UUID & MAC Utils by Daniel Marschall

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Overview

• Generate time-based UUIDs
  • New: Generate Unix Epoch time-based (version 7) UUID
  • New: Generate reordered Gregorian time-based (version 6) UUID
  • Generate Gregorian time-based (version 1) UUID
  • New: Generate SQL Server sortable time-based (version 8) UUID
• Generate random UUIDs
  • Generate random (version 4) 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)

019f7f7e-18ad-7042-94d8-a70c7c1a4fb7
019f7f7e-18ae-71fc-b0c7-1e17cc34e7b4
019f7f7e-18ae-7344-b26b-6c3234c5320b
019f7f7e-18ae-746f-9bec-312f302532bb
019f7f7e-18ae-7596-ae23-beb0c5b27e27
019f7f7e-18ae-76b5-84f2-bb7999afa446
019f7f7e-18ae-77f8-99a0-132148014950
019f7f7e-18ae-791f-bd16-9973a137e522
019f7f7e-18ae-7a46-9941-4ff14456547b
019f7f7e-18ae-7b6d-b21b-67aaf98b87c5
019f7f7e-18ae-7c90-ba70-0c284d113304
019f7f7e-18ae-7db3-b296-833033254126
019f7f7e-18ae-7ed1-b4d1-ff1209536d88
019f7f7e-18ae-7ff0-8064-58e9e4008126
019f7f7e-18af-7113-8525-a057221cd723

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)

1f184364-1257-6a94-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1257-6c38-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1257-6d1e-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1257-6de6-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1257-6eae-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1257-6f6c-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1258-6034-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1258-60f2-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1258-61b0-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1258-626e-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1258-63d6-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1258-64a8-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1258-6566-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1258-6624-81e1-4cf95d479851
1f184364-1258-66e2-81e1-4cf95d479851

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)

412587be-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
4125882c-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258890-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
412588f4-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258958-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
412589b2-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258a20-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258a84-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258ae8-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258b4c-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258bb0-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258c14-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258c82-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258cf0-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851
41258d54-8436-11f1-81e1-4cf95d479851

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, whereas 8 is the version)
-  2 bit UUID Variant (0b10)
-  2 bit Unused (must be zero)
- 12 bit UTC Year (hex encoded) BIG ENDIAN
- 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, whereas 8 is the version) = WRONG!!!
-  2 bit UUID Variant (0b10)
-  2 bit Unused (must be zero)
- 12 bit UTC Year (hex encoded) BIG ENDIAN
- 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)

eeba2026-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c5c22126-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a5152226-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c7c42426-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
db7d2526-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ba2b2626-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
46b12726-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
edc82826-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
58492926-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c9ce2a26-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
93602b26-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
45b42c26-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7e612d26-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b93f2e26-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0e862f26-eb02-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97

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)

19ecc781-6a4d-44fa-ab21-88d77d9a8d2a
7d7a4203-1f3d-4e22-b28c-0d05fa322467
e66e9c7b-e606-493f-8594-c02a7c149467
ec263e0e-e30f-4dc2-a5a4-432f7bbaa853
c6baaa3c-1285-4c66-885a-a54bffe1e443
d04d4a29-b15e-4a90-9748-6fa0d8b65486
3dd58637-fb23-4f6e-a200-25cd4ba3a645
1bc788f5-78dc-4b5b-a222-a099313969cb
333177a8-7029-49a4-8f59-ec20fd8484ac
a52b595e-7470-41f3-a8a6-340346c90b67
ae89acb5-ee3e-48cf-a5e4-410ad4524b49
2f8ac13b-7b0b-45b7-abb1-d876716d64cc
28a599f3-1277-4dae-90f8-cd7182be8bda
c87a5410-0398-433e-829b-592c1c4f77a2
7ab80fc1-3b92-4e7b-9736-60ead65811ce

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: