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)

019ec481-fdda-7569-b192-20d69d634396
019ec481-fdda-7727-8926-15652249df6d
019ec481-fdda-77f0-babc-674e938eee1a
019ec481-fdda-790f-9f68-99d90eabfcbe
019ec481-fdda-7a29-b8d0-3f31ec834f94
019ec481-fdda-7b3c-aabf-1b148988e449
019ec481-fdda-7c52-908c-3443facbc1ac
019ec481-fdda-7d69-a1ec-e7749c007a90
019ec481-fdda-7e7f-80ec-cbdd7fc8cbc1
019ec481-fdda-7f96-85ea-b5f892551cdc
019ec481-fddb-70a8-8cec-890eef594c0e
019ec481-fddb-71bf-9513-c100e0693de6
019ec481-fddb-72d1-8ed4-928f0f7d91a8
019ec481-fddb-73e4-bf26-1f6a418ce9a1
019ec481-fddb-74fa-8cbf-6fba10be397e

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)

1f167ae2-94d8-6ad2-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d8-6cbc-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d8-6da2-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d8-6e6a-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d8-6f32-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d8-6ffa-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d9-60c2-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d9-618a-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d9-6252-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d9-631a-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d9-6482-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d9-655e-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d9-6626-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d9-66ee-b816-4cf95d479851
1f167ae2-94d9-67b6-b816-4cf95d479851

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)

294d9892-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d98f6-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d995a-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d99be-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9a22-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9a86-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9aea-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9b4e-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9ba8-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9c0c-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9c70-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9cca-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9d24-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9d88-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851
294d9dec-67ae-11f1-b816-4cf95d479851

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)

85c60336-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f2220436-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
64900536-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
858e0636-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
62f20736-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
782a0836-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
72f70936-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7b440a36-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
40cf0b36-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
96160c36-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ce4e0d36-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b3ce0e36-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
47c70f36-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
485c1036-2e01-850a-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
103c1236-2e01-850a-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)

9c2a5345-b744-41c1-a0ac-825512e20887
51da495a-9351-45fc-a5ab-0757c65204f4
d67bf36c-2003-4344-844c-9770fe8c6625
5fb442f9-ec3f-49f8-9d6d-b0f6110dacdd
e75ae65c-3421-44ff-beb7-6d2fbe72d770
b76aba40-7cbf-47ce-8ea9-4a9431912864
de262fe9-e762-424e-81d6-6f92a98fa100
98922d8f-71f7-4a12-919f-b5c9f384821c
74e0fb2a-938f-4d85-a588-aeb52b597478
5209647a-0840-41ab-a132-8f7a22e7e578
557af04e-bbcf-4197-b8eb-51b61fea4e7e
8536a109-bb71-4200-8d00-fbcf98e1470e
9364fb9c-c07d-4def-989d-fa3ad3b60896
2013264a-4ea2-4731-8ef4-c1c49b59138c
3fbc856d-6b0f-4d66-b0d5-b6f6fa587a3f

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: