diff --git a/.github/workflows/wasm32.yml b/.github/workflows/wasm32.yml
index 3da1ef4ca89a..721ded21b861 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wasm32.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wasm32.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           rm wasm32-wasi-libs.tar.gz
 
       - name: Build spec/wasm32_std_spec.cr
-        run: bin/crystal build spec/wasm32_std_spec.cr -o wasm32_std_spec.wasm --target wasm32-wasi -Duse_pcre
+        run: bin/crystal build spec/wasm32_std_spec.cr -o wasm32_std_spec.wasm --target wasm32-wasi -Duse_pcre -Dwithout_openssl
         env:
           CRYSTAL_LIBRARY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/wasm32-wasi-libs
 
diff --git a/spec/std/uuid_spec.cr b/spec/std/uuid_spec.cr
index 0992c92095d1..12e497829b16 100644
--- a/spec/std/uuid_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/uuid_spec.cr
@@ -162,10 +162,30 @@ describe "UUID" do
     expect_raises(ArgumentError) { UUID.new "xyz:uuid:1ed1ee2f-ef9a-4f9c-9615-ab14d8ef2892" }
   end
 
+  describe "v1" do
+    it "returns true if UUID is v1, false otherwise" do
+      uuid = UUID.v1
+      uuid.v1?.should eq(true)
+      uuid = UUID.v1(node_id: StaticArray(UInt8, 6).new { |i| (i*10).to_u8 })
+      uuid.to_s[24..36].should eq("000a141e2832")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "v2" do
+    it "returns true if UUID is v2, false otherwise" do
+      uuid = UUID.v2(UUID::Domain::Person, 42)
+      uuid.v2?.should eq(true)
+      uuid = UUID.v2(UUID::Domain::Person, 42, node_id: StaticArray(UInt8, 6).new { |i| (i*10).to_u8 })
+      uuid.to_s[24..36].should eq("000a141e2832")
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "v4?" do
     it "returns true if UUID is v4, false otherwise" do
       uuid = UUID.random
       uuid.v4?.should eq(true)
+      uuid = UUID.v4
+      uuid.v4?.should eq(true)
       uuid = UUID.new("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", version: UUID::Version::V5)
       uuid.v4?.should eq(false)
     end
@@ -175,8 +195,78 @@ describe "UUID" do
     it "returns true if UUID is v4, raises otherwise" do
       uuid = UUID.random
       uuid.v4!.should eq(true)
+      uuid = UUID.v4
+      uuid.v4!.should eq(true)
       uuid = UUID.new("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", version: UUID::Version::V5)
       expect_raises(UUID::Error) { uuid.v4! }
     end
   end
+
+  describe "v3" do
+    it "generates DNS based names correctly" do
+      data = "crystal-lang.org"
+      expected = "60a4b7b5-3333-3f1e-a2cd-30d8a2d0b83b"
+      UUID.v3(data, UUID::Namespace::DNS).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v3_dns(data).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v3_dns(data).v3?.should eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "generates URL based names correctly" do
+      data = "https://crystal-lang.org"
+      expected = "c25c7b79-5f5f-3844-98a4-2548f5d0e7f9"
+      UUID.v3(data, UUID::Namespace::URL).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v3_url(data).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v3_url(data).v3?.should eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "generates OID based names correctly" do
+      data = "1.3.6.1.4.1.343"
+      expected = "77bc1dc3-0a9f-3e7e-bfa5-3f611a660c80"
+      UUID.v3(data, UUID::Namespace::OID).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v3_oid(data).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v3_oid(data).v3?.should eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "generates X500 based names correctly" do
+      data = "cn=John Doe, ou=People, o=example, c=com"
+      expected = "fcab1a4c-fc81-3ebc-9874-9a8b931911d3"
+      UUID.v3(data, UUID::Namespace::X500).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v3_x500(data).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v3_x500(data).v3?.should eq(true)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "v5" do
+    it "generates DNS based names correctly" do
+      data = "crystal-lang.org"
+      expected = "11caf27c-b803-5e62-9c4b-15332b04047e"
+      UUID.v5(data, UUID::Namespace::DNS).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v5_dns(data).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v5_dns(data).v5?.should eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "generates URL based names correctly" do
+      data = "https://crystal-lang.org"
+      expected = "29fec3f0-9ad0-5e8a-a42e-214ff695f50e"
+      UUID.v5(data, UUID::Namespace::URL).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v5_url(data).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v5_url(data).v5?.should eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "generates OID based names correctly" do
+      data = "1.3.6.1.4.1.343"
+      expected = "6aab0456-7392-582a-b92a-ba5a7096945d"
+      UUID.v5(data, UUID::Namespace::OID).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v5_oid(data).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v5_oid(data).v5?.should eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "generates X500 based names correctly" do
+      data = "cn=John Doe, ou=People, o=example, c=com"
+      expected = "bc10b2d9-f370-5c65-9561-5e3f6d9b236d"
+      UUID.v5(data, UUID::Namespace::X500).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v5_x500(data).to_s.should eq(expected)
+      UUID.v5_x500(data).v5?.should eq(true)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/src/uuid.cr b/src/uuid.cr
index 7c8d44478f84..c7aaee0a605c 100644
--- a/src/uuid.cr
+++ b/src/uuid.cr
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+require "time"
+require "io"
+
+{% if flag?(:without_openssl) %}
+  require "crystal/digest/sha1"
+  require "crystal/digest/md5"
+{% else %}
+  require "digest/sha1"
+  require "digest/md5"
+{% end %}
+
 # Represents a UUID (Universally Unique IDentifier).
 #
 # NOTE: To use `UUID`, you must explicitly import it with `require "uuid"`
@@ -10,7 +21,7 @@ struct UUID
     Unknown
     # Reserved by the NCS for backward compatibility.
     NCS
-    # Reserved for RFC4122 Specification (default).
+    # Reserved for RFC 4122 Specification (default).
     RFC4122
     # Reserved by Microsoft for backward compatibility.
     Microsoft
@@ -22,7 +33,7 @@ struct UUID
   enum Version
     # Unknown version.
     Unknown = 0
-    # Date-time and MAC address.
+    # Date-time and NodeID address.
     V1 = 1
     # DCE security.
     V2 = 2
@@ -34,6 +45,31 @@ struct UUID
     V5 = 5
   end
 
+  # A Domain represents a Version 2 domain (DCE security).
+  enum Domain
+    Person = 0
+    Group  = 1
+    Org    = 2
+  end
+
+  # MAC address to be used as NodeID.
+  alias MAC = UInt8[6]
+
+  # Namespaces as defined per in the RFC 4122 Appendix C.
+  #
+  # They are used with the functions `v3` amd `v5` to generate
+  # a `UUID` based on a `name`.
+  module Namespace
+    # A UUID is generated using the provided `name`, which is assumed to be a fully qualified domain name.
+    DNS = UUID.new("6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8")
+    # A UUID is generated using the provided `name`, which is assumed to be a URL.
+    URL = UUID.new("6ba7b811-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8")
+    # A UUID is generated using the provided `name`, which is assumed to be an ISO OID.
+    OID = UUID.new("6ba7b812-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8")
+    # A UUID is generated using the provided `name`, which is assumed to be a X.500 DN in DER or a text output format.
+    X500 = UUID.new("6ba7b814-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8")
+  end
+
   @bytes : StaticArray(UInt8, 16)
 
   # Generates UUID from *bytes*, applying *version* and *variant* to the UUID if
@@ -176,6 +212,115 @@ struct UUID
     new(new_bytes, variant, version)
   end
 
+  # Generates RFC 4122 v1 UUID.
+  #
+  # The traditional method for generating a `node_id` involves using the machine’s MAC address.
+  # However, this approach is only effective if there is only one process running on the machine
+  # and if privacy is not a concern. In modern languages, the default is to prioritize security
+  # and privacy. Therefore, a pseudo-random `node_id` is generated as described in section 4.5 of
+  # the RFC.
+  #
+  # The sequence number `clock_seq` is used to generate the UUID. This number should be
+  # monotonically increasing, with only 14 bits of the clock sequence being used effectively.
+  # The clock sequence should be stored in a stable location, such as a file. If it is not
+  # stored, a random value is used by default. If not provided the current time milliseconds
+  # are used. In case the traditional MAC address based approach should be taken the
+  # `node_id` can be provided. Otherwise secure random is used.
+  def self.v1(*, clock_seq : UInt16? = nil, node_id : MAC? = nil) : self
+    tl = Time.local
+    now = (tl.to_unix_ns / 100).to_u64 + 122192928000000000
+    seq = ((clock_seq || (tl.nanosecond/1000000).to_u16) & 0x3fff) | 0x8000
+
+    time_low = UInt32.new(now & 0xffffffff)
+    time_mid = UInt16.new((now >> 32) & 0xffff)
+    time_hi = UInt16.new((now >> 48) & 0x0fff)
+    time_hi |= 0x1000 # Version 1
+
+    uuid = uninitialized UInt8[16]
+    IO::ByteFormat::BigEndian.encode(time_low, uuid.to_slice[0..3])
+    IO::ByteFormat::BigEndian.encode(time_mid, uuid.to_slice[4..5])
+    IO::ByteFormat::BigEndian.encode(time_hi, uuid.to_slice[6..7])
+    IO::ByteFormat::BigEndian.encode(seq, uuid.to_slice[8..9])
+
+    if node_id
+      6.times do |i|
+        uuid.to_slice[10 + i] = node_id[i]
+      end
+    else
+      Random::Secure.random_bytes(uuid.to_slice[10..15])
+      # set multicast bit as recommended per section 4.5 of the RFC 4122 spec
+      # to not conflict with real MAC addresses
+      uuid[10] |= 0x01_u8
+    end
+
+    new(uuid, version: UUID::Version::V1, variant: UUID::Variant::RFC4122)
+  end
+
+  # Generates RFC 4122 v2 UUID.
+  #
+  # Version 2 UUIDs are generated using the current time, the local machine’s MAC address,
+  # and the local user or group ID. However, they are not widely used due to their limitations.
+  # For a given domain/id pair, the same token may be returned for a duration of up to 7 minutes
+  # and 10 seconds.
+  #
+  # The `id` depends on the `domain`, for the `Domain::Person` usually the local user id (uid) is
+  # used, for `Domain::Group` usually the local group id (gid) is used. In case the traditional
+  # MAC address based approach should be taken the `node_id` can be provided. Otherwise secure
+  # random is used.
+  def self.v2(domain : Domain, id : UInt32, node_id : MAC? = nil) : self
+    uuid = v1(node_id: node_id).bytes
+    uuid[6] = (uuid[6] & 0x0f) | 0x20 # Version 2
+    uuid[9] = domain.to_u8
+    IO::ByteFormat::BigEndian.encode(id, uuid.to_slice[0..3])
+    new(uuid, version: UUID::Version::V2, variant: UUID::Variant::RFC4122)
+  end
+
+  # Generates RFC 4122 v3 UUID using the `name` to generate the UUID, it can be a string of any size.
+  # The `namespace` specifies the type of the name, usually one of `Namespace`.
+  def self.v3(name : String, namespace : UUID) : self
+    klass = {% if flag?(:without_openssl) %}::Crystal::Digest::MD5{% else %}::Digest::MD5{% end %}
+    hash = klass.digest do |ctx|
+      ctx.update namespace.bytes
+      ctx.update name
+    end
+    new(hash[0...16], version: UUID::Version::V3, variant: UUID::Variant::RFC4122)
+  end
+
+  # Generates RFC 4122 v4 UUID.
+  #
+  # It is strongly recommended to use a cryptographically random source for
+  # *random*, such as `Random::Secure`.
+  def self.v4(random r : Random = Random::Secure) : self
+    random(r)
+  end
+
+  # Generates RFC 4122 v5 UUID using the `name` to generate the UUID, it can be a string of any size.
+  # The `namespace` specifies the type of the name, usually one of `Namespace`.
+  def self.v5(name : String, namespace : UUID) : self
+    klass = {% if flag?(:without_openssl) %}::Crystal::Digest::SHA1{% else %}::Digest::SHA1{% end %}
+    hash = klass.digest do |ctx|
+      ctx.update namespace.bytes
+      ctx.update name
+    end
+    new(hash[0...16], version: UUID::Version::V5, variant: UUID::Variant::RFC4122)
+  end
+
+  {% for name in %w(DNS URL OID X500).map(&.id) %}
+    # Generates RFC 4122 v3 UUID with the `Namespace::{{ name }}`.
+    #
+    # * `name`: The name used to generate the UUID, it can be a string of any size.
+    def self.v3_{{ name.downcase }}(name : String)
+      v3(name, Namespace::{{ name }})
+    end
+
+    # Generates RFC 4122 v5 UUID with the `Namespace::{{ name }}`.
+    #
+    # * `name`: The name used to generate the UUID, it can be a string of any size.
+    def self.v5_{{ name.downcase }}(name : String)
+      v5(name, Namespace::{{ name }})
+    end
+  {% end %}
+
   # Generates an empty UUID.
   #
   # ```