PANews, October 17: According to CoinDesk, Anthropic’s internal research model traced the origins of five elliptic curve seeds provided by the NSA to NIST in the late 1990s in less than half an hour: these numbers, long suspected of harboring backdoors, were generated by the random number generator lrand48 from an old C library, combined with timestamps from 1997 and 1998. The model reproduced the widely used P-256 curve sequence and matched the publicly disclosed seeds exactly at the 1,842nd candidate value. Anthropic stated that this finding significantly reduces the likelihood of a hidden backdoor, and users of NIST curves need take no action; however, it remains unexplained why the program skipped some available candidate values.
Anthropic Model Solves NSA Elliptic Curve Seed Puzzle in Under 30 Minutes
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Anthropic’s internal model solved the NSA’s elliptic curve seed puzzle in under 30 minutes, revealing that the seeds originated from an old C library’s random number generator and timestamps from 1997–1998. The model identified a match with the P-256 curve at the 1,842nd candidate, reducing concerns about backdoors. However, it could not explain the skipped values. This cryptographic breakthrough underscores a major advancement in cryptographic transparency and represents a critical update for cryptocurrency enthusiasts monitoring security and trust in foundational protocols.
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