Entropy

NIST Beacon Observation

An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.

Observation ID: 019fc90d-f7b7-72b2-b379-346b2e87e749
Capture Method: Polling
Captured At: Aug 3, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC

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

{
  "block_id": "019fc90e-d474-7458-a67e-0630e2fab434",
  "capture_method": "http_poll",
  "entropy": {
    "pulse": {
      "chainIndex": 2,
      "outputValue": "B4580950047C29E774DCDD0E292B27664E0C7C9B6763958EB2964CD92B4A2EB0D1E7588EB4CC739E7212856610D5DDEDD6A583A41FD8F1FD90A7EA6A6965BBEE",
      "pulseIndex": 1888312,
      "timeStamp": "2026-08-03T19:12:00.000Z",
      "version": "2.0"
    }
  },
  "entropy_hash": "c5a75d62bc42e3e725bd66b2857f5331f72dd6a6ac67a886cfa63e0e871ac04a",
  "id": "019fc90d-f7b7-72b2-b379-346b2e87e749",
  "inserted_at": "2026-08-03T19:16:03.639208Z",
  "metadata": {},
  "metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
  "observation_hash": "96c1d81829f31998fe301f53bd64a10b0dd4b1f0f292be48224b22697c3fd559",
  "signature": "DPAIzLYMxMD/S4rd81/6VEcCAYy2/CEjdro3OaQt16uAJEcLNNFNofagfGgUe77oIVEpF3epkeTDkxx/zJJwAw==",
  "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":"B4580950047C29E774DCDD0E292B27664E0C7C9B6763958EB2964CD92B4A2EB0D1E7588EB4CC739E7212856610D5DDEDD6A583A41FD8F1FD90A7EA6A6965BBEE","pulseIndex":1888312,"timeStamp":"2026-08-03T19:12:00.000Z","version":"2.0"}}

Entropy Hash

c5a75d62bc42e3e725bd66b2857f5331f72dd6a6ac67a886cfa63e0e871ac04a

Observation Hash

96c1d81829f31998fe301f53bd64a10b0dd4b1f0f292be48224b22697c3fd559

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: 019fc90d-f7b7-72b2-b379-346b2e87e749

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, 7:12 PM UTC

Timestamp in NIST pulse 1888312

Truestamp Capture Time

Aug 3, 2026, 7:16 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)

96c1d81829f31998fe301f53bd64a10b0dd4b1f0f292be48224b22697c3fd559

Public Key (Base64 encoded)

1hHbF5H5u8LiSp+nVMRb8duR2eGkOo5Q1JYfcmAtF28=

Signature (Base64 encoded)

DPAIzLYMxMD/S4rd81/6VEcCAYy2/CEjdro3OaQt16uAJEcLNNFNofagfGgUe77oIVEpF3epkeTDkxx/zJJwAw==

Verify Signature Manually

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