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)

019f80ee-453b-7d0b-b989-01cef638017c
019f80ee-453b-7f65-bf67-ba36daeff344
019f80ee-453c-70a8-8ce1-48c9475888ed
019f80ee-453c-71c7-ac8c-6905e481647d
019f80ee-453c-72de-ba9b-22bb2563ddb6
019f80ee-453c-73f4-95e9-29073390d979
019f80ee-453c-750b-a4dc-7c0799ec79d9
019f80ee-453c-7621-856b-f2d3071f8e2a
019f80ee-453c-773c-8ee7-4878b450b5fa
019f80ee-453c-7852-a2f4-202f2da486d7
019f80ee-453c-7969-86d6-e985255b95a9
019f80ee-453c-7a7f-a561-c6d13934cb8b
019f80ee-453c-7b92-a885-5d594822df70
019f80ee-453c-7cb5-94c7-835273e38ac2
019f80ee-453c-7dcb-bc59-af8eb5e203e6

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)

1f1846e6-ef1e-6114-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-6308-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-6402-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-64ca-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-6592-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-665a-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-6722-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-67e0-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-68a8-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-6970-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-6b1e-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-6bfa-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-6cc2-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-6d8a-9268-4cf95d479851
1f1846e6-ef1e-6e52-9268-4cf95d479851

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)

6ef1ef38-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1ef9c-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f014-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f078-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f0dc-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f140-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f1a4-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f208-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f262-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f2c6-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f32a-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f38e-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f3f2-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f456-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851
6ef1f4ba-846e-11f1-9268-4cf95d479851

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)

94d5c72e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
9e48c82e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
053ec92e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
a65fca2e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
06eacc2e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
6e5acd2e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
8569ce2e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
9793cf2e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
3bb9d02e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
57b3d12e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
81d7d22e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
164dd32e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
1956d42e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
84acd52e-7d04-890c-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
545fd62e-7d04-890c-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)

118d1b3c-2567-4fda-8226-dff686413406
bcb72ab0-cbc2-4b8c-8891-6e9fe630bad0
508bbda4-fb9f-4fd5-aa0b-83422100f1a8
00ce8a23-aedb-47e6-a2da-f1a254d692a9
357ab7b9-3c49-4070-af52-8e69841c9189
ca6081be-d676-4143-bda0-e40943922e0a
d6790523-17a5-4284-98a0-e68751decd01
e15306a6-d99a-4f0f-9a17-a4753eb0c202
573a0ed9-4b6d-4ac9-8506-0ff192fae930
3124b404-66c5-4bbb-a68b-93a10e23feef
ac76dd99-ca7c-4021-9b0b-cf195ba524dc
0d442c0f-b6c8-4766-8630-f4f8e7bb731f
cd2dd235-fe76-4a23-b514-8105db1000fe
6fb79497-6f27-4f4e-9811-0cc5b5cb5fee
b08dcbc3-ba48-4acb-ad4d-7a751cdc433d

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: