diff --git a/src/utils/generate_id.cpp b/src/utils/generate_id.cpp
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+++ b/src/utils/generate_id.cpp
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+#include "utils/generate_id.hpp"
+
+#include <sdbusplus/exception.hpp>
+
+#include <system_error>
+
+namespace utils
+{
+namespace details
+{
+
+static constexpr std::string_view allowedCharactersInId =
+    "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789_/";
+
+}
+
+void verifyIdCharacters(std::string_view triggerId)
+{
+    if (triggerId.find_first_not_of(details::allowedCharactersInId) !=
+        std::string::npos)
+    {
+        throw sdbusplus::exception::SdBusError(
+            static_cast<int>(std::errc::invalid_argument),
+            "Invalid character in id");
+    }
+}
+
+std::string generateId(std::string_view prefix, std::string_view name,
+                       const std::vector<std::string>& conflictIds,
+                       size_t maxLength)
+{
+    verifyIdCharacters(prefix);
+
+    if (!prefix.empty() && !prefix.ends_with('/'))
+    {
+        return std::string(prefix);
+    }
+
+    std::string strippedId(name);
+    strippedId.erase(
+        std::remove_if(strippedId.begin(), strippedId.end(),
+                       [](char c) {
+                           return c == '/' ||
+                                  details::allowedCharactersInId.find(c) ==
+                                      std::string_view::npos;
+                       }),
+        strippedId.end());
+    strippedId = std::string(prefix) + strippedId;
+
+    size_t idx = 0;
+    std::string tmpId = strippedId.substr(0, maxLength);
+
+    while (std::find(conflictIds.begin(), conflictIds.end(), tmpId) !=
+               conflictIds.end() ||
+           tmpId.empty())
+    {
+        tmpId = strippedId.substr(0, maxLength - std::to_string(idx).length()) +
+                std::to_string(idx);
+        ++idx;
+    }
+    return tmpId;
+}
+
+} // namespace utils