Entropy

NIST Beacon Observation

An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.

Observation ID: 019fc8c8-5bac-7f4c-9d5e-b1d4866748d6
Capture Method: Polling
Captured At: Aug 3, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

Everything Truestamp records about this entropy observation, as a single canonical JSON object.

{
  "block_id": "019fc8c9-3fd9-7a67-8249-55403c01e701",
  "capture_method": "http_poll",
  "entropy": {
    "pulse": {
      "chainIndex": 2,
      "outputValue": "1FF4C28ED8E9E2B68D17625DE3A8988E9CB66AC9D8B1F75DC6A6A1F0F93B64A254A9491832F2D9687D4ED7AA87CBD78B8F55E613B46F504CDCB471F49DBCF90F",
      "pulseIndex": 1888236,
      "timeStamp": "2026-08-03T17:56:00.000Z",
      "version": "2.0"
    }
  },
  "entropy_hash": "8ce30852ada0575eff795150f106b8c62e2adbf9aa10cf6edf13224e8d943fcd",
  "id": "019fc8c8-5bac-7f4c-9d5e-b1d4866748d6",
  "inserted_at": "2026-08-03T18:00:01.709016Z",
  "metadata": {},
  "metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
  "observation_hash": "efe94b74374a0860477810157ea4d8898e947afdc6f03b686831fecb98dc8570",
  "signature": "SC2EiZ3u6Rzx8dI8owr8FCnZtPOtBqO4BSDAHVAeUpfOSn5YHKNY1HJycu5jzNFfetHKwGv51JDz39qCTPMmCw==",
  "signing_key_id": "3c19f776",
  "source": "entropy_nist",
  "state": "committed"
}

Observation

Verifiable entropy captured from an external public source. The canonical JSON representation and its hash are used as input to the blockchain's Merkle tree.

Entropy Canonical Pretty

{"pulse":{"chainIndex":2,"outputValue":"1FF4C28ED8E9E2B68D17625DE3A8988E9CB66AC9D8B1F75DC6A6A1F0F93B64A254A9491832F2D9687D4ED7AA87CBD78B8F55E613B46F504CDCB471F49DBCF90F","pulseIndex":1888236,"timeStamp":"2026-08-03T17:56:00.000Z","version":"2.0"}}

Entropy Hash

8ce30852ada0575eff795150f106b8c62e2adbf9aa10cf6edf13224e8d943fcd

Observation Hash

efe94b74374a0860477810157ea4d8898e947afdc6f03b686831fecb98dc8570

SHA-256 composite hash binding the entropy data, metadata, and signing key id. This is the value placed as a leaf in the block's Merkle tree, and the value covered by the signature below.

Observation ID: 019fc8c8-5bac-7f4c-9d5e-b1d4866748d6

Time Delta

NIST Beacon pulses include a timestamp representing when the pulse was generated. Under normal operation, pulses are generated every 60 seconds. Large time differences indicate the beacon service may be offline or experiencing issues.

NIST Beacon Pulse Time

Aug 3, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC

Timestamp in NIST pulse 1888236

Truestamp Capture Time

Aug 3, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

Periodic capture via HTTP polling

Time Difference (Clock Delta)

4 minutes

Source timestamp was 4 minutes behind capture time

Interpretation: A moderate delta (under 1 hour) may indicate temporary service delays or network issues.

Signature Verification

Truestamp signed this observation's hash at capture. Verify the signature in any Ed25519 verifier using the observation hash, public key, and signature shown below. The active public key is also published at https://www.truestamp.com/.well-known/keyring.json.

Algorithm

Ed25519

Message (Observation Hash, Hex encoded)

efe94b74374a0860477810157ea4d8898e947afdc6f03b686831fecb98dc8570

Public Key (Base64 encoded)

1hHbF5H5u8LiSp+nVMRb8duR2eGkOo5Q1JYfcmAtF28=

Signature (Base64 encoded)

SC2EiZ3u6Rzx8dI8owr8FCnZtPOtBqO4BSDAHVAeUpfOSn5YHKNY1HJycu5jzNFfetHKwGv51JDz39qCTPMmCw==

Verify Signature Manually

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