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)

01a0f986-9c2e-7436-ae8f-128855cf0b69
01a0f986-9c2e-75e8-8c2c-90a53db3e86d
01a0f986-9c2e-7727-be81-166ce3bdf492
01a0f986-9c2e-7842-bfda-ed243d5a3267
01a0f986-9c2e-7959-88be-66cfce17fd56
01a0f986-9c2e-7a6b-95a9-76dd717e373b
01a0f986-9c2e-7b7d-85a1-d9d33023a669
01a0f986-9c2e-7c90-9225-b04b46b41ced
01a0f986-9c2e-7d9e-ae75-6f3935ea17e4
01a0f986-9c2e-7eb5-9aeb-1b5d6d0ce63e
01a0f986-9c2e-7fcf-9c96-6cb62923e48f
01a0f986-9c2f-70e6-b0b7-54a76155a730
01a0f986-9c2f-71f8-a0fb-eb6ad9aa7c85
01a0f986-9c2f-730f-99f6-fdb9126c733f
01a0f986-9c2f-7421-9566-0aec12f18659

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)

1f1bde52-db63-6c9e-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db63-6eba-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db63-6fa0-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-6072-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-613a-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-6202-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-62c0-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-637e-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-6446-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-6518-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-668a-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-6770-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-6842-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-690a-9b8e-4cf95d479851
1f1bde52-db64-69dc-9b8e-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)

2db64ab8-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64b26-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64b9e-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64c0c-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64c70-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64cd4-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64d2e-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64d92-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64dec-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64e50-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64ebe-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64f22-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64f90-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db64fea-bde5-11f1-9b8e-4cf95d479851
2db65044-bde5-11f1-9b8e-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)

9444ba17-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
72a7bb17-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f6e4bc17-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
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4f07be17-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
08a4bf17-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
917cc017-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ad42c117-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a354c217-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
74e6c317-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
cb1fc417-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
bec0c517-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c4b4c617-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0c61c717-3505-8211-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
43b5c817-3505-8211-87ea-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)

000a1659-87a4-47d6-86eb-726406a0fb0f
46bbbd10-a7b5-47ee-a362-05b23df8863b
089d4492-ce74-4d89-8bd0-7ee1a246bded
36f5a92a-5542-4c55-8b22-2aca6e6d7ef9
9085d2c7-5d50-4b47-83da-aedd08726062
399dc710-26b0-412d-9dc2-19acfd087504
ec6f44d0-5cde-4bf3-a548-af2d72b1a2a8
259c2487-49be-4137-b400-3e773ebbb24a
748c814f-1a65-4123-bf0c-8d007e4a89e6
04d9e842-905b-4644-ba2b-4215c7de02d8
aa945eab-919b-4484-bcfd-3bd24ea18c3f
bc3e75b1-cd46-4f11-b605-da56a0aae9fd
3e89b660-544d-4af4-b3f4-13bfb86615d5
dd2f4712-0147-44b6-9ae0-789cde4ab4c9
e63c23ce-b4e7-42b9-b1de-86c7a01555a0

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: