Non-platforn-specific unique identifier generation

A method of generating a unique identifier 400 without requiring platform-specific software, a computer readable medium embodying instructions for implementing the method, and a system therefor are described. In response to an event occurrence on a computer system 100, execution of the method retrieves an event timestamp 405 from an intermediate operating environment 206 on the computer system. Further execution of the method retrieves a system name 404 and a hash value 406 from the intermediate operating environment 206 on the computer system 100. The combination of the system name 404, event timestamp 405, and hash value 406 creates a unique identifier 400 uniquely identifying the intermediate operating environment 206 on the computer system 100 without requiring platform-specific software.