diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ad9918..56bfb6c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ SET (DEP_LIBS
      -ldl
      -ljson-glib-1.0
      -lgobject-2.0
+     -luuid
 )
 
 # JSON-GLIB
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE (${PROJECT_NAME}
     ${UTILS_DIR}/library.c
     ${UTILS_DIR}/logger.c
     ${UTILS_DIR}/str_t.c
+    ${UTILS_DIR}/uuid.c
     ${FCGISRV_DIR}/fcgi_map.c
     ${FCGISRV_DIR}/fcgi_server.c
     ${FCGISRV_DIR}/fcgi_thread.c
diff --git a/src/utils/uuid.c b/src/utils/uuid.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21149c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/uuid.c
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#include "uuid.h"
+
+#include "cryptopro.h"
+#include "logger.h"
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <uuid/uuid.h>
+
+struct uuid {
+    uint32_t    time_low;
+    uint16_t    time_mid;
+    uint16_t    time_hi_and_version;
+    uint16_t    clock_seq;
+    uint8_t     node[6];
+};
+
+static void 
+uuid_unpack(const uuid_t in, struct uuid *uu)
+{
+    const uint8_t *ptr = in;
+    uint32_t tmp;
+
+    tmp = *ptr++;
+    tmp = (tmp << 8) | *ptr++;
+    tmp = (tmp << 8) | *ptr++;
+    tmp = (tmp << 8) | *ptr++;
+    uu->time_low = tmp;
+
+    tmp = *ptr++;
+    tmp = (tmp << 8) | *ptr++;
+    uu->time_mid = tmp;
+
+    tmp = *ptr++;
+    tmp = (tmp << 8) | *ptr++;
+    uu->time_hi_and_version = tmp;
+
+    tmp = *ptr++;
+    tmp = (tmp << 8) | *ptr++;
+    uu->clock_seq = tmp;
+
+    memcpy(uu->node, ptr, 6);
+}
+
+static void 
+uuid_pack(const struct uuid *uu, uuid_t ptr)
+{
+    uint32_t tmp;
+    unsigned char *out = ptr;
+
+    tmp = uu->time_low;
+    out[3] = (unsigned char) tmp;
+    tmp >>= 8;
+    out[2] = (unsigned char) tmp;
+    tmp >>= 8;
+    out[1] = (unsigned char) tmp;
+    tmp >>= 8;
+    out[0] = (unsigned char) tmp;
+
+    tmp = uu->time_mid;
+    out[5] = (unsigned char) tmp;
+    tmp >>= 8;
+    out[4] = (unsigned char) tmp;
+
+    tmp = uu->time_hi_and_version;
+    out[7] = (unsigned char) tmp;
+    tmp >>= 8;
+    out[6] = (unsigned char) tmp;
+
+    tmp = uu->clock_seq;
+    out[9] = (unsigned char) tmp;
+    tmp >>= 8;
+    out[8] = (unsigned char) tmp;
+
+    memcpy(out+10, uu->node, 6);
+}
+
+char* 
+generate_uuid4()
+{
+    char *uuid;
+    uuid_t buf;
+    uuid_t out;
+    struct uuid uu;
+
+    LOG_TRACE("generate_uuid enter");
+
+    uuid = malloc(UUID_STR_LEN);
+    if (uuid == NULL) {
+        LOG_ERROR("Could not allocate memory fot uuid (%d bytes)", UUID_STR_LEN);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    if (cryptopro_gen_random(buf, sizeof(buf))) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    uuid_unpack(buf, &uu);
+
+    uu.clock_seq = (uu.clock_seq & 0x3FFF) | 0x8000;
+    uu.time_hi_and_version = (uu.time_hi_and_version & 0x0FFF) | 0x4000;
+
+    uuid_pack(&uu, out);
+
+    LOG_DEBUG("uuid_type: %d, uuid_variant: %d", uuid_type(out), uuid_variant(out));
+
+    uuid_unparse(out, uuid);   
+
+    LOG_TRACE("generate_uuid exit");
+    return uuid;
+
+error:
+    free(uuid);
+    LOG_ERROR("generate_uuid exit with error");
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/uuid.h b/src/utils/uuid.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..290aa43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/uuid.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef UUID_H_INCLUDED
+#define UUID_H_INCLUDED
+
+// generates uuid version 4
+char* generate_uuid4();
+
+#endif // UUID_H_INCLUDED
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