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.

“updates are rare”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
1bad8cf4b90b31a21311d2bd6bba4e6b555007fe54653d5df07cf6bc419ac5dd
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
D0HyH4Km5naHauQaO3nAUiEUQwdgaFC90L3aidkakj/ziOUcGqL9irdOf0dKvBGLcor9VOhpMC2JV0M5pj1xDg==
Merkle root
417e79c5636392fe3ad064f685f70971e5d532c1ab257f052022be5e8b8c0dd5
Merkle path
["1bb0cef29c21bedc1b8bebe0c7dfb96efc725ce6b3dd698971a6708808b63956","1677ebe3ec7ffdbccea26ec75d3d2f23351bf2a79bc669f6b871ffc0568f505f","c1a4e4e43cf0daeb8984ea6d175c35babae2e6902253f9649bc25be8b7849dbf","66ca43ef14b6a73f409aa26c87cbe8c685a7da9a2e6f8a4287223fb360ce657b","9605e6d0db49068742263de5f908415b708255106c0fdf1966be046460b098b0","d55ebdf3904b1c31ca69bba129895c94c44a8b83ce75531b4080b01b20212739","80779cb8b972fc2dd877e0529e7e180927cd1ee283d9a47fda9e5277fe930f6e","0101f7980077b500f3dd562d27d5ebc17b2ad34241aba62a180ad57ac2f8c5b6","fcd69eb5ca013b875a865b31ad4bfea91e741b189ad1aed1f33bfff62afc27ed","2c09649366d975a8fd60ee4dcc1042b17cbf320efb3b41bbf6505e6c17e5746a","03012541f578e97559a1a490db3238dbcc3b9520ab1945d5807bcb1b6c6ebd9e","97cb88af2d1e7978a1c013f49971981dfc6f6640d100770066cc14dab4231824","a3445df7b332a2879d9dfcbad4af79652a13ea138d6afeb81448d347f1f2d128","57e0ae13344994ee6a0ba58ca5aa3276e7427d3c63abccf6f53bc322580decdf"]
Anchored
2026-10-14
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3247957099 · entry 108e9186e8c5677aa2a1…
Expected log hash
86fba1d35010991e0e45c044558780825516b744aa3dd43e559455260fbef42d 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":"v1791946591199","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:pia","quote":"updates are rare","rating":2,"review_date":"2026-08-25","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 (417e79c56363…), 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.