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)

019a87a8-ad68-7f2c-94a9-51ec2d3bb33b
019a87a8-ad69-713c-bb1b-267a9971e1e7
019a87a8-ad69-72de-98f9-24682746d690
019a87a8-ad69-7442-b476-94cde2b1d46e
019a87a8-ad69-7596-9ec6-650bc4b25340
019a87a8-ad69-76ee-80f3-9f90f63a018d
019a87a8-ad69-783a-9eb1-fa6008e8b9b1
019a87a8-ad69-7982-b85b-74ea8c439635
019a87a8-ad69-7ac9-bff9-a4ae107b6a7c
019a87a8-ad69-7c09-ac46-9c6099b3f1e2
019a87a8-ad69-7d54-b530-c8e16eaca8ec
019a87a8-ad69-7e98-97e2-06399bac99a7
019a87a8-ad69-7fe0-9aa2-3d3a2b5a9499
019a87a8-ad6a-7127-908f-b969832fab99
019a87a8-ad6a-726f-8c02-c6089ebbcb0a

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)

1f0c2254-0774-6736-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0774-69c0-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0774-6b64-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0774-6cd6-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0774-6e48-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0774-6f9c-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0775-6104-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0775-6302-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0775-6488-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0775-65e6-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0775-682a-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0775-69ce-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0775-6b54-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0775-6cd0-a884-4cf95d479851
1f0c2254-0775-6e42-a884-4cf95d479851

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)

75f8b43f-a184-4aac-912b-fe14a88cf36a
fdb81e0e-c600-4a81-a34c-344b85325b5c
cdd39677-3d55-4c9e-a631-70a30d9b7da9
69163469-3391-43c5-bb1b-0f3797d32e6a
860ed9ae-371b-4ca7-b060-15112f41443f
6882866e-2141-4608-8aeb-98774b3fd46a
a2bb0b2a-858b-4d87-b750-227f14d04f3a
cb43204f-33b2-4976-9b0e-da8b0dbfa49a
f9d0aacd-e746-46ae-9197-c10a9e3feedc
8949efc4-eafb-45ae-8c52-92e62b0c7359
951209a1-35b5-4373-bcc5-6717a9d73ea3
1fc7d407-b22e-4398-a9b3-931c6116ef3f
fbe96c74-2e4b-440d-84da-aab42e7270ba
4fa34c36-c441-4fb9-a971-61615812c35a
605d3c3e-f12c-43ec-8c70-603ef3a02e2f

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)

407765cc-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776676-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
4077670c-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
407767b6-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776856-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
407768f6-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776996-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776a2c-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776acc-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776b62-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776c02-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776ca2-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776d42-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776de2-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851
40776e82-c225-11f0-a884-4cf95d479851

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)

0b34f609-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
c5cdf709-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
5c8cf809-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
5c64f909-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
c5c4fa09-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
c0fcfb09-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
b2bbfc09-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
0413fd09-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
7cd9fe09-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
dbc7000a-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
e67a010a-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
6cbc020a-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
73e4030a-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
f4e6040a-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97
5c76050a-1d03-8f13-87e9-5ce32bd83b97

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

An 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

An UUIDv3 is made out of a MD5 hash and an 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: