Entropy

NIST Beacon Observation

An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.

Observation ID: 019fc9a8-b659-7420-a4bf-4e1cd4f7bbe0
Capture Method: Polling
Captured At: Aug 3, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC

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

{
  "block_id": "019fc9a9-8da0-76b6-af07-fdc9bf68b541",
  "capture_method": "http_poll",
  "entropy": {
    "pulse": {
      "chainIndex": 2,
      "outputValue": "CEB4FAD56640A0BA02A521F99420FB5C1E5E95BEDBF74F3C8B6A1914138988D3CC652932EAEA8DD99CF728730F3C000073AB6536D85A6BF0706759F74D345711",
      "pulseIndex": 1888481,
      "timeStamp": "2026-08-03T22:01:00.000Z",
      "version": "2.0"
    }
  },
  "entropy_hash": "5542ed3ff9904f5d4e52df8bb4504ca0c0accd5cfe79400f52883f63c6063dcb",
  "id": "019fc9a8-b659-7420-a4bf-4e1cd4f7bbe0",
  "inserted_at": "2026-08-03T22:05:04.985298Z",
  "metadata": {},
  "metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
  "observation_hash": "2684f63787e8c10640a26a082f0090c9207f0bbbfbeeb81a467688ad014a66ea",
  "signature": "qpfK0qbQ/CFt2YvvjEOrCD2qy9QdcPnvenvdEpEHrGgyK8vawMsO7rzxYukB7tv0PrRgwqfmcYytgJqdju0sBg==",
  "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":"CEB4FAD56640A0BA02A521F99420FB5C1E5E95BEDBF74F3C8B6A1914138988D3CC652932EAEA8DD99CF728730F3C000073AB6536D85A6BF0706759F74D345711","pulseIndex":1888481,"timeStamp":"2026-08-03T22:01:00.000Z","version":"2.0"}}

Entropy Hash

5542ed3ff9904f5d4e52df8bb4504ca0c0accd5cfe79400f52883f63c6063dcb

Observation Hash

2684f63787e8c10640a26a082f0090c9207f0bbbfbeeb81a467688ad014a66ea

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: 019fc9a8-b659-7420-a4bf-4e1cd4f7bbe0

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, 10:01 PM UTC

Timestamp in NIST pulse 1888481

Truestamp Capture Time

Aug 3, 2026, 10:05 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)

2684f63787e8c10640a26a082f0090c9207f0bbbfbeeb81a467688ad014a66ea

Public Key (Base64 encoded)

1hHbF5H5u8LiSp+nVMRb8duR2eGkOo5Q1JYfcmAtF28=

Signature (Base64 encoded)

qpfK0qbQ/CFt2YvvjEOrCD2qy9QdcPnvenvdEpEHrGgyK8vawMsO7rzxYukB7tv0PrRgwqfmcYytgJqdju0sBg==

Verify Signature Manually

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