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Anthropic reports that an internal Claude research model traced the origin of NIST elliptic curve seeds to lrand48, a 1990s C random-number generator seeded with Unix timestamps. The claim is significant for AI readers as a concrete case of a model contributing to a long-open technical history question, though the result is still an company-reported finding that independent cryptographers will need to verify. The article also stresses that the work does not expose keys or weaken the curves, so it should not be read as a practical cryptographic break.

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Claude AI Solves 25-Year NSA Cryptography Mystery in Just 30 Minutes

Cybersecurity NewsOctober 17, 20264 min read

Anthropic says an internal Claude research model has traced the origins of five NSA-supplied elliptic curve seeds in under 30 minutes, answering a cryptography question that remained open for roughly 25 years. The finding explains how important public security parameters were chosen, rather than exposing secret keys or breaking encryption. In a report published October […] The post Claude AI Solves 25-Year NSA Cryptography Mystery in Just 30 Minutes appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Anthropic says an internal Claude research model has traced the origins of five NSA-supplied elliptic curve seeds in under 30 minutes, answering a cryptography question that remained open for roughly 25 years. The finding explains how important public security parameters were chosen, rather than exposing secret keys or breaking encryption. In a report published October 16, 2026, researchers said the seeds behind NIST curves P-192, P-224, P-256, P-384…

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