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Computer Security Division
NIST Randomness Beacon (Prototype Implementation) -- work in progress
WARNING: DO NOT USE BEACON GENERATED VALUES AS SECRET CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS.

An overview of this project can be found at: http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/ct/nist_beacon.cfm

This prototype implementation generates full-entropy bit-strings and posts them in blocks of 512 bits every 60 seconds. Each such value is sequence-numbered, time-stamped and signed, and includes the hash of the previous value to chain the sequence of values together and prevent even the source to retroactively change an output package without being detected.

Currently implemented calls are listed below. Users submitting a request need to provide the record generation time in POSIX format (number of seconds since midnight UTC, January 1, 1970 (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time for more information and http://www.epochconverter.com for an online timestamp converter.)

Current Record (or next closest):
http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/<timestamp>
Previous Record:
http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/previous/<timestamp>
Next Record:
http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/next/<timestamp>
Last Record:
http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/last
Start Chain Record:
http://beacon.nist.gov/rest/record/start-chain/<timestamp>

If a request for a next or previous record results in no record found, a 404 response is returned.
Schema

The data source schema for the NIST Beacon REST API described above can be viewed by clicking here.

Note: Not all browsers will display this file appropriately, you may get better results by saving the file locally and using an editor of your choice.
Certificate

NIST Beacon is currently using an X.509 certificate with the Federal Common Policy CA as the ultimate root authority. The certificate is available here
Viewer

The example application below uses the REST API described above to navigate the data.

To visit an arbitrary time value please click on the input control containing the date and time value to display a calendar to select the desired value.
Beacon Record

Version:
Version 1.0
Frequency:
60 seconds
Time:
09/07/2014 6:30 am (1410096600)
Seed Value:

D8645389CECB0948DF9266CE19DC7AB87A4DBA9DDB32AF3BE7C9F032F72A6248
2868B39B1E4BAFB6078D96B8E6CD83F34AD2BB281C3425DF870D3AC280F81898

Previous Output:

EC17539B455E19D687419F47B8B88A4ED6094881DEA48D655A4B0A93401D928F
2E94EE2E1C91FC42ACA19DB5B3101FAFAEADC4F73E5233827310688341EC7CBE

Signature:

50FCCEE5B2851B8F2F3539BED37EA9A1608023A07B01766700FFCC598136A1B3
433AC0C36940CB42D547894EA0345E057366A93F2AAF210743BDAD6AB8A88A36
339F748149DA29CC6BBAF83742FB0494B17ED148D2FA3D39CB855B789F4AED9E
8CA1A1601AAC354338D10EAE680BDF9650F1380954D997EC0ECA304303EF6BC2
F4644AC011DF3FC8F7CEE42C890569E1CBD9728282D95C55DC86181215227E79
B6ED5589CACCD034A59BAAE8A4BFACAC6A8ABD0692B46B05A39A435619C2298D
6AB78EFC1C3B3850BAB10B6D4FD329557B5F9B7CFA295B7E5D7B6CFFEDC1797C
672476463884F82154AE497A29F48C92F1D2B1DC21B8C69867FE47548404F732

Output Value:

90834F49D882948AE0C105FD13F82B2660DDEF5486BB0D0F081F3B77AB178BD5
831AD800551EA1645BA3F47CBA63526F3175FA192196AE7188D02EAC7249FF4C

Status:
0: Normal

Last updated On:
May 13, 2014
Created On:
December 08, 2012

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and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of
the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

40:8 He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

40:9 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the
posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.

40:10 And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this
side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the
posts had one measure on this side and on that side.

40:11 And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten
cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

40:12 The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this
side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little
chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.