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)

019c06ab-5985-7b92-94a3-5ac35966b2c8
019c06ab-5985-7d3c-b479-676c4fa582f1
019c06ab-5985-7e7b-8dbf-21ffc461e1d9
019c06ab-5985-7f9a-bf3d-d59deb115ef5
019c06ab-5986-70b5-9490-b36fca1b6fb4
019c06ab-5986-71d3-8415-c97090435d80
019c06ab-5986-72ee-8c75-2702a06015cf
019c06ab-5986-7409-bce2-49d252510e53
019c06ab-5986-751f-983f-498b7c99a4e7
019c06ab-5986-763a-9213-2fc07d143344
019c06ab-5986-7750-aebb-9c9daac22b5f
019c06ab-5986-786b-a903-28b86a253269
019c06ab-5986-798a-968f-e16c2bcfc62c
019c06ab-5986-7aa4-800a-a623960e99d1
019c06ab-5986-7bbf-957e-0e75a1fa8d39

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)

1f0fc969-8da6-62ea-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-6484-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-657e-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-665a-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-672c-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-67fe-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-68c6-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-6998-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-6a6a-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-6b32-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-6c7c-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-6d58-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-6e2a-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-6efc-bedd-4cf95d479851
1f0fc969-8da6-6fce-bedd-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)

9f42f488-b8a8-4375-9ffe-aeb6d7d8c720
d2473416-c0cf-4a68-a366-809d13608f11
2a091c4b-e256-4c74-a400-7dbafb9883df
fd38033f-378d-40f5-a86d-b75ba2c16fcc
c2f37e42-e595-491f-963e-39db19a9f422
3b768723-3ad1-48c4-9235-0b50c4dbea32
842e859d-736f-483e-bf43-a75ba4cfc3b9
098057d5-f783-4fd6-8e7f-513092533516
6f37dc8e-f989-4596-8d4c-8693bd78bf3f
2da5b5e7-c080-46b7-9aa3-28a73c8b002d
d571c368-6c1a-42ff-b339-e3b705564d7b
74e3aa12-3cc6-4595-8139-b07d21c00f1c
decefcf2-9789-476c-83e1-21eb764301e4
ddaa4576-a01d-49ed-9bda-efc3c36ef894
b5b9374b-1cca-473a-8ad7-03500025b45c

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)

98da7500-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da756e-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da75d2-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da7636-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da769a-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da76f4-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da7758-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da77c6-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da7834-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da7898-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da7906-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da796a-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da79ce-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da7a32-fc96-11f0-bedd-4cf95d479851
98da7a96-fc96-11f0-bedd-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)

54b8d226-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
4b28d326-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3ecad426-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
4158d526-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c1b6d626-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7aa5d726-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ab49d826-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
59d8d926-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0322da26-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3e88dc26-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
fd5cdd26-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0f2cde26-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3b8adf26-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
5529e026-3605-8c01-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3a9de126-3605-8c01-87ea-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: