diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b80ed0c214..a8a0d89878 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "wled",
-  "version": "0.15.1",
+  "version": "0.15.2-beta2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "wled",
-      "version": "0.15.1",
+      "version": "0.15.2-beta2",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "clean-css": "^5.3.3",
diff --git a/wled00/fcn_declare.h b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
index 16e4471f31..a467f8f51f 100644
--- a/wled00/fcn_declare.h
+++ b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ uint8_t extractModeSlider(uint8_t mode, uint8_t slider, char *dest, uint8_t maxL
 int16_t extractModeDefaults(uint8_t mode, const char *segVar);
 void checkSettingsPIN(const char *pin);
 uint16_t crc16(const unsigned char* data_p, size_t length);
+String computeSHA1(const String& input);
+String getDeviceId();
 uint16_t beatsin88_t(accum88 beats_per_minute_88, uint16_t lowest = 0, uint16_t highest = 65535, uint32_t timebase = 0, uint16_t phase_offset = 0);
 uint16_t beatsin16_t(accum88 beats_per_minute, uint16_t lowest = 0, uint16_t highest = 65535, uint32_t timebase = 0, uint16_t phase_offset = 0);
 uint8_t beatsin8_t(accum88 beats_per_minute, uint8_t lowest = 0, uint8_t highest = 255, uint32_t timebase = 0, uint8_t phase_offset = 0);
diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index ac9b0432b4..f37b2ea938 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ void serializeInfo(JsonObject root)
   root[F("vid")] = VERSION;
   root[F("cn")] = F(WLED_CODENAME);
   root[F("release")] = releaseString;
+  root[F("deviceId")] = getDeviceId();
 
   JsonObject leds = root.createNestedObject(F("leds"));
   leds[F("count")] = strip.getLengthTotal();
diff --git a/wled00/util.cpp b/wled00/util.cpp
index 301b037b70..ef60806edb 100644
--- a/wled00/util.cpp
+++ b/wled00/util.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "const.h"
 #ifdef ESP8266
 #include "user_interface.h" // for bootloop detection
+#include <Hash.h>            // for SHA1 on ESP8266
 #else
 #include <Update.h>
 #if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(4, 4, 0)
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@
 #elif ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(3, 3, 0)
   #include "soc/rtc.h"
 #endif
+#include "mbedtls/sha1.h"   // for SHA1 on ESP32
+#include "esp_adc_cal.h"    // for ADC calibration data on ESP32
 #endif
 
 
@@ -745,3 +748,100 @@ void handleBootLoop() {
 
   ESP.restart(); // restart cleanly and don't wait for another crash
 }
+
+// Platform-agnostic SHA1 computation from String input
+String computeSHA1(const String& input) {
+  #ifdef ESP8266
+    return sha1(input); // ESP8266 has built-in sha1() function
+  #else
+    // ESP32: Compute SHA1 hash using mbedtls
+    unsigned char shaResult[20]; // SHA1 produces 20 bytes
+    mbedtls_sha1_context ctx;
+
+    mbedtls_sha1_init(&ctx);
+    mbedtls_sha1_starts_ret(&ctx);
+    mbedtls_sha1_update_ret(&ctx, (const unsigned char*)input.c_str(), input.length());
+    mbedtls_sha1_finish_ret(&ctx, shaResult);
+    mbedtls_sha1_free(&ctx);
+
+    // Convert to hexadecimal string
+    char hexString[41];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+      sprintf(&hexString[i*2], "%02x", shaResult[i]);
+    }
+    hexString[40] = '\0';
+
+    return String(hexString);
+  #endif
+}
+
+#ifdef ESP32
+String generateDeviceFingerprint() {
+  uint32_t fp[2] = {0, 0}; // create 64 bit fingerprint
+  esp_chip_info_t chip_info;
+  esp_chip_info(&chip_info);
+  esp_efuse_mac_get_default((uint8_t*)fp);
+  fp[1] ^= ESP.getFlashChipSize();
+  #if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 0, 0)
+  fp[0] ^= chip_info.full_revision | (chip_info.model << 16);
+  #else
+  fp[0] ^= chip_info.revision | (chip_info.model << 16);
+  #endif
+  // mix in ADC calibration data:
+  esp_adc_cal_characteristics_t ch;
+  #if SOC_ADC_MAX_BITWIDTH == 13 // S2 has 13 bit ADC
+  #define BIT_WIDTH ADC_WIDTH_BIT_13
+  #else
+  #define BIT_WIDTH ADC_WIDTH_BIT_12
+  #endif
+  esp_adc_cal_characterize(ADC_UNIT_1, ADC_ATTEN_DB_11, BIT_WIDTH, 1100, &ch);
+  fp[0] ^= ch.coeff_a;
+  fp[1] ^= ch.coeff_b;
+  if (ch.low_curve) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+      fp[0] ^= ch.low_curve[i];
+    }
+  }
+  if (ch.high_curve) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+      fp[1] ^= ch.high_curve[i];
+    }
+  }
+  char fp_string[17];  // 16 hex chars + null terminator
+  sprintf(fp_string, "%08X%08X", fp[1], fp[0]);
+  return String(fp_string);
+}
+#else // ESP8266
+String generateDeviceFingerprint() {
+  uint32_t fp[2] = {0, 0}; // create 64 bit fingerprint
+  WiFi.macAddress((uint8_t*)&fp); // use MAC address as fingerprint base
+  fp[0] ^= ESP.getFlashChipId();
+  fp[1] ^= ESP.getFlashChipSize() | ESP.getFlashChipVendorId() << 16;
+  char fp_string[17];  // 16 hex chars + null terminator
+  sprintf(fp_string, "%08X%08X", fp[1], fp[0]);
+  return String(fp_string);
+}
+#endif
+
+// Generate a device ID based on SHA1 hash of MAC address salted with other unique device info
+// Returns: original SHA1 + last 2 chars of double-hashed SHA1 (42 chars total)
+String getDeviceId() {
+  static String cachedDeviceId = "";
+  if (cachedDeviceId.length() > 0) return cachedDeviceId;
+
+  // The device string is deterministic as it needs to be consistent for the same device, even after a full flash erase
+  // MAC is salted with other consistent device info to avoid rainbow table attacks.
+  // If the MAC address is known by malicious actors, they could precompute SHA1 hashes to impersonate devices,
+  // but as WLED developers are just looking at statistics and not authenticating devices, this is acceptable.
+  // If the usage data was exfiltrated, you could not easily determine the MAC from the device ID without brute forcing SHA1
+
+  String firstHash = computeSHA1(generateDeviceFingerprint());
+
+  // Second hash: SHA1 of the first hash
+  String secondHash = computeSHA1(firstHash);
+
+  // Concatenate first hash + last 2 chars of second hash
+  cachedDeviceId = firstHash + secondHash.substring(38);
+
+  return cachedDeviceId;
+}