NIST Beacon Observation
An independently verifiable temporal proof from an external entropy source.
- Observation ID
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019fc9c7-c61a-7fe0-b2b1-3c39ba586bac - Capture Method
- Polling
- Captured At
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Aug 3, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC
Everything Truestamp records about this entropy observation, as a single canonical JSON object.
{
"block_id": "019fc9c8-ae69-7bc5-9071-91257de0b18b",
"capture_method": "http_poll",
"entropy": {
"pulse": {
"chainIndex": 2,
"outputValue": "6F141547CC0A4DED9469D8B6CB5682A5BEA125D15B0129F3207D036F94A8044288EEA4A8484F5C992AED63ADD56BBDF056FEDB6F59022C83A2F2C445DA506632",
"pulseIndex": 1888515,
"timeStamp": "2026-08-03T22:35:00.000Z",
"version": "2.0"
}
},
"entropy_hash": "08e9e7bdbbb956b458dc2257133f26e59c464d1ea045b4e988bc37acb1b668ae",
"id": "019fc9c7-c61a-7fe0-b2b1-3c39ba586bac",
"inserted_at": "2026-08-03T22:39:00.635033Z",
"metadata": {},
"metadata_hash": "5dd81d4309de99c9f8e70822e760f0eece8c33370ff5fb5da3af75bab0cbaab8",
"observation_hash": "18bb942219dbc7e79a1d6c53a32636e4c7d6288be5ed4145723b00cd3846b5d6",
"signature": "9EGmGZgJhRifV5zU8CcvnrwanuYc13oW42bveBdED9VjUunZv0gDCBdH4X36Ct3+4B2SChf64gAogu0SqomjAQ==",
"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.
{"pulse":{"chainIndex":2,"outputValue":"6F141547CC0A4DED9469D8B6CB5682A5BEA125D15B0129F3207D036F94A8044288EEA4A8484F5C992AED63ADD56BBDF056FEDB6F59022C83A2F2C445DA506632","pulseIndex":1888515,"timeStamp":"2026-08-03T22:35:00.000Z","version":"2.0"}}
08e9e7bdbbb956b458dc2257133f26e59c464d1ea045b4e988bc37acb1b668ae
18bb942219dbc7e79a1d6c53a32636e4c7d6288be5ed4145723b00cd3846b5d6
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: 019fc9c7-c61a-7fe0-b2b1-3c39ba586bac
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.
Aug 3, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC
Timestamp in NIST pulse 1888515
Aug 3, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC
Periodic capture via HTTP polling
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.
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