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)

019c5091-005b-775d-b18d-9236b32646fe
019c5091-005b-7913-af39-e49e52b6cbd8
019c5091-005b-7a57-9f45-d680969824d1
019c5091-005b-7b7d-a5e3-0ab74fd76535
019c5091-005b-7c98-9fb1-7a6da4719e69
019c5091-005b-7db3-8424-58c89fa6e2e8
019c5091-005b-7ecd-a098-ee01f8d36c90
019c5091-005b-7fe4-b6e2-9c03c3e68ee5
019c5091-005c-70fa-91e4-e7c3aeb26ccd
019c5091-005c-7219-88d2-382315bf32a3
019c5091-005c-7334-94cb-459e3c9c1b18
019c5091-005c-744e-bc0e-d4ca6004cbb2
019c5091-005c-7569-9300-3d22e78d7e19
019c5091-005c-767f-a8b0-06321426aa05
019c5091-005c-7796-b917-66a656844295

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)

1f107dd3-39f6-604a-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-61e4-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-62ca-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-6392-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-645a-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-6522-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-65e0-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-669e-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-675c-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-6824-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-698c-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-6a5e-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-6b1c-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-6bda-9600-4cf95d479851
1f107dd3-39f6-6c98-9600-4cf95d479851

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)

7bcf6b95-56e2-4cbc-a9ba-898b013e083c
23ce3f80-d2db-49b7-bcf8-f6a117c285a3
37ea7b6a-4cab-4ba8-aa52-9113b931365d
c7625926-422e-4b89-bb7b-4f9f4d0f8187
14c1ad10-f7e6-400e-904a-6b709b185a6d
e7140e43-32b8-4e19-87c9-547233ce9f58
c9653209-78cb-4a39-a26b-9df190e01317
ea96f4c3-27d3-4dad-b011-e8a3654f2920
6f17d927-c850-43c7-bec1-529461cd6306
6d71d4c4-f942-46e6-95be-116a804b7f6f
7e3d70b6-ec48-49d6-8bba-b1a981f19d17
c8ffcf69-26df-4531-a87b-aa0d803da13e
341614d3-72e9-4f76-8218-e11186ba9caf
a0ad7069-c2e7-4807-abe8-39bc8fe2bb01
d619a1da-f467-4ca2-8072-0ccbe20f7b7d

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)

339f71ca-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f722e-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f7288-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f72ec-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f7350-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f73aa-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f7404-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f7468-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f74cc-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f753a-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f759e-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f7602-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f765c-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f76c0-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851
339f771a-07dd-11f1-9600-4cf95d479851

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)

022f0b2e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3d610d2e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
aaad0e2e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
34740f2e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2b87102e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
e190112e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
4d05122e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
38eb132e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c9a5142e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
95de152e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
1cde162e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a812172e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
282f182e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
bad3192e-8d01-8b02-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
49251a2e-8d01-8b02-87ea-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: