Quote verification

This proves the quote below is recorded by Citatio exactly as displayed and has not been altered since it was committed and anchored. It documents Citatio's crawl observation; it does not imply endorsement by the source platform. The quote links to the original review.

“It says it connects to a random server, but it (almost) always connects me to the USA.”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
098b80631c5aaa28f78502dd9b3e34cb0cd236013186d92aaf3c19f0bba96016
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
NNs8AV02yNmFYNnF7KTXkh5cJjHaFIdmxPlRvNHmACTL7gAq7UphlhyCCM9NVo2+5CkSF0+T+UHiu8RR9HzUAg==
Merkle root
7e1d35ddccae85f1d1b219083f51bcf5243a04c3c6ea5c30a00b2f5d8561845e
Merkle path
["098c6327e0bec45b71a09d3173e5e65bb5c362645b6ebc66df5ac7f71b688d8c","56b65945e2051a01146903ae30024bb0e14f2d56feb5fd19afec26f6fc9fcfd3","77bc1816dd37525869a65c78933d279fd5e32b22f55e0a341f4da41b216bec6c","d32cd54ef735c21f2f78802657dbdccbd6d3debaa59dbd1403de3093e53337b5","812b6ef70a8b3fb6e27301fca61f04ef5bf1e3306b7510a6f77552b0784f7bf6","9a31cc7a3ff13c3ca9739c3a3cf43ee38761fa6e7f6b2619efed9ba489de4e7a","a5b9375281335bc68174d8b60b0476cd0e7e027388b9181753411eba8bb3425f","e1b5a48b866d1bd6b695a7b4d5bfc6690047f9167bfb27edf3c94e05770fae55","6b5eb3c28d2cb4c46943aa1a782cb68dc0268d35a707f99f51a4f0ead5cca2f6","74a5230b7c378bc89bc71145d07b8f0d15ab51764918bb880877199f4c18c14f","747c22e6e11e6406ef2dbc7e099f10e197874917a64856682ad1b602cbbd2c78","0d9272765e95bb88460e0f11dbec57a088e7a1040def1ceea46f2ba83166d4f7","2afa3f952c3f43ea95afdb596f9e46f323ee0a3ec7c3ce32038311c8a89c16bc","02b987d8bf0552b7c2d2c3d2c526ab592e0137d214145a63ef84c4f9665a3e12","92f0e686d0ee915432d376a42135bb00ed6e9f0363b8646b0ac5575e52c28909"]
Anchored
2026-08-22
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2557057559 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a5b66…
Expected log hash
49e6607c07aad7ce46e30f32fe1978d4dc57e680151ac8134de2fb9d6e01f187 The log entry's spec.data.hash.value must equal this value: the SHA-256 of the Merkle root string above. Recompute it yourself from the root to confirm.
Canonical record
{"dataset_version":"v1787311095101","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"subtheme:proton/service/server-locations-availability/en","quote":"It says it connects to a random server, but it (almost) always connects me to the USA.","rating":4,"review_date":"2026-08-12","source":"Google Play","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.protonvpn.android","v":1}

Verify in the public log

  1. Open the Rekor entry (pre-filled with this proof's log index).
  2. In the entry, compare spec.data.hash.value with the "Expected log hash" above: it is the SHA-256 of the Merkle root string (7e1d35ddccae…), which ties this proof's root to the log entry.
  3. Decode spec.signature.publicKey.content from base64: it must equal Citatio's published key at /.well-known/citatio-signing.json.
  4. The entry's integratedTime is the independent timestamp: the root, and with it this quote, existed no later than that moment.
  5. Locally, without any Citatio infrastructure: SHA-256 the canonical record (must equal the record hash), verify the Ed25519 signature against the public key, and fold the hash through the Merkle path (sorted-pair SHA-256) to reach the anchored root.