diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e07f3b2..9f6143b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ add_library(solanaceae_util
 	./solanaceae/util/utils.hpp
 	./solanaceae/util/utils.cpp
 
+	./solanaceae/util/uuid_generator.hpp
+	./solanaceae/util/uuid_generator.cpp
+
 	./solanaceae/util/config_model.hpp
 	./solanaceae/util/config_model.inl
 
diff --git a/solanaceae/util/uuid_generator.cpp b/solanaceae/util/uuid_generator.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc07985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solanaceae/util/uuid_generator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#include "./uuid_generator.hpp"
+
+UUIDGenerator_128_128::UUIDGenerator_128_128(void) {
+	{ // random namespace
+		const auto num0 = _rng();
+		const auto num1 = _rng();
+		const auto num2 = _rng();
+		const auto num3 = _rng();
+
+		_uuid_namespace[0+0] = (num0 >> 0) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[0+1] = (num0 >> 8) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[0+2] = (num0 >> 16) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[0+3] = (num0 >> 24) & 0xff;
+
+		_uuid_namespace[4+0] = (num1 >> 0) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[4+1] = (num1 >> 8) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[4+2] = (num1 >> 16) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[4+3] = (num1 >> 24) & 0xff;
+
+		_uuid_namespace[8+0] = (num2 >> 0) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[8+1] = (num2 >> 8) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[8+2] = (num2 >> 16) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[8+3] = (num2 >> 24) & 0xff;
+
+		_uuid_namespace[12+0] = (num3 >> 0) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[12+1] = (num3 >> 8) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[12+2] = (num3 >> 16) & 0xff;
+		_uuid_namespace[12+3] = (num3 >> 24) & 0xff;
+	}
+}
+
+UUIDGenerator_128_128::UUIDGenerator_128_128(const std::array<uint8_t, 16>& uuid_namespace) :
+	_uuid_namespace(uuid_namespace)
+{
+}
+
+std::vector<uint8_t> UUIDGenerator_128_128::operator()(void) {
+	std::vector<uint8_t> new_uid(_uuid_namespace.cbegin(), _uuid_namespace.cend());
+	new_uid.resize(new_uid.size() + 16);
+
+	const auto num0 = _rng();
+	const auto num1 = _rng();
+	const auto num2 = _rng();
+	const auto num3 = _rng();
+
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+0] = (num0 >> 0) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+1] = (num0 >> 8) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+2] = (num0 >> 16) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+3] = (num0 >> 24) & 0xff;
+
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+4+0] = (num1 >> 0) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+4+1] = (num1 >> 8) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+4+2] = (num1 >> 16) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+4+3] = (num1 >> 24) & 0xff;
+
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+8+0] = (num2 >> 0) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+8+1] = (num2 >> 8) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+8+2] = (num2 >> 16) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+8+3] = (num2 >> 24) & 0xff;
+
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+12+0] = (num3 >> 0) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+12+1] = (num3 >> 8) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+12+2] = (num3 >> 16) & 0xff;
+	new_uid[_uuid_namespace.size()+12+3] = (num3 >> 24) & 0xff;
+
+	return new_uid;
+}
+
diff --git a/solanaceae/util/uuid_generator.hpp b/solanaceae/util/uuid_generator.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0a1f99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solanaceae/util/uuid_generator.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <array>
+#include <random>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+struct UUIDGeneratorI {
+	virtual std::vector<uint8_t> operator()(void) = 0;
+};
+
+// TODO: templates?
+struct UUIDGenerator_128_128 final : public UUIDGeneratorI {
+	private:
+		std::array<uint8_t, 16> _uuid_namespace;
+		std::minstd_rand _rng{std::random_device{}()};
+
+	public:
+		UUIDGenerator_128_128(void); // default randomly initializes namespace
+		UUIDGenerator_128_128(const std::array<uint8_t, 16>& uuid_namespace);
+
+		std::vector<uint8_t> operator()(void) override;
+};
+