NIST Beacon Observation
An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.
- Observation ID
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019fc8eb-1451-7fe8-b222-e6649d306864 - Capture Method
- Polling
- Captured At
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Aug 3, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC
Everything Truestamp records about this entropy observation, as a single canonical JSON object.
{
"block_id": "019fc8eb-1f9e-7a77-bd33-cb0538a916e2",
"capture_method": "http_poll",
"entropy": {
"pulse": {
"chainIndex": 2,
"outputValue": "F1D1BDAA1AE3AF43EFB994845636BE22B1A7E8C530F394EFEE276B837391669DE47A956D3CCC09FE147587AB4DA8732F502976C5E16A894A0DDF88BD4ED695BE",
"pulseIndex": 1888274,
"timeStamp": "2026-08-03T18:34:00.000Z",
"version": "2.0"
}
},
"entropy_hash": "33d3e3ee8eaafe71e36679c7296e3a401e6690d8e18baf6d10b6e44a106af526",
"id": "019fc8eb-1451-7fe8-b222-e6649d306864",
"inserted_at": "2026-08-03T18:37:57.202034Z",
"metadata": {},
"metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
"observation_hash": "f3ad4435268f3c0a469f5e5c1c01f61503844fd0c9c7fe72218afb04df2d5508",
"signature": "1Ff8ie3gGY1UesHHN/zo4TI07X4VFi3QfuPZBoRAjOrNEn9+997QCNH91qQlequ/Qw5U4LtP7YgQCLw6qQaWBA==",
"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.
{"pulse":{"chainIndex":2,"outputValue":"F1D1BDAA1AE3AF43EFB994845636BE22B1A7E8C530F394EFEE276B837391669DE47A956D3CCC09FE147587AB4DA8732F502976C5E16A894A0DDF88BD4ED695BE","pulseIndex":1888274,"timeStamp":"2026-08-03T18:34:00.000Z","version":"2.0"}}
33d3e3ee8eaafe71e36679c7296e3a401e6690d8e18baf6d10b6e44a106af526
f3ad4435268f3c0a469f5e5c1c01f61503844fd0c9c7fe72218afb04df2d5508
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: 019fc8eb-1451-7fe8-b222-e6649d306864
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.
Aug 3, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC
Timestamp in NIST pulse 1888274
Aug 3, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC
Periodic capture via HTTP polling
3 minutes
Source timestamp was 3 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.
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