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.

“the software is a bit annoying though”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
0993cc4358c740e4955157d67c6f208cab41998c84d0ed592bd6a422bb2d6b8e
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
J4hSEOo9SpI5e/UwG8qDvLCg0Vvy48NWwveNQ25VwjF/fUMeviqIIE4MMlAT+MhXPb/WG02EUDZZ9WfOQbeSBQ==
Merkle root
0330ee7ba8e00d15f6426658b22fc27ca31e59d35f748e4fce3d7515247465a9
Merkle path
["0995a6cfe766db5bf659143ed5473699421512eafb6296dbf591433f59df86e1","892a4f5fdba8d307e1db0fdcda1c83b995f48e00c1fb568901095c5bddf06675","231b911ce1a02e56ae6f298bc25b29e2417204665a6aececcb550332fa1baaa8","90aa43f0b8cc371b308a47b69a6bb186e31460f727c42416cfef8893907765be","0f6dde76aebc15648c1fb556059dab1e6df87cf914cb2ee5faa1d027becf8464","09fdeb4623dd73d3f41eca56af254e4d9cb343d3e3a3112859c5c8a806259b97","cf976428c015562fa9ae52b8c19e184cf9532e1a428e4cfa001d2467ae27cd93","24d7869a77b4955285f150369d69193b60a5f9e55c8c745713995b0cf4afa098","023ddeb15f4acf47369e47673ebaffaae8e580a1949718e69c5954adc5d8447b","cb5de6deb881bb01265b80a6c4d12720c2d07aafe66c832b3f2798cf54d058dc","26ae8c5eef09856942f81b4fc3bfb19837c34e41aadbe21fd6c59996ef2c3d01","6cd33a246b09c3a683aff5ce977e0f0a484d42a8ddad2b2a0aa309ecbb9d62d5","d2273f3e7fcc58954042e67e1b5e452db8462b769fd73af7f44aaf6e9dfd66bc","ed4e39ebbb5872b55140ed929350a396fe817203642e6e65038bc747a571190c","e840d0519b86830bf6feb5135bd7342a46b8fe53cc7a93dcade23c2aa6372980"]
Anchored
2026-09-01
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2680529400 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a5261…
Expected log hash
1808beecdc671d46626ee766a7fa4743ba6aa74779b9fdbb552c4293852a77bf 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":"v1788296426818","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"subtheme:cewe/quality/finish-workmanship/en","quote":"the software is a bit annoying though","rating":4,"review_date":"2026-08-07","source":"Trusted Shops","source_url":"https://www.trustedshops.de/bewertung/info_XE3D21EA81A56276ACEED1C9AFB85F941.html","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 (0330ee7ba8e0…), 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.