bb173-2a2d-7dec-b7de-2151a878eec8
019bb173-2a2d-7f2c-a1b0-5065c36a00f1
019bb173-2a2e-7057-93e1-4f74b2b563fd
019bb173-2a2e-7175-9b95-5120027f458b
019bb173-2a2e-7290-86ea-51882678f628
019bb173-2a2e-73aa-80aa-456d5fdf3a7a
019bb173-2a2e-74c5-96b7-0983366e65ba
019bb173-2a2e-75e0-9924-718a45104a37
019bb173-2a2e-76fa-ac63-1ed1aa904d14
019bb173-2a2e-7815-a719-41258b357065
019bb173-2a2e-792c-a976-aaa74ef5a463
019bb173-2a2e-7a4a-8a1f-b23624cc7ce2
019bb173-2a2e-7b65-a9f2-c39e56cb1492
019bb173-2a2e-7c7f-9b2f-602b6140c6a4

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)

1f0ef95b-6210-6704-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6210-6880-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6210-6966-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6210-6a42-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6210-6b0a-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6210-6bc8-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6210-6c90-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6210-6d4e-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6210-6e0c-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6210-6ed4-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6211-601e-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6211-60e6-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6211-61a4-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6211-6262-8c53-4cf95d479851
1f0ef95b-6211-632a-8c53-4cf95d479851

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)

c5de66bd-5438-4ea4-bd08-1badd64a7ae9
5f01877e-462b-4b99-85e3-655c8e7f5d20
4b61fddb-d08c-4532-9da2-8965adc48b4e
09884b81-92dc-44b9-8207-eef444f4ce7c
a024abc7-57b0-4140-9c84-2fda22ecf219
6c0f80b3-88e3-4c04-bb57-a97803603cf6
9d138360-f7d3-4280-85b8-f2ae88f5ffb9
3017a454-ca09-4197-947b-5b3545dd34b9
33b25d05-6ea6-4c66-a03a-cc8611a67371
a3d23786-c006-4d71-8211-2c4f1496a740
b40fdc71-ea43-41e5-bc85-e2cc1c4be9b0
5d50841c-c74b-4737-b4ab-14605d591d4a
406240f2-d951-423d-8850-3949a14c3018
5f9b1478-6f40-4827-9e8f-cc0a31c92505
4fc900d7-a887-453f-a1c9-20253934d64f

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)

b6211834-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211898-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b62118f2-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211956-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b62119b0-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211a1e-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211a82-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211adc-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211b40-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211b9a-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211bf4-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211c4e-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211ca8-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211d02-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851
b6211d66-ef95-11f0-8c53-4cf95d479851

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)

8e075321-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
dec15421-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2bca5621-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
16005721-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
97055821-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c1245921-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
99555a21-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
afb95b21-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
285d5c21-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
faf85d21-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f24c5e21-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
86b45f21-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f1e06021-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b7116121-2102-8c00-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3da26221-2102-8c00-87ea-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: