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 VPN will function perfectly.”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
1bdea9516c70c3d4f2aab10ebb98df51881abc1ccc16f91d43582eb6caff4d72
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
YOYwQuY9rhuQrP4FRYO+U5VRK4QTJSNAWy1ODjOVMInXKSrQH4XFu4YE3JR2UIY8gF03+8qBg+rWFh3iqW5gDg==
Merkle root
4900b1080bdcd3b4c9234f01647614e7004e0a1ae01ead44968e31abeab33265
Merkle path
["1bdd718b30d6d918f2e2d02c0677da7f0b1a1560ca827bb67d7429ef68434d25","84916aeadfe1b8a4f922fd97a52397a6802bae5ee036135c6952b937a70a15c0","bc72008f0c32efcda9bfe0a73474b45453d7e99c87b08ed159b7ff055917ad8f","40acee15fd5b15111f21a13c8a8e9cfd2629397656214c7272ed1e0c8b07c2a7","3611534d3400770926347552fc6f8aa3a0275ecf3a23a9d7ab8ce1146c25b61f","9341602d6ec555756fcaf6d57b4993a2a22a0696c73d2d1eb110816e402849d6","04ccd9fc4fd3079d311da898f7ffea221a7bd0d6e42543b5124ce8f5350d721e","fd4d858bae2b6f7b0652a684b55ab397d664ed649f35f2ed22cadf061f28837e","cb3e9a4a64dfa170582db00858af4032907ca7cf3374b5d2280e4f909c57b7c5","999d6b8f6743667d7995d1f745ae01eab4b4361597027f3111c665cfac05ba14","869d5c71bdc11cb98278f8177533edddd28deb9d0f3c678398dc6eb0ac9594a5","4f4d0831440aadf9cdde8508ea8672cceb008a30da8e04261a55c46ea8a8ea6b","acc667d852c71a0e84a086ab20f7bbad3d8ae083a1e44cd20501ad641f662bdf","0a4842003c61f69c5923b6aafd56426e7fe934e483f7d15b620c07fa61f89152"]
Anchored
2026-10-13
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3241341297 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a0e53…
Expected log hash
39342fbb95f8cce5be4111719e5450984494edcdff99b8bd9a5c0d2303b67943 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":"v1791866192176","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:pia","quote":"the VPN will function perfectly.","rating":1,"review_date":"2026-08-29","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 (4900b1080bdc…), 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.