# Claude Traces NIST Curve Seeds to 1990s Timestamp Generator

> Claude traced NIST prime curve seeds to timestamped 1990s random-number generators.
- Title: Claude Traces NIST Curve Seeds to 1990s Timestamp Generator
- Summary: Claude traced NIST prime curve seeds to timestamped 1990s random-number generators. Claude found five NIST prime curve seeds matched 1990s timestamp-based…
- Keywords: claudes, nist, prime curves, random-number generator, timestamp, ecdsa, lrand48, unix timestamps, crypto, finance, Claude, Traces
- Source: TokenPost — https://tokenpost.com/news/technology/33798
- Published: 2026-10-17T06:42:14+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: claudes, nist, prime curves, random-number generator, timestamp, ecdsa, lrand48, unix timestamps, crypto, finance
## Claude traces NIST curve seeds
Claude traced seed values for five NIST prime curves to timestamped random-number generators.
## P-256 seed timestamped 1997
P-256 seed matched candidate 1842 from a run starting August 15, 1997, at 9:52:34 p.m. ET.
## Other seeds timestamped 1997-1998
Other four prime-curve seeds timestamped between May 1997 and April 1998 with less than 30 minutes search time.
## Key takeaway

Claude found five NIST prime curve seeds matched 1990s timestamp-based random-number generators.