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)

019d00dc-52d7-727b-88f9-4a8ac606f241
019d00dc-52d7-7411-aa54-3fd5d0ef7e0e
019d00dc-52d7-7550-8257-b223badb939b
019d00dc-52d7-7677-a43c-d402709c0f9c
019d00dc-52d7-7796-a92e-85112560d47d
019d00dc-52d7-78b1-89dd-d0c5faa61313
019d00dc-52d7-79e0-baf3-9bd087056ea0
019d00dc-52d7-7b07-bc30-cc5c3664cdb8
019d00dc-52d7-7c21-84cc-4fb8c6775876
019d00dc-52d7-7d38-8284-545157e26fad
019d00dc-52d7-7e52-a5f8-25c8f85139b8
019d00dc-52d7-7f69-a6dc-007a8b0304aa
019d00dc-52d8-7084-aade-6e821f36cab2
019d00dc-52d8-719e-be13-da57f38b9f99
019d00dc-52d8-72b9-a1ec-62b36698bfbe

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)

1f122c3b-1e56-6002-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-6188-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-6278-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-6340-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-6412-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-64e4-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-65a2-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-666a-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-6732-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-67fa-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-693a-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-6a0c-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-6ad4-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-6b92-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122c3b-1e56-6c5a-82fb-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)

bd9ff88f-8c3c-4007-a4c2-974aae030a58
a38722f2-9284-4df2-ae52-8e257ca7665d
1f172249-a255-4a35-8d70-49a853890f90
d4d2e663-2b60-4244-aaba-d4a9e0fe2abf
fab25c1c-fd09-45d6-984d-c22cd0ceefc2
bff201eb-9117-4184-8335-36f00be4817f
4b970356-dd5c-4816-9c45-3f880d233ca2
545467f2-b4d6-44fc-b63b-df0864cac298
4437eb35-dbfe-4ce1-8d89-855090502617
d63040ee-550b-46bf-99f5-fd491aa98fba
5d0b7274-4b82-446c-b994-e1b7ee600d9f
9b79ff6e-fa15-46a2-9481-623eddac7549
d4081b20-9a73-4c28-9707-32aee5e76fe6
c2d9d829-fb8f-4782-8e68-7cc4e75f3f87
76227060-fe78-4a4d-8d50-af8784ce2035

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)

b1e57182-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e571f0-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e57254-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e572c2-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e57330-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e57394-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e5740c-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e57470-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e574de-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e57542-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e575a6-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e57614-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e57678-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e576d2-22c3-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
b1e57736-22c3-11f1-82fb-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)

e6ce600c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3fea610c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
49b1620c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7f05630c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
5024640c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
79c5650c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
bfe7660c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
733a670c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
9d88680c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
5645690c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
27596a0c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
532a6b0c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ff326c0c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
5d8d6e0c-dd02-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b6a46f0c-dd02-8d04-87ea-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: