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3 The <code class="filename">uuid-ossp</code> module provides functions to generate universally
4 unique identifiers (UUIDs) using one of several standard algorithms. There
5 are also functions to produce certain special UUID constants.
6 This module is only necessary for special requirements beyond what is
7 available in core <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>. See <a class="xref" href="functions-uuid.html" title="9.14. UUID Functions">Section 9.14</a> for built-in ways to generate UUIDs.
9 This module is considered <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">trusted</span>”</span>, that is, it can be
10 installed by non-superusers who have <code class="literal">CREATE</code> privilege
11 on the current database.
12 </p><div class="sect2" id="UUID-OSSP-FUNCTIONS-SECT"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">F.49.1. <code class="literal">uuid-ossp</code> Functions <a href="#UUID-OSSP-FUNCTIONS-SECT" class="id_link">#</a></h3></div></div></div><p>
13 <a class="xref" href="uuid-ossp.html#UUID-OSSP-FUNCTIONS" title="Table F.35. Functions for UUID Generation">Table F.35</a> shows the functions available to
15 The relevant standards ITU-T Rec. X.667, ISO/IEC 9834-8:2005, and
16 <a class="ulink" href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4122" target="_top">RFC 4122</a>
17 specify four algorithms for generating UUIDs, identified by the
18 version numbers 1, 3, 4, and 5. (There is no version 2 algorithm.)
19 Each of these algorithms could be suitable for a different set of
21 </p><div class="table" id="UUID-OSSP-FUNCTIONS"><p class="title"><strong>Table F.35. Functions for UUID Generation</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Functions for UUID Generation" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
26 </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
27 <a id="id-1.11.7.59.5.3.2.2.1.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a>
28 <code class="function">uuid_generate_v1</code> ()
29 → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
32 Generates a version 1 UUID. This involves the MAC
33 address of the computer and a time stamp. Note that UUIDs of this
34 kind reveal the identity of the computer that created the identifier
35 and the time at which it did so, which might make it unsuitable for
36 certain security-sensitive applications.
37 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
38 <a id="id-1.11.7.59.5.3.2.2.2.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a>
39 <code class="function">uuid_generate_v1mc</code> ()
40 → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
43 Generates a version 1 UUID, but uses a random multicast
44 MAC address instead of the real MAC address of the computer.
45 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
46 <a id="id-1.11.7.59.5.3.2.2.3.1.1.1" class="indexterm"></a>
47 <code class="function">uuid_generate_v3</code> ( <em class="parameter"><code>namespace</code></em> <code class="type">uuid</code>, <em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> <code class="type">text</code> )
48 → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
51 Generates a version 3 UUID in the given namespace using
52 the specified input name. The namespace should be one of the special
53 constants produced by the <code class="function">uuid_ns_*()</code> functions
54 shown in <a class="xref" href="uuid-ossp.html#UUID-OSSP-CONSTANTS" title="Table F.36. Functions Returning UUID Constants">Table F.36</a>. (It could be any UUID
55 in theory.) The name is an identifier in the selected namespace.
60 </p><pre class="programlisting">
61 SELECT uuid_generate_v3(uuid_ns_url(), 'http://www.postgresql.org');
64 The name parameter will be MD5-hashed, so the cleartext cannot be
65 derived from the generated UUID.
66 The generation of UUIDs by this method has no random or
67 environment-dependent element and is therefore reproducible.
68 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
69 <code class="function">uuid_generate_v4</code> ()
70 → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
73 Generates a version 4 UUID, which is derived entirely
75 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
76 <code class="function">uuid_generate_v5</code> ( <em class="parameter"><code>namespace</code></em> <code class="type">uuid</code>, <em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> <code class="type">text</code> )
77 → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
80 Generates a version 5 UUID, which works like a version 3
81 UUID except that SHA-1 is used as a hashing method. Version 5 should
82 be preferred over version 3 because SHA-1 is thought to be more secure
84 </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /><div class="table" id="UUID-OSSP-CONSTANTS"><p class="title"><strong>Table F.36. Functions Returning UUID Constants</strong></p><div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Functions Returning UUID Constants" border="1"><colgroup><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
89 </p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
90 <code class="function">uuid_nil</code> ()
91 → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
94 Returns a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">nil</span>”</span> UUID constant, which does not occur as a
96 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
97 <code class="function">uuid_ns_dns</code> ()
98 → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
101 Returns a constant designating the DNS namespace for UUIDs.
102 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
103 <code class="function">uuid_ns_url</code> ()
104 → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
107 Returns a constant designating the URL namespace for UUIDs.
108 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
109 <code class="function">uuid_ns_oid</code> ()
110 → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
113 Returns a constant designating the ISO object identifier (OID) namespace for
114 UUIDs. (This pertains to ASN.1 OIDs, which are unrelated to the OIDs
115 used in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>.)
116 </p></td></tr><tr><td class="func_table_entry"><p class="func_signature">
117 <code class="function">uuid_ns_x500</code> ()
118 → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
121 Returns a constant designating the X.500 distinguished name (DN)
123 </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break" /></div><div class="sect2" id="UUID-OSSP-BUILDING"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">F.49.2. Building <code class="filename">uuid-ossp</code> <a href="#UUID-OSSP-BUILDING" class="id_link">#</a></h3></div></div></div><p>
124 Historically this module depended on the OSSP UUID library, which accounts
125 for the module's name. While the OSSP UUID library can still be found
126 at <a class="ulink" href="http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/" target="_top">http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/</a>, it is not well
127 maintained, and is becoming increasingly difficult to port to newer
128 platforms. <code class="filename">uuid-ossp</code> can now be built without the OSSP
129 library on some platforms. On FreeBSD and some other BSD-derived
130 platforms, suitable UUID creation functions are included in the
131 core <code class="filename">libc</code> library. On Linux, macOS, and some other
132 platforms, suitable functions are provided in the <code class="filename">libuuid</code>
133 library, which originally came from the <code class="literal">e2fsprogs</code> project
134 (though on modern Linux it is considered part
135 of <code class="literal">util-linux-ng</code>). When invoking <code class="filename">configure</code>,
136 specify <code class="option">--with-uuid=bsd</code> to use the BSD functions,
137 or <code class="option">--with-uuid=e2fs</code> to
138 use <code class="literal">e2fsprogs</code>' <code class="filename">libuuid</code>, or
139 <code class="option">--with-uuid=ossp</code> to use the OSSP UUID library.
140 More than one of these libraries might be available on a particular
141 machine, so <code class="filename">configure</code> does not automatically choose one.
142 </p></div><div class="sect2" id="UUID-OSSP-AUTHOR"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">F.49.3. Author <a href="#UUID-OSSP-AUTHOR" class="id_link">#</a></h3></div></div></div><p>
143 Peter Eisentraut <code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:peter_e@gmx.net">peter_e@gmx.net</a>></code>
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