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)

019b460c-bdc5-7182-8366-e9ed5c7b9776
019b460c-bdc5-731b-917e-d66c00c37fcb
019b460c-bdc5-7463-96f7-c4fbc6b4654b
019b460c-bdc5-7586-9a65-c7f4874387b4
019b460c-bdc5-76a4-b2b3-795898107e10
019b460c-bdc5-77bf-bfc7-96adb919f654
019b460c-bdc5-78de-adad-a027f3f6ff82
019b460c-bdc5-79f8-b95b-00a83c18f062
019b460c-bdc5-7b13-b6d5-37415c73781d
019b460c-bdc5-7c2e-acab-74b7cd5e7d4c
019b460c-bdc5-7d48-975b-e9e4f5c24ce7
019b460c-bdc5-7e63-8192-9c024303ebc8
019b460c-bdc5-7f7d-8c1c-a0943b00d0cd
019b460c-bdc6-709c-83c7-874a7fc6d819
019b460c-bdc6-71b7-9ce2-ae261f4c4ec6

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)

1f0df326-5364-6e94-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-601a-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-6100-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-61d2-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-629a-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-6362-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-6420-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-64e8-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-65b0-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-666e-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-67cc-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-689e-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-695c-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-6a24-b22f-4cf95d479851
1f0df326-5365-6ae2-b22f-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)

6fc2dd13-eda7-4e9d-918b-227100929e91
9ecf0847-fad7-468f-8d2d-f0ec0d66533e
e1bd6bcf-9c16-4c74-9449-85dbc118251d
617837ec-e852-46a4-a39e-553b7fc50747
1db70c31-a713-4d8c-ba43-eb568974e372
85dcc761-6f38-4b2f-9c2e-f9f696d495e5
38db97fd-feac-481e-8e09-78bb412d2b0d
5db262ec-c5c8-49a4-9118-164451e58979
b12eec50-4941-4db7-8279-b6ac7693dd53
3ec09b06-a0c8-4e55-b223-09f516acfadb
ff89b801-d837-42ec-a38d-83a20cdc6911
e1064445-ffd4-4573-a58a-d6f5e46a1da0
dae5b095-aef3-4eb1-9259-0f0f36a8c6d3
ff6af89b-e8f2-487b-9570-4365290aec4e
38b349bd-71fb-494a-add5-d77d0a043d57

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)

65365ff6-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
6536605a-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
653660c8-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
65366122-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
6536619a-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
653661fe-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
65366262-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
653662c6-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
6536632a-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
6536638e-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
653663e8-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
6536644c-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
653664b0-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
65366514-df32-11f0-b22f-4cf95d479851
65366578-df32-11f0-b22f-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)

521aca12-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
8152cb12-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
2474cc12-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
6599cd12-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
10edce12-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
2079cf12-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
a4f2d012-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
a901d112-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
33a2d212-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
7ccbd312-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
9f3ad412-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
16f6d512-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
ab40d612-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
b9afd712-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
878dd812-f202-8416-87e9-5ce32bd83b97

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: