byte[] result = new byte[16];
        ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(result).order(java.nio.ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);

        long mostSig = guid.getMostSignificantBits();
        long leastSig = guid.getLeastSignificantBits();

        // Extract GUID components from UUID
        int data1 = (int) (mostSig >>> 32); // first 4 bytes
        short data2 = (short) (mostSig >>> 16); // next 2 bytes

        this.guid = new UUID(mostSig, leastSig);
    }
    
    public byte[] toBytes() {
        ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.allocate(16);
        bb.putLong(guid.getMostSignificantBits());
        bb.putLong(guid.getLeastSignificantBits());
        return bb.array();
    }
    
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return guid.toString();
    }
    
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {