github.com/anth0d/nomad@v0.0.0-20221214183521-ae3a0a2cad06/website/content/docs/job-specification/hcl2/functions/uuid/uuidv5.mdx (about) 1 --- 2 layout: docs 3 page_title: uuidv5 - Functions - Configuration Language 4 description: |- 5 The uuidv5 function generates a uuid v5 string representation of the value in 6 the specified namespace. 7 --- 8 9 # `uuidv5` Function 10 11 `uuidv5` generates a _name-based_ UUID, as described in [RFC 4122 section 12 4.3](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122#section-4.3), also known as a "version 13 5" UUID. 14 15 ```hcl 16 uuidv5(namespace, name) 17 ``` 18 19 Unlike the pseudo-random UUIDs generated by [`uuidv4`](/docs/job-specification/hcl2/functions/uuid/uuidv4), 20 name-based UUIDs derive from namespace and an name, producing the same UUID 21 value every time if the namespace and name are unchanged. 22 23 Name-based UUID namespaces are themselves UUIDs, but for readability this 24 function accepts some keywords as aliases for the namespaces that were assigned 25 by RFC 4122: 26 27 | Keyword | Namespace ID | Name format | 28 | -------- | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 29 | `"dns"` | `6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8` | A fully-qualified DNS domain name. | 30 | `"url"` | `6ba7b811-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8` | Any valid URL as defined in [RFC 3986](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986). | 31 | `"oid"` | `6ba7b812-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8` | An [ISO/IEC object identifier](https://oidref.com/) | 32 | `"x500"` | `6ba7b814-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8` | [X.500 Distinguished Name](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1779) | 33 34 To use any other namespace not included in the above table, pass its assigned 35 namespace ID directly in the first argument in the usual UUID string format. 36 37 ## Examples 38 39 Use the namespace keywords where possible, to make the intent more obvious to 40 a future reader: 41 42 ```shell-session 43 > uuidv5("dns", "nomadproject.io") 44 d2616d48-e1cb-5b87-8a8c-46355decc76a 45 46 > uuidv5("url", "https://nomadproject.io/") 47 a1572394-3948-5251-b0c7-b4ded43587b4 48 49 > uuidv5("oid", "1.3.6.1.4") 50 af9d40a5-7a36-5c07-b23a-851cd99fbfa5 51 52 > uuidv5("x500", "CN=Example,C=GB") 53 84e09961-4aa4-57f8-95b7-03edb1073253 54 ``` 55 56 The namespace keywords treated as equivalent to their corresponding namespace 57 UUIDs, and in some special cases it may be more appropriate to use the 58 UUID form: 59 60 ```shell-session 61 > uuidv5("6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8", "nomadproject.io") 62 d2616d48-e1cb-5b87-8a8c-46355decc76a 63 ``` 64 65 If you wish to use a namespace defined outside of RFC 4122, using the namespace 66 UUID is required because no corresponding keyword is available: 67 68 ```shell-session 69 > uuidv5("743ac3c0-3bf7-4a5b-9e6c-59360447c757", "LIBS:diskfont.library") 70 ede1a974-df7e-5f17-84b9-76208818b2c8 71 ``` 72 73 When using raw UUID namespaces, consider including a comment alongside the 74 expression that indicates which namespace this represents in a 75 human-significant manner, such as by reference to the standard that defined it. 76 77 ## Related Functions 78 79 - [`uuidv4`](/docs/job-specification/hcl2/functions/uuid/uuidv4), which generates pseudorandom UUIDs.