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.

“excellent easy to use VPN”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
18bb35e51df62d3d676b6050addfc10809cc74caec1c698fc7b55c0706e655e4
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
K5i06iqsgSwR9W7lB/SWv9Z+REz/Hgcc1ltrERxj4s9kODsZTJpAUuXxSM65fo90mUYpORPTjYmMmBJ3jzvsBQ==
Merkle root
1da6cf8d96c8876e66e82e9bea7529c76d7e25eda1c07550505caa1baa49c4d1
Merkle path
["18ba428114a624d106c788bc8cccc745c9c3cbcf9ae538c9ccb36a0489d6ecd3","0d93898b71f4c5f5cc0bcd16510596c46dd34ba4bdb1d7099874e450adfd61ae","b344a4688739cf2fce98f81aee1d5684d029b5fabcbbe47385a743bfcbe8ca56","9df21b680c76840977725d5cfc93d0dca57e19ed8112bf92952fe4e8310d0b9c","2c67c91bf74e1be0ee1bd25430def145a42650d31922d0189f33ccc15ee09bfb","a63d45811f592f81366d45cd268a1f6366ec2028953ef315daf632c8a27749c0","5845cd863ba9f0babd1a0196bb54de837debbc10d568ba70086a88c9a7347e8f","84ef2c9a6026790ac40f4964e026e5e676981fb8a364f50f75d46a8f65321607","71170b58f13b35236e2f74dbac7e0bf4f27487304edde1a5a30c9ffd85c27c25","82cf3938827fa9fdaee060126f8a9a71e48049337c248c8a1c96462a2edfedd2","4538d2af88491ec228f1721babceab1a37ac1f9230be10303e5ffe866b674232","ae52329abaf68e9da165e516499bae5b8b1835a4e008f4e52a7a7b160cafc13f","d0886e619546ab8e630cf9041b21d39a146861d5b7598b5044808c3537212a80","2d81003ff1cd2149e42eace973cb0f4cdd39b653f7b06a20804a1f1025023ebf"]
Anchored
2026-10-13
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3240367269 · entry 108e9186e8c5677acf8a…
Expected log hash
f6397ecd2b8639a3c60345d0c567eb602411c7eb1bead248c760bae850816087 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":"v1791861381931","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:pia","quote":"excellent easy to use VPN","rating":5,"review_date":"2026-08-09","source":"Google Play","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.privateinternetaccess.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 (1da6cf8d96c8…), 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.