diff --git a/lib/rucio/db/sqla/models.py b/lib/rucio/db/sqla/models.py
index 7887eac146..d6edbb72ed 100644
--- a/lib/rucio/db/sqla/models.py
+++ b/lib/rucio/db/sqla/models.py
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ class DeletedDataIdentifier(BASE, ModelBase):
 class UpdatedDID(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the recently updated dids"""
     __tablename__ = 'updated_dids'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(get_schema_value('NAME_LENGTH')))
     rule_evaluation_action: Mapped[DIDReEvaluation] = mapped_column(Enum(DIDReEvaluation, name='UPDATED_DIDS_RULE_EVAL_ACT_CHK',
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ class BadReplicas(BASE, ModelBase):
     __tablename__ = 'bad_replicas'
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(get_schema_value('NAME_LENGTH')))
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     reason: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(255))
     state: Mapped[BadFilesStatus] = mapped_column(Enum(BadFilesStatus, name='BAD_REPLICAS_STATE_CHK',
                                                        create_constraint=True,
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ class BadPFNs(BASE, ModelBase):
 class QuarantinedReplica(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the quarantined replicas"""
     __tablename__ = 'quarantined_replicas'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     path: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(1024))
     bytes: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     md5: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(32))
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ class QuarantinedReplica(BASE, ModelBase):
 class QuarantinedReplicaHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the quarantined replicas history"""
     __tablename__ = 'quarantined_replicas_history'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     path: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(1024))
     bytes: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     md5: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(32))
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ class DataIdentifierAssociationHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
 class RSE(BASE, SoftModelBase):
     """Represents a Rucio Location"""
     __tablename__ = 'rses'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     rse: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255))
     vo: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(3), nullable=False, server_default='def')
     rse_type: Mapped[RSEType] = mapped_column(Enum(RSEType, name='RSES_TYPE_CHK',
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ class RSE(BASE, SoftModelBase):
 class RSELimit(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents RSE limits"""
     __tablename__ = 'rse_limits'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255))
     value: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('rse_id', 'name', name='RSE_LIMITS_PK'),
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ class RSELimit(BASE, ModelBase):
 class TransferLimit(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents limits used to throttle transfer requests"""
     __tablename__ = 'transfer_limits'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     rse_expression: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(3000))
     activity: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(50))
     direction: Mapped[TransferLimitDirection] = mapped_column(Enum(TransferLimitDirection, name='TRANSFER_LIMITS_DIRECTION_TYPE_CHK',
@@ -800,8 +800,8 @@ class TransferLimit(BASE, ModelBase):
 class RSETransferLimit(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the binding of a transfer limit to an RSE as result of TransferLimit.rse_expression dereference"""
     __tablename__ = 'rse_transfer_limits'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
-    limit_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    limit_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('rse_id', 'limit_id', name='RSE_TRANSFER_LIMITS_PK'),
                    Index('RSE_TRANSFER_LIMITS_LIMIT_ID_IDX', 'limit_id', 'rse_id'),
                    ForeignKeyConstraint(['rse_id'], ['rses.id'], name='RSE_TRANSFER_LIMITS_RSE_ID_FK'),
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ class RSETransferLimit(BASE, ModelBase):
 class RSEUsage(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents location usage"""
     __tablename__ = 'rse_usage'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     source: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255))
     used: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     free: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ class RSEUsage(BASE, ModelBase):
 class RSEUsageHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents location usage history"""
     __tablename__ = 'rse_usage_history'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     source: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255))
     used: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     free: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
@@ -834,8 +834,8 @@ class RSEUsageHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
 class UpdatedRSECounter(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the recently updated RSE counters"""
     __tablename__ = 'updated_rse_counters'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     files: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     bytes: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name='UPDATED_RSE_CNTRS_PK'),
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ class UpdatedRSECounter(BASE, ModelBase):
 class RSEAttrAssociation(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the map between RSEs and tags"""
     __tablename__ = 'rse_attr_map'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     key: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255))
     value: Mapped[Optional[Union[bool, str]]] = mapped_column(BooleanString(255))
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('rse_id', 'key', name='RSE_ATTR_MAP_PK'),
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ class RSEAttrAssociation(BASE, ModelBase):
 class RSEProtocols(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents supported protocols of RSEs (Rucio Storage Elements)"""
     __tablename__ = 'rse_protocols'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     scheme: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255))
     hostname: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255), server_default='')  # For protocol without host e.g. POSIX on local file systems localhost is assumed as beeing default
     port: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, server_default='0')  # like host, for local protocol the port 0 is assumed to be default
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ class RSEProtocols(BASE, ModelBase):
 class RSEQoSAssociation(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the mapping of RSEs"""
     __tablename__ = 'rse_qos_map'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     qos_policy: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('rse_id', 'qos_policy', name='RSE_QOS_MAP_PK'),
                    ForeignKeyConstraint(['rse_id'], ['rses.id'], name='RSE_QOS_MAP_RSE_ID_FK'))
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ class AccountLimit(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents account limits"""
     __tablename__ = 'account_limits'
     account: Mapped[InternalAccount] = mapped_column(InternalAccountString(get_schema_value('ACCOUNT_LENGTH')))
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     bytes: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('account', 'rse_id', name='ACCOUNT_LIMITS_PK'),
                    ForeignKeyConstraint(['account'], ['accounts.account'], name='ACCOUNT_LIMITS_ACCOUNT_FK'),
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ class AccountUsage(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents account usage"""
     __tablename__ = 'account_usage'
     account: Mapped[InternalAccount] = mapped_column(InternalAccountString(get_schema_value('ACCOUNT_LENGTH')))
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     files: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     bytes: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('account', 'rse_id', name='ACCOUNT_USAGE_PK'),
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ class AccountUsageHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents account usage history"""
     __tablename__ = 'account_usage_history'
     account: Mapped[InternalAccount] = mapped_column(InternalAccountString(get_schema_value('ACCOUNT_LENGTH')))
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     files: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     bytes: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('account', 'rse_id', 'updated_at', name='ACCOUNT_USAGE_HISTORY_PK'),)
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ class AccountUsageHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
 class RSEFileAssociation(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the map between locations and files"""
     __tablename__ = 'replicas'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(get_schema_value('NAME_LENGTH')))
     bytes: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ class CollectionReplica(BASE, ModelBase):
     did_type: Mapped[DIDType] = mapped_column(Enum(DIDType, name='COLLECTION_REPLICAS_TYPE_CHK',
                                                    create_constraint=True,
                                                    values_callable=lambda obj: [e.value for e in obj]))
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     bytes: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     length: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     available_bytes: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ class CollectionReplica(BASE, ModelBase):
 class UpdatedCollectionReplica(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents updates to replicas for datasets/collections"""
     __tablename__ = 'updated_col_rep'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(get_schema_value('NAME_LENGTH')))
     did_type: Mapped[DIDType] = mapped_column(Enum(DIDType, name='UPDATED_COL_REP_TYPE_CHK',
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ class UpdatedCollectionReplica(BASE, ModelBase):
 class RSEFileAssociationHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents a short history of the deleted replicas"""
     __tablename__ = 'replicas_history'
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(get_schema_value('NAME_LENGTH')))
     bytes: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ class RSEFileAssociationHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
 class ReplicationRule(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents data identifier replication rules"""
     __tablename__ = 'rules'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     subscription_id: Mapped[Optional[uuid.UUID]] = mapped_column(GUID())
     account: Mapped[InternalAccount] = mapped_column(InternalAccountString(get_schema_value('ACCOUNT_LENGTH')))
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ class ReplicationRule(BASE, ModelBase):
 class ReplicationRuleHistoryRecent(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents replication rules in the recent history"""
     __tablename__ = 'rules_hist_recent'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     subscription_id: Mapped[Optional[uuid.UUID]] = mapped_column(GUID())
     account: Mapped[InternalAccount] = mapped_column(InternalAccountString(get_schema_value('ACCOUNT_LENGTH')))
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ class ReplicationRuleHistoryRecent(BASE, ModelBase):
 class ReplicationRuleHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents replication rules in the longterm history"""
     __tablename__ = 'rules_history'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     subscription_id: Mapped[Optional[uuid.UUID]] = mapped_column(GUID())
     account: Mapped[InternalAccount] = mapped_column(InternalAccountString(get_schema_value('ACCOUNT_LENGTH')))
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
@@ -1184,8 +1184,8 @@ class ReplicaLock(BASE, ModelBase):
     __tablename__ = 'locks'
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(get_schema_value('NAME_LENGTH')))
-    rule_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rule_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     account: Mapped[InternalAccount] = mapped_column(InternalAccountString(get_schema_value('ACCOUNT_LENGTH')))
     bytes: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     state: Mapped[LockState] = mapped_column(Enum(LockState, name='LOCKS_STATE_CHK',
@@ -1206,8 +1206,8 @@ class DatasetLock(BASE, ModelBase):
     __tablename__ = 'dataset_locks'
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(get_schema_value('NAME_LENGTH')))
-    rule_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rule_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     account: Mapped[InternalAccount] = mapped_column(InternalAccountString(get_schema_value('ACCOUNT_LENGTH')))
     state: Mapped[LockState] = mapped_column(Enum(LockState, name='DATASET_LOCKS_STATE_CHK',
                                                   create_constraint=True,
@@ -1229,9 +1229,9 @@ class DatasetLock(BASE, ModelBase):
 class UpdatedAccountCounter(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the recently updated Account counters"""
     __tablename__ = 'updated_account_counters'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     account: Mapped[InternalAccount] = mapped_column(InternalAccountString(get_schema_value('ACCOUNT_LENGTH')))
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     files: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     bytes: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name='UPDATED_ACCNT_CNTRS_PK'),
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ class UpdatedAccountCounter(BASE, ModelBase):
 class Request(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents a request for a single file with a third party service"""
     __tablename__ = 'requests'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     request_type: Mapped[RequestType] = mapped_column(Enum(RequestType, name='REQUESTS_TYPE_CHK',
                                                            create_constraint=True,
                                                            values_callable=lambda obj: [e.value for e in obj]),
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ class Request(BASE, ModelBase):
                                                    create_constraint=True,
                                                    values_callable=lambda obj: [e.value for e in obj]),
                                               default=DIDType.FILE)
-    dest_rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    dest_rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     source_rse_id: Mapped[Optional[uuid.UUID]] = mapped_column(GUID())
     attributes: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(4000))
     state: Mapped[RequestState] = mapped_column(Enum(RequestState, name='REQUESTS_STATE_CHK',
@@ -1304,9 +1304,9 @@ class Request(BASE, ModelBase):
 class TransferHop(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents source files for transfers"""
     __tablename__ = 'transfer_hops'
-    request_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
-    next_hop_request_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
-    initial_request_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    request_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    next_hop_request_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    initial_request_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('request_id', 'next_hop_request_id', 'initial_request_id', name='TRANSFER_HOPS_PK'),
                    ForeignKeyConstraint(['initial_request_id'], ['requests.id'], name='TRANSFER_HOPS_INIT_REQ_ID_FK'),
                    ForeignKeyConstraint(['request_id'], ['requests.id'], name='TRANSFER_HOPS_REQ_ID_FK'),
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ class TransferHop(BASE, ModelBase):
 class RequestHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents request history"""
     __tablename__ = 'requests_history'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     request_type: Mapped[RequestType] = mapped_column(Enum(RequestType, name='REQUESTS_HIST_TYPE_CHK',
                                                            create_constraint=True,
                                                            values_callable=lambda obj: [e.value for e in obj]),
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ class RequestHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
                                                    create_constraint=True,
                                                    values_callable=lambda obj: [e.value for e in obj]),
                                               default=DIDType.FILE)
-    dest_rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    dest_rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     source_rse_id: Mapped[Optional[uuid.UUID]] = mapped_column(GUID())
     attributes: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(4000))
     state: Mapped[RequestState] = mapped_column(Enum(RequestState, name='REQUESTS_HIST_STATE_CHK',
@@ -1370,11 +1370,11 @@ class RequestHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
 class Source(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents source files for transfers"""
     __tablename__ = 'sources'
-    request_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    request_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(get_schema_value('NAME_LENGTH')))
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
-    dest_rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    dest_rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     url: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(2048))
     bytes: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     ranking: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(Integer())
@@ -1392,11 +1392,11 @@ class Source(BASE, ModelBase):
 class SourceHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents history of source files for transfers"""
     __tablename__ = 'sources_history'
-    request_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    request_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(get_schema_value('NAME_LENGTH')))
-    rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
-    dest_rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    dest_rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     url: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(2048))
     bytes: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     ranking: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(Integer())
@@ -1411,8 +1411,8 @@ class SourceHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
 class Distance(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents distance between rses"""
     __tablename__ = 'distances'
-    src_rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
-    dest_rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    src_rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    dest_rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     distance: Mapped[Optional[int]] = mapped_column(Integer())
     _table_args = (PrimaryKeyConstraint('src_rse_id', 'dest_rse_id', name='DISTANCES_PK'),
                    ForeignKeyConstraint(['src_rse_id'], ['rses.id'], name='DISTANCES_SRC_RSES_FK'),
@@ -1423,11 +1423,11 @@ class Distance(BASE, ModelBase):
 class TransferStats(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents counters for transfer link usage"""
     __tablename__ = 'transfer_stats'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     resolution: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer)
     timestamp: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime)
-    dest_rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
-    src_rse_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    dest_rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    src_rse_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     activity: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(50))
     files_done: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
     bytes_done: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger)
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ class TransferStats(BASE, ModelBase):
 class Subscription(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents a subscription"""
     __tablename__ = 'subscriptions'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
     filter: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(4000))
     replication_rules: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(4000))
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ class Subscription(BASE, ModelBase):
 class SubscriptionHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents a subscription history"""
     __tablename__ = 'subscriptions_history'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
     filter: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(4000))
     replication_rules: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(4000))
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ class OAuthRequest(BASE, ModelBase):
 class Message(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the event messages"""
     __tablename__ = 'messages'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     event_type: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(256))
     payload: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(4000))
     payload_nolimit: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text)
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ class Message(BASE, ModelBase):
 class MessageHistory(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the history of event messages"""
     __tablename__ = 'messages_history'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID())
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID())
     event_type: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(1024))
     payload: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(4000))
     payload_nolimit: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text)
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ class NamingConvention(BASE, ModelBase):
 class LifetimeExceptions(BASE, ModelBase):
     """Represents the exceptions to the lifetime model"""
     __tablename__ = 'lifetime_except'
-    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
+    id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(GUID(), default=utils.generate_uuid)
     scope: Mapped[InternalScope] = mapped_column(InternalScopeString(get_schema_value('SCOPE_LENGTH')))
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(get_schema_value('NAME_LENGTH')))
     did_type: Mapped[DIDType] = mapped_column(Enum(DIDType, name='LIFETIME_EXCEPT_TYPE_CHK',