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)

019ea4e2-19fa-7b86-8609-166347a5a2b9
019ea4e2-19fa-7d71-9286-4717fb135fc8
019ea4e2-19fa-7ead-80cc-0e9c99de07db
019ea4e2-19fa-7fd3-9fe2-7bdd60d3ddcf
019ea4e2-19fb-70ea-b7ee-3d3c96542f77
019ea4e2-19fb-71fc-b6ae-527c05bd9767
019ea4e2-19fb-730f-9b26-aa1de4be6833
019ea4e2-19fb-7425-8a36-5ade0d209b77
019ea4e2-19fb-753c-a05e-cf4c395c47a5
019ea4e2-19fb-764e-8e94-2ca0a24de299
019ea4e2-19fb-7765-883b-57fac0c3cd0a
019ea4e2-19fb-7877-baf1-c7cb99173cce
019ea4e2-19fb-798e-a85d-879704dd4eab
019ea4e2-19fb-7a9c-b54f-9e84cbbb96d6
019ea4e2-19fb-7bb3-b27b-48e2f5d59e74

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)

1f162dad-3983-6da8-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3983-6f88-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-6078-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-6140-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-6212-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-62da-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-6398-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-6460-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-6528-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-65f0-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-673a-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-6802-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-68ca-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-6988-9d1a-4cf95d479851
1f162dad-3984-6a50-9d1a-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)

d3984b22-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984b86-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984bea-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984c4e-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984cb2-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984d0c-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984d70-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984dca-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984e38-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984e9c-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984ef6-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984f5a-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3984fbe-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d3985018-62da-11f1-9d1a-4cf95d479851
d398507c-62da-11f1-9d1a-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)

c111c101-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
87a0c201-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
66ffc301-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b2ecc401-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
644ec501-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2f1fc601-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f000c701-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3487c801-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8369c901-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
e53eca01-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7afecb01-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
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2dabcd01-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
45fbcf01-6400-8f09-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
1ad2d001-6400-8f09-87ea-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)

f1ceb461-fea7-496a-a471-2bb63256e1f4
53edf0e3-fee5-4f30-b114-ea40930683c0
9a83e975-1da8-40ad-b68c-9ce7509e630f
a455d964-a6f5-4e2a-96de-489f6dd6ba89
0e315cbf-70c7-43fa-a511-5b3e868035e1
48d46ab5-1df9-4c4b-b553-41786b06b878
22e59095-5723-4682-b515-a452f00f0230
ed29c8ff-6103-4d45-a829-a746a880ca4d
303977d2-e629-4ca6-ac0e-b04dcf432c60
50078a0f-4a6c-491d-8304-691fc69ff430
9e4087fe-55bf-4488-a477-c5d9445d1a08
6d71d6dd-71b8-44eb-9027-5bd9edb1313f
beec670f-ab93-43f6-86f1-cd7fb2e22b1c
fbe89cd0-8808-412d-a78b-7c3c9bbe003f
43acb3da-ea71-4327-a760-05b1a008a3bd

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: