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)

019cfee7-34e2-7263-9879-859ab0deb766
019cfee7-34e2-73f8-9359-9a9e685639c1
019cfee7-34e2-7538-b99a-00f006541994
019cfee7-34e2-765b-81a7-17583365b1d1
019cfee7-34e2-7775-993e-8895f405e8cb
019cfee7-34e2-7890-830a-a3b9a5477b0b
019cfee7-34e2-79af-af0a-58c18f51da4e
019cfee7-34e2-7ac5-8d2f-953d3585f361
019cfee7-34e2-7be0-9310-2e529d137a37
019cfee7-34e2-7d65-9bff-eb1695e610d6
019cfee7-34e2-7e21-b157-8ef4fc330d30
019cfee7-34e2-7f48-a9bb-af28ca972f92
019cfee7-34e3-7063-b6d5-9e01632626be
019cfee7-34e3-7182-b2eb-68c7f8030feb
019cfee7-34e3-7298-a8b8-6ac6d9adc5f0

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)

1f122773-b032-6d9e-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b032-6f2e-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-6014-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-60e6-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-61ae-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-6280-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-6352-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-641a-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-64e2-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-65aa-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-66ea-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-67b2-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-687a-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-6938-82fb-4cf95d479851
1f122773-b033-6a00-82fb-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)

c6cc4df2-ad24-4f9c-9bce-ae323ec3700a
e568db0f-e867-4b7f-8a39-c939387cb753
467f003b-1efe-45a7-82b5-01e10f51fb16
56b915b4-23b6-4eae-83ed-62aa8ca6f749
00ee9cf0-baab-4bb8-a584-eb8a53d45254
340dc803-7603-4b19-ad76-0646276114c1
832e5a61-518f-436e-8186-e089a447e472
d6bd3a77-4304-4b09-9d27-1e7c933ad56e
3bd7038e-5906-4bce-ab7c-c5636c0bcde7
a4ebbd67-0516-4eac-a2d3-161d598a33ef
05a1e490-a99c-4362-8baa-a3c11eb15f4a
3a22b05b-bb43-4f1f-8b93-dbf5fbd04af0
74514a63-7315-4347-b813-46af75848bc1
5d62c5a1-03ca-4ed5-ad9d-b8ecd8527cc3
3297c7bc-f354-41f7-aea6-a4d1f0b52758

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)

3b033f1e-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b033f82-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b033fe6-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b034040-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b0340a4-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b034108-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b034162-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b0341c6-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b03422a-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b034284-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b0342e8-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b034342-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b03439c-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b034400-2277-11f1-82fb-4cf95d479851
3b034464-2277-11f1-82fb-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)

74b42c33-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b7fc2d33-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
6e272e33-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
672e2f33-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
09503033-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
eb783133-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
43d43233-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
77ef3333-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
082c3433-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
24a93533-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
d3a03633-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
beab3733-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b8453833-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
95e83933-b900-8d04-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
b70c3a33-b900-8d04-87ea-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

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: