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The post says the timestamps for the prime-curve seeds fall between May 1997 and April 1998.

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every srand48 initialization was a Unix timestamp representing a date between May 1997 and April 1998.

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Claude reveals ECDSA curve origins
Anthropic · 2026-10-16

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Anthropic says an internal model traced NIST curve seeds to lrand48 and a timestamp, making a backdoor less plausible. 18 Oct 2026

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“The post says the timestamps for the prime-curve seeds fall between May 1997 and April 1998.” ai notis, checked 18 Oct 2026. Source: Claude reveals ECDSA curve origins (Anthropic). https://ainotis.com/c/1759

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ai notis. (2026, October 18). The post says the timestamps for the prime-curve seeds fall between May 1997 and April 1998 [Checked claim 1759]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/1759

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