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.

“best vpn it is free”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
1e35385601fde527fd0098306991535ac6ff13095c636ad8e6b8a1851cee5011
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
QYHMOyBbgvI98Se9rnBZ4aJdgSIG2yUk5MgMwEgahRo4N5aklPJIqJiY2MgE7Aip0Ddl6jxTw9oYakTUJXDeBQ==
Merkle root
784ff8fc3c42eac43c7d399f0d67bba55d28073a7e106789ae0c6c3f5ac9dcc8
Merkle path
["1e34732ad481ea0773141403c98a5448230c92beef9007c0dbe49a2cb38785ae","16dea59d13f4ac25bd573565f446932efeef78fa464460e12ff0f91cb97bc2e0","d5e1f2a5dd93b1c215b1ee4e97ff7979c218b7059b75d1e8c52de114603b8209","9dd2646fdc341ddd3384ae7bacb30d05c9624acb316eed9bc00adb57bb4c4f78","7f1512c30a51a6f901f1bbafe1ce62b8f2712ecc8fefd3fcb655aaf541e95b23","1c5c8f14463f2d2b0349e580b9c89cb99d5a04e89b389d7aeecbbb8339a0d044","3e6270a60e55f88fafe72b735787913f4a40665d38efbe75df73c4523ff0bbb3","277621442f241913d8335847cdabf86faa583966370108192f59dc9459b5d3d8","5b0df80b4ac26509cec57b85d5f601b2757199437ac5c1aa696d4761b85773f4","47487eb7c1405190daf603c40b580d820c0e2d811a1e21608efd8ddf2d5a31bc","c9529055fe5b6b0f37b66764f65f279ec072fa3a305dfea6da010f70d30ab502","438fc2375d6ac60843ffaeba15cd4e6719ab0c0a256a5e1e4fb5964975c2e131","b2e795b1a28ca13f7663ed8f62127f0cc32efbf6296671f3d7800b760642c1e7","7c65cdc9460755a327943aea2ce97e2f5c6080d778d9434fe2dafbfbc1e3b04c","5fa09e3847513934bffaf71960ac2a100e20422698698ab1e19a4fe8ac133514"]
Anchored
2026-10-09
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3163352270 · entry 108e9186e8c5677ad020…
Expected log hash
a3ae0badac804d14d314abd0e71726d06a96c43a3840dc1d63acded9268c461e 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":"v1791543790412","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:windscribe","quote":"best vpn it is free","rating":5,"review_date":"2026-08-26","source":"Google Play","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.windscribe.vpn","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 (784ff8fc3c42…), 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.