MAC Address (IEEE 802)

Last modified: April 3, 2025

The MAC Address (IEEE 802) generator creates randomized Media Access Control (MAC) addresses, which are unique identifiers assigned to network interfaces. This generator is helpful for testing scenarios where unique device identification or address validation plays a critical role in system functionality.

Generator properties

The table provides key details about the generator, including the short name, sample of the generated data, the supported data types, and whether it is specific to a particular country.

Short name	Example of generated data	Data type matching	Country-specific
MAC Address	ce:15:a2:16:e5:40, A1-EE-AA-CA-FC-93, 2e-bf-f6-fc-3e-ba, 1B:EB:A2:43:D3:7A…	character varyingcharactertextmacaddr	Default

Matching rules

The generator can be assigned to a column whose name starts with ‘MAC’ and ends with ‘Address’ or ‘Addr’, with any or no characters in between, regardless of the table name.

Configure additional settings

The generator produces data based on a regular expression. Since it is built on the RegExp generator, see Regular Expression generator to customize settings and understand the correct usage of syntax.