DELIMITER $$
CREATE PROCEDURE GenerateRandomIPv6()
BEGIN
DECLARE ipv6_address VARCHAR(39) DEFAULT ''; -- IPv6 addresses have a maximum length of 39 characters
DECLARE hex_group VARCHAR(4);
DECLARE i INT DEFAULT 1;
WHILE i <= 8 DO
SET hex_group = '';
-- Generate four random hexadecimal characters for each group
SET hex_group = CONCAT(hex_group, HEX(FLOOR(RAND() * 16)));
SET hex_group = CONCAT(hex_group, HEX(FLOOR(RAND() * 16)));
SET hex_group = CONCAT(hex_group, HEX(FLOOR(RAND() * 16)));
SET hex_group = CONCAT(hex_group, HEX(FLOOR(RAND() * 16)));
SET ipv6_address = CONCAT(ipv6_address, hex_group);
IF i < 8 THEN
SET ipv6_address = CONCAT(ipv6_address, ':'); -- Add colon after each group except the last one
END IF;
SET i = i + 1;
END WHILE;
SELECT ipv6_address AS RandomIPv6Address;
END$$
DELIMITER ;
CALL GenerateRandomIPv6();