Entropy

NIST Beacon Observation

An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.

Observation ID: 019fc8ee-d518-75eb-bebb-e611a359e98f
Capture Method: Polling
Captured At: Aug 3, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC

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

{
  "block_id": "019fc8ef-b381-7b17-88bd-031a5b808f7a",
  "capture_method": "http_poll",
  "entropy": {
    "pulse": {
      "chainIndex": 2,
      "outputValue": "F444BDBD7CD882D6DA11876DEFE7D57371B31F8DA60D803231365701F917AF82BA3662668E9D393E1B270418B79F62ABBCDEC62CB9A147505F0E9E1B7F286D0C",
      "pulseIndex": 1888278,
      "timeStamp": "2026-08-03T18:38:00.000Z",
      "version": "2.0"
    }
  },
  "entropy_hash": "b58a06a2904f2de7c0cefb630b3b1faf5fb1df2ff03f296e16fdb9a2268e506d",
  "id": "019fc8ee-d518-75eb-bebb-e611a359e98f",
  "inserted_at": "2026-08-03T18:42:03.160414Z",
  "metadata": {},
  "metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
  "observation_hash": "209f22c9b115dbed0ac774f76aabd2a5f0f34e8c24ceaaf0cc42cabf66c8cef3",
  "signature": "MuxJolxOPfxrDuyD6wGpyNEK34I+hsvKLtFL2dI0MkkWhgeuMtfEZ1Tl88w6ehSGDV7boAW2gf21wLYxMCn6DQ==",
  "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":"F444BDBD7CD882D6DA11876DEFE7D57371B31F8DA60D803231365701F917AF82BA3662668E9D393E1B270418B79F62ABBCDEC62CB9A147505F0E9E1B7F286D0C","pulseIndex":1888278,"timeStamp":"2026-08-03T18:38:00.000Z","version":"2.0"}}

Entropy Hash

b58a06a2904f2de7c0cefb630b3b1faf5fb1df2ff03f296e16fdb9a2268e506d

Observation Hash

209f22c9b115dbed0ac774f76aabd2a5f0f34e8c24ceaaf0cc42cabf66c8cef3

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: 019fc8ee-d518-75eb-bebb-e611a359e98f

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, 6:38 PM UTC

Timestamp in NIST pulse 1888278

Truestamp Capture Time

Aug 3, 2026, 6:42 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)

209f22c9b115dbed0ac774f76aabd2a5f0f34e8c24ceaaf0cc42cabf66c8cef3

Public Key (Base64 encoded)

1hHbF5H5u8LiSp+nVMRb8duR2eGkOo5Q1JYfcmAtF28=

Signature (Base64 encoded)

MuxJolxOPfxrDuyD6wGpyNEK34I+hsvKLtFL2dI0MkkWhgeuMtfEZ1Tl88w6ehSGDV7boAW2gf21wLYxMCn6DQ==

Verify Signature Manually

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