Entropy

NIST Beacon Observation

An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.

Observation ID: 019fc939-c4a7-77ea-9bf7-f386de51b292
Capture Method: Polling
Captured At: Aug 3, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC

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

{
  "block_id": "019fc939-dbe4-7ea2-8bd6-29bfb7e01fa4",
  "capture_method": "http_poll",
  "entropy": {
    "pulse": {
      "chainIndex": 2,
      "outputValue": "54D895FECE19C5E873C1DF93FF2D72E753CC498A11909AA092841A2418CF39BAD7844CE44843A8BFADE5781F217D328619912DE6F11097F0D3F9A6979B517681",
      "pulseIndex": 1888360,
      "timeStamp": "2026-08-03T20:00:00.000Z",
      "version": "2.0"
    }
  },
  "entropy_hash": "f1a4603f0d4179b0aabe831fb3414d4ea13ec5cf741db6e8418a7c772a1ee4b4",
  "id": "019fc939-c4a7-77ea-9bf7-f386de51b292",
  "inserted_at": "2026-08-03T20:03:54.151538Z",
  "metadata": {},
  "metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
  "observation_hash": "71abd81be0cadcd3e3869c95d2a6e6d380404c412028836249c9238b3cd92ca1",
  "signature": "KAmEqBGW577jKhr2+kasXldYRtJZgjYb4tRkhv0EvTn5pm1zCZyFmkR9wy4t+3kCDjmtoot/0GlBePaew3NeBA==",
  "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":"54D895FECE19C5E873C1DF93FF2D72E753CC498A11909AA092841A2418CF39BAD7844CE44843A8BFADE5781F217D328619912DE6F11097F0D3F9A6979B517681","pulseIndex":1888360,"timeStamp":"2026-08-03T20:00:00.000Z","version":"2.0"}}

Entropy Hash

f1a4603f0d4179b0aabe831fb3414d4ea13ec5cf741db6e8418a7c772a1ee4b4

Observation Hash

71abd81be0cadcd3e3869c95d2a6e6d380404c412028836249c9238b3cd92ca1

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: 019fc939-c4a7-77ea-9bf7-f386de51b292

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, 8:00 PM UTC

Timestamp in NIST pulse 1888360

Truestamp Capture Time

Aug 3, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC

Periodic capture via HTTP polling

Time Difference (Clock Delta)

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.

Algorithm

Ed25519

Message (Observation Hash, Hex encoded)

71abd81be0cadcd3e3869c95d2a6e6d380404c412028836249c9238b3cd92ca1

Public Key (Base64 encoded)

1hHbF5H5u8LiSp+nVMRb8duR2eGkOo5Q1JYfcmAtF28=

Signature (Base64 encoded)

KAmEqBGW577jKhr2+kasXldYRtJZgjYb4tRkhv0EvTn5pm1zCZyFmkR9wy4t+3kCDjmtoot/0GlBePaew3NeBA==

Verify Signature Manually

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