diff --git a/include/common/uuid.h b/include/common/uuid.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef UUID_H
+#define UUID_H
+
+#define UUID_BYTES_LENGTH	16
+#define UUID_STRING_LENGTH	36
+
+int read_uuid(uint8_t *dest, char *uuid);
+
+#endif /* UUID_H */