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)

019c8b82-c247-7877-b2b1-f1fde978d4bc
019c8b82-c247-7a1d-9dfd-b6f65cdaef6b
019c8b82-c247-7b65-834e-ae3e03c0b7ae
019c8b82-c247-7c88-822e-d35fbbc5fb86
019c8b82-c247-7da2-83c1-55f370dad673
019c8b82-c247-7eb9-b23a-381f4de121b3
019c8b82-c247-7fdc-9b35-721b3c78ae1b
019c8b82-c248-70f2-be41-5d84b5dc5da0
019c8b82-c248-720d-a828-6bbd330fe47d
019c8b82-c248-7327-9b26-27fca3641abb
019c8b82-c248-743e-8c7f-fb4294b8fb94
019c8b82-c248-7559-ba89-69044eface7d
019c8b82-c248-766f-8420-530c4176539b
019c8b82-c248-7786-a3b2-a4bf00d47197
019c8b82-c248-789c-a62d-8920912222f5

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)

1f110dbb-7467-6576-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7467-6760-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7467-6850-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7467-692c-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7467-69fe-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7467-6ad0-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7467-6ba2-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7467-6c74-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7467-6d3c-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7467-6e0e-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7467-6f76-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7468-605c-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7468-6124-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7468-61ec-bbdd-4cf95d479851
1f110dbb-7468-62b4-bbdd-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)

acf0ecee-a55b-4707-a245-b7c782a091ce
d4e9e85d-0245-4b67-a452-2115526be1c3
84b89ac6-dc27-4d96-b3d8-a06bb2ac7846
1224e6e0-166b-43c3-9dd2-79068353dcc7
175a23e3-4d70-4dea-b14f-01d4571c96b5
2082958b-710f-41be-8830-26f16d55b27c
c91dbdec-c4b0-44d8-8fe0-b664ba934def
be1f0cf4-bed0-41f5-b5a5-0ab8661bcf82
1b564829-f162-401f-a6be-9374b5cd9de0
989115d1-064c-4777-b967-39015e0825e6
993cf405-e4c2-4111-b332-553079ef02af
9d02c4dd-048a-4019-acba-98a19b3adc84
0423362f-2993-4541-866c-f83e9bd64f02
b812142c-9518-42b6-a53a-990e18648e84
6a2a1418-9a27-453a-8282-2507c0d5cf80

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)

b74687f0-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b746885e-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b74688c2-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b746893a-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b74689a8-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b7468a16-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b7468a7a-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b7468ade-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b7468b4c-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b7468bb0-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b7468c1e-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b7468c82-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b7468cf0-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b7468d68-10db-11f1-bbdd-4cf95d479851
b7468dd6-10db-11f1-bbdd-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)

69b56430-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b75f6530-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
21fc6630-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
737e6730-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
4b256830-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
e1206930-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ead96a30-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
cf3d6b30-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7ae96c30-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
92f36e30-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c5cd6f30-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
5f8f7030-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8f287130-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
77ed7230-0f04-8603-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
10e47330-0f04-8603-87ea-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: