Anthropic’s Claude AI Cracks 25-Year-Old Cryptography Puzzle on NIST Curve Seeds

Anthropic’s AI model Claude has solved a cryptography mystery that has persisted for 25 years concerning the origin of seeds used in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standard curves. According to The Decoder, Claude identified in under 30 minutes that the seeds were generated by 'lrand48,' a simple random number generator from the C programming language.

This breakthrough sheds light on a longstanding question involving NIST’s elliptic curve standards, which have been closely scrutinized due to security concerns and their association with agencies like the NSA. Understanding the source of these seeds is crucial for cryptographers and security experts worldwide.

For Japanese markets, where cryptography and cybersecurity play a vital role in fintech and digital asset trading, such AI-driven advancements could accelerate trust and innovation in secure technologies across FX, crypto, and equities sectors.