The UUID Generator is part of the Dev Toolbox, which enables you to generate UUIDs of version v1 and v4. The Generator focuses on the mentioned versions since these are wide spread among the community.
Currently the UUID Generator does not support the version v3 and v5, but it's planned in the future.
If you want to generate a UUID using a specific programming language, please check out the following examples we've provided for you:
UUIDv1 is based on a timestamp and the MAC address of the machine on which the UUID is generated on. Since this could reveal conclusions on the identity of the creator it is not recommended to use this version of the UUID for safety-critical applications, UUIDv4 would be a better solution for that.
Please check out the recommendations tab if you need examples on how to generate the UUID in specific programming languages.
UUIDv4 is a pseudo-random generated ID, since it's not using the MAC Address to generate the ID, you're not enable to receive any conclusions on the identity of the user that generated the UUID. This makes UUIDv4 the perfect choice for security relevant applications.
Please check out the recommendations tab if you need examples on how to generate the UUID in specific programming languages.
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More information about UUIDs can be found on Wikipedia.