Entropy

NIST Beacon Observation

An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.

Observation ID: 019fc945-c180-7058-ba04-5fa936befb00
Capture Method: Polling
Captured At: Aug 3, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC

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

{
  "block_id": "019fc945-c2eb-71a2-9888-d28b777cfe76",
  "capture_method": "http_poll",
  "entropy": {
    "pulse": {
      "chainIndex": 2,
      "outputValue": "9ECC545891CDB78577B67FE800061581278A48102B635A79FC412116F3F13A37C5723B49AFA3022FED5B21588CBCBC2AEFC004AD88105A3A0A424F757B4AB673",
      "pulseIndex": 1888373,
      "timeStamp": "2026-08-03T20:13:00.000Z",
      "version": "2.0"
    }
  },
  "entropy_hash": "c9e7a17a5a06b27ce5fcead3897d84341573d87a6dcb6961b06a79f569aab163",
  "id": "019fc945-c180-7058-ba04-5fa936befb00",
  "inserted_at": "2026-08-03T20:16:59.776059Z",
  "metadata": {},
  "metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
  "observation_hash": "d880223514c5a4af98012c2093696a0dcb79a3e1de212f6d8ad6d8006ea74d32",
  "signature": "E0bD2wma4HA4KDiVJzjsgZ059jLqUTwZu9nUz2E57Byd4wCXULghpUZiN6s09HbUe+2M5A6AKxhliwr1jzL5CQ==",
  "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":"9ECC545891CDB78577B67FE800061581278A48102B635A79FC412116F3F13A37C5723B49AFA3022FED5B21588CBCBC2AEFC004AD88105A3A0A424F757B4AB673","pulseIndex":1888373,"timeStamp":"2026-08-03T20:13:00.000Z","version":"2.0"}}

Entropy Hash

c9e7a17a5a06b27ce5fcead3897d84341573d87a6dcb6961b06a79f569aab163

Observation Hash

d880223514c5a4af98012c2093696a0dcb79a3e1de212f6d8ad6d8006ea74d32

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: 019fc945-c180-7058-ba04-5fa936befb00

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, 8:13 PM UTC

Timestamp in NIST pulse 1888373

Truestamp Capture Time

Aug 3, 2026, 8:16 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)

d880223514c5a4af98012c2093696a0dcb79a3e1de212f6d8ad6d8006ea74d32

Public Key (Base64 encoded)

1hHbF5H5u8LiSp+nVMRb8duR2eGkOo5Q1JYfcmAtF28=

Signature (Base64 encoded)

E0bD2wma4HA4KDiVJzjsgZ059jLqUTwZu9nUz2E57Byd4wCXULghpUZiN6s09HbUe+2M5A6AKxhliwr1jzL5CQ==

Verify Signature Manually

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