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)

01a09ffa-2268-7df4-812e-d5748838ec54
01a09ffa-2268-7f8e-94a4-98b6e7bae28a
01a09ffa-2269-70c9-8349-1ca55a70c25d
01a09ffa-2269-71e8-afa9-d5fed7a89146
01a09ffa-2269-72fe-af4a-93eac733e073
01a09ffa-2269-73e4-9328-fb7370d9a977
01a09ffa-2269-74fa-adcb-e940869d4189
01a09ffa-2269-7611-80e2-1c96dec67a47
01a09ffa-2269-7723-b094-eab2f8eeb303
01a09ffa-2269-7836-9ea2-1c1fa4cf332d
01a09ffa-2269-7948-af00-b3c079cf424f
01a09ffa-2269-7a5f-8332-0991ad876d32
01a09ffa-2269-7b71-852d-1551fbdd3663
01a09ffa-2269-7c7f-a9b0-4d9de49ed815
01a09ffa-2269-7d92-a56a-6676540dec12

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)

1f1b03b2-e618-6a84-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e618-6c28-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e618-6d04-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e618-6dd6-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e618-6e94-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e618-6f52-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e619-6010-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e619-60ce-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e619-618c-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e619-6240-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e619-6380-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e619-6448-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e619-6506-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e619-65ba-b1e9-4cf95d479851
1f1b03b2-e619-6678-b1e9-4cf95d479851

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)

2e619740-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e6197a4-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e619808-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e61986c-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e6198c6-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e61992a-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e619984-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e6199f2-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e619a56-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e619ab0-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e619b14-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e619b78-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e619bd2-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e619c36-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851
2e619c90-b03b-11f1-b1e9-4cf95d479851

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.
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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)

fa124a2d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c1b04b2d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
2dc24c2d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
10734d2d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
aef94e2d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8e954f2d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
37ae502d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b7a3512d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
c82c522d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
45b6532d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
7b5a542d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b9e1562d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
29d3572d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
fea2582d-0503-8110-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
95e8592d-0503-8110-87ea-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)

b90ac1cd-1e38-4b79-b587-3c7eb1019bf0
63fbad16-bede-456e-bda6-02e05051aa0e
1180ceef-998e-4bb5-89b9-5f453205ef29
e86b0bab-5dcd-4080-a9b0-7704dd7f87cc
0f1cc156-d19f-472d-aea3-9b0435529dbe
4be1cb4b-9650-4b01-bf23-d07ccd76b541
d014378b-a97f-43d2-b194-0305b91116a3
54b4d793-d90e-4a3e-960e-d5c6b5a5fc66
24ed8dc6-6516-4a44-9486-891f102c4169
22d59c4d-f5d4-4d6b-8d1a-88e55b817d9d
931747b2-2a99-4835-a267-c24459b69e9d
7bc1b5b2-3289-4f40-8a1a-edd229a3d390
bcb4a59c-0626-4e8a-a29f-e91599fd6d43
caaf2a8f-77db-46b3-b429-d386869e1994
a215aea2-5761-4655-9b13-7466fd84ccd3

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: