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.

“I can't even make an account”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
1c9c3dead01ebc0daa4560bed89f5032fe7f440aa275de8a3b24bb819513f1fe
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
l57VhO0zFCqeAfZ/8Ry2gmKYVsn+DDteUCOIWdHjjp9Sy9dPc8KHdzqNFsd2FuCh1z/v0AH/rFlwXOR7b0uoCg==
Merkle root
4900b1080bdcd3b4c9234f01647614e7004e0a1ae01ead44968e31abeab33265
Merkle path
["1c9a2c06fd6b056677e0bdbf94d4b24d29a82d1c3f1be8853a1ff452b5517984","4e24fd5485faa5f96912fe0991d1a8650fc7312fca2599a541d48073725a645d","77c06aff2a3622a17352a03c16276f56c6de86c69fc3a998248429978b9f7f01","ee2d8d2b8d45d8c2bb8a77886f507087efef81ce860dd29b69618c905e3bcbb6","d9742b8a64c406511a16d2a1bec9a34eda807a80320c6d5b050d289268ac25ec","4b74547086e5fdc6fdc2d9089e8611c9fe0817ec4facf4c2c89501f878e6ae9c","cca70c53c987d517cdc40c9bb80229e56a78086837dd9b9848ac306bf482cf25","b75a091b47fcef0ac9eb8b57b8f4e4ea939d20628a37a1ee69f26b82df45ff56","5e54538bd1bc05fa72bb7ddb86bf2eb2a8725afc12d9d94c5433bd0ed82c6608","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":"I can't even make an account","rating":1,"review_date":"2026-08-23","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.