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RFC9562 - Universally Unique IDentifiers (UUIDs)

This specification defines UUIDs (Universally Unique IDentifiers) --

also known as GUIDs (Globally Unique IDentifiers) -- and a Uniform

Resource Name namespace for UUIDs. A UUID is 128 bits long and is

intended to guarantee uniqueness across space and time. UUIDs were

originally used in the Apollo Network Computing System (NCS), later

in the Open Software Foundation's (OSF's) Distributed Computing

Environment (DCE), and then in Microsoft Windows platforms.

This specification is derived from the OSF DCE specification with the

kind permission of the OSF (now known as "The Open Group"). Information from earlier versions of the OSF DCE specification have

been incorporated into this document. This document obsoletes RFC

4122.