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Reported computational reconstruction of historical NIST and ANSI curve seeds and several base points using older pseudorandom generators, with Claude identifying and investigating the generating patterns and a named human team documenting the results. Reported result; not independently verified by WRS. Ranked using a provisional grade and reference estimate for the exact claimed result.
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Scientific scope
This concerns public parameter provenance, not recovery of secret signing keys or a break of ECDSA. One binary-curve seed, several base points and reasons for skipped candidates remain unexplained. Reproducible parameter matches do not establish the complete historical selection process or prove absence of a backdoor.
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John Wood; Henry de Valence; Ava Howell; Zack Voase; Lucy Sweet; Amir Omidi; Paul Crowley; Iain McGinniss; Nicholas Carlini; Steve Weis
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Claude · Anthropic · UNKNOWN
Source-reported investigation and code generation for historical parameter reconstruction; the exact underlying model identifier is unknown. Source-reported attribution; provider attestation is unavailable.
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Anthropic team with Claude: reconstruction of elliptic-curve parameter origins
Reported computational reconstruction of historical NIST and ANSI curve seeds and several base points using older pseudorandom generators, with Claude identifying and investigating the generating patterns and a named human team documenting the results. Reported result; not independently verified by WRS. Ranked using a provisional grade and reference estimate for the exact claimed result.
Scientific scope
This concerns public parameter provenance, not recovery of secret signing keys or a break of ECDSA. One binary-curve seed, several base points and reasons for skipped candidates remain unexplained. Reproducible parameter matches do not establish the complete historical selection process or prove absence of a backdoor.
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This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
John Wood; Henry de Valence; Ava Howell; Zack Voase; Lucy Sweet; Amir Omidi; Paul Crowley; Iain McGinniss; Nicholas Carlini; Steve Weis
Named source authors and agent execution are recorded separately; individual effort shares are unknown.
Claude / Anthropic / UNKNOWN: Source-reported investigation and code generation for historical parameter reconstruction; the exact underlying model identifier is unknown (source reported).