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)

019f7698-1eb9-70a4-9513-d57604c8b773
019f7698-1eb9-725f-9974-f83119886ba5
019f7698-1eb9-73a6-8a7d-4416512b07cb
019f7698-1eb9-74c9-9a3b-81d41d18f55d
019f7698-1eb9-75e8-a3a5-49fdb3b0b76a
019f7698-1eb9-7707-99f7-4bc406698a13
019f7698-1eb9-7825-8d54-b1cfdfa6ef39
019f7698-1eb9-7944-bc85-893107a3f0db
019f7698-1eb9-7a5f-afc6-4762890e4787
019f7698-1eb9-7b7d-90af-ab43c26c2149
019f7698-1eb9-7c98-b579-cb61d2a48a19
019f7698-1eb9-7db7-ae76-141ba1169448
019f7698-1eb9-7ed5-8732-386907269f42
019f7698-1eb9-7ff4-9e17-404aeac3f9ab
019f7698-1eba-710f-86ba-e449d07fb979

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)

1f182daa-9b18-697a-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b18-6b64-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b18-6c4a-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b18-6d1c-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b18-6de4-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b18-6ea2-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b18-6f6a-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b19-6028-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b19-60f0-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b19-61a4-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b19-62f8-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b19-63ca-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b19-64e2-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b19-65b4-9754-4cf95d479851
1f182daa-9b19-667c-9754-4cf95d479851

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)

a9b1974e-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b197b2-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b1980c-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b19870-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b198d4-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b19938-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b19992-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b199ec-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b19a50-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b19aaa-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b19b0e-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b19b72-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b19be0-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b19c3a-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851
a9b19c9e-82da-11f1-9754-4cf95d479851

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)

0cf9aa1c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
f363ab1c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
ae8cac1c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8018ad1c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8506ae1c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
59cfaf1c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
460fb01c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c256b11c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d3bab21c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0d30b31c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a95db41c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c3a1b51c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
0fd8b71c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8ffbb81c-7304-870c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d706b91c-7304-870c-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)

6144efc0-2158-4731-b1da-b3769894e68a
da323209-a4b4-42fb-9f80-755ce609c33e
d3745669-fdc2-49c4-af97-5bad7dd8e24c
a6f03e4c-1337-4450-9029-7551d181e941
34eabd05-e713-4521-b277-33eae76392d2
f943927b-5b71-4142-bef2-0b8a6de9405e
48e3df98-b9a1-4503-9f51-2003aa063c2b
2a1ed906-ab4c-4540-a746-25b02da897ce
b82dffc5-26ff-4c48-a1f3-fe85261ba684
0258ed1c-21bb-4824-ad5b-98310719e0dc
bd726914-e58e-494f-ac76-3d0982318cad
8714042e-4279-46ca-a65f-926692eab7ff
94aa637d-b722-44c8-af94-0d88703cdf1e
92624165-1ae7-415d-8c94-50d7a5656dd3
f3fb6f04-6f68-4c22-bb48-e3cc3ddc0bfc

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: