Entropy

NIST Beacon Observation

An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.

Observation ID: 019fc94a-5c32-7c72-a214-12c533a6cb1d
Capture Method: Polling
Captured At: Aug 3, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC

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

{
  "block_id": "019fc94b-4122-7790-bead-e3069230428a",
  "capture_method": "http_poll",
  "entropy": {
    "pulse": {
      "chainIndex": 2,
      "outputValue": "4EEA2816385035186E88BF38F7685D9A49CD1F3C97CA53EDB7C002C3897FA8D7F9871D5DDEC967563F68286B079D8B0396B9A39F84D18A13EEEAA5C68732AA6A",
      "pulseIndex": 1888378,
      "timeStamp": "2026-08-03T20:18:00.000Z",
      "version": "2.0"
    }
  },
  "entropy_hash": "29c28117209cbfe74fc923fdbecc0a472e78ff9411a81f9ee6c084af145291c2",
  "id": "019fc94a-5c32-7c72-a214-12c533a6cb1d",
  "inserted_at": "2026-08-03T20:22:01.522818Z",
  "metadata": {},
  "metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
  "observation_hash": "f27d03250201df417c4c80eadd1d559a0926050c3a2afa1e6bca4db35c02b0a8",
  "signature": "Tw50V9oldRWKA8vpw3/R3+FIj2osB4hTcOLlKR9jOiXFC/MKa/XRwXw09GsVfz3ECIqKJ7WiHZgIV1TdDTv6DQ==",
  "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":"4EEA2816385035186E88BF38F7685D9A49CD1F3C97CA53EDB7C002C3897FA8D7F9871D5DDEC967563F68286B079D8B0396B9A39F84D18A13EEEAA5C68732AA6A","pulseIndex":1888378,"timeStamp":"2026-08-03T20:18:00.000Z","version":"2.0"}}

Entropy Hash

29c28117209cbfe74fc923fdbecc0a472e78ff9411a81f9ee6c084af145291c2

Observation Hash

f27d03250201df417c4c80eadd1d559a0926050c3a2afa1e6bca4db35c02b0a8

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: 019fc94a-5c32-7c72-a214-12c533a6cb1d

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, 8:18 PM UTC

Timestamp in NIST pulse 1888378

Truestamp Capture Time

Aug 3, 2026, 8:22 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)

f27d03250201df417c4c80eadd1d559a0926050c3a2afa1e6bca4db35c02b0a8

Public Key (Base64 encoded)

1hHbF5H5u8LiSp+nVMRb8duR2eGkOo5Q1JYfcmAtF28=

Signature (Base64 encoded)

Tw50V9oldRWKA8vpw3/R3+FIj2osB4hTcOLlKR9jOiXFC/MKa/XRwXw09GsVfz3ECIqKJ7WiHZgIV1TdDTv6DQ==

Verify Signature Manually

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