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’m stuck on a remote Philippine island spending time with a VPN that is reluctant to connect”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
1f6ad919da8e6dc5b30d520f9054cfd50a76dac08292d8f336cb2082a00be083
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
hVnRCxmcGygNH8QckQHJbAS3w3yYq80YBrey8cc2WRaA5W85YWqvUWNM6Z039pO5B2hze4t5cqh6U2dgv1vRCA==
Merkle root
85ce153ffacf452dbbce3fe1023cf2b1831b0714a52ddd4756cd932ee6118eca
Merkle path
["1f6835c5066b6cb3b43a1c2be43468c700d53e8208d3572fe94122d1b22cf8a4","3e87d6fd89bedc239eb073bcc8b1b13c9ef50a76d8f8a44b8082c2378ebde715","971d9b71ee165e8c01d618330b7690489b2d8c33ce0da3ba38a933fd35db6cf9","539931e43b28ce1d031d86e22ab667dd4958564ca449ef794ab25799786e80ec","c14ebf6f561e9429163334a9f08c9e82961c6eab4bedf07242c1214de49d05b1","9b5efa5610e38d21d349d7bb4f444d398fe2b8b1608e0cf9b52178528edb5f5e","242a227a81bca24bec0605bac0daff1eb1edd166719952e3b879af3893bf547e","6ecfe4f992366e28ed4eb5ee37fd0c4d311fda6a70e6bb95a8ad70fb2e483e8c","4872f9fd722cbc9a679660a9ae2f049d9940478757b7c89a7b7183774f183615","daabd785cb2d5f0ebca69aa7bd60d6b4c0563b3a84bf1ad530d2af0dd6f93664","e4f7e0954fc8f2b9fc21c7934a152128b6483dc2294dffa64b057fe3fbaa64c4","6c2e1c6197efd563c8b55fe8aee10bf08687b45dabbbd2a77d804d15e7fc26bf","18b18f071e9c71d8c36d555f1bf037316eae5e015564bc049869377ca5d7af3d","18e09dc9351f249cc916f25a12a638ff411aa18455e8056b5bab6122f75e7984"]
Anchored
2026-10-14
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3247778771 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a205f…
Expected log hash
d4527e154b8f284d35adc456cc8f260840ef237a57e84e3d79bf64cab7ccc901 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":"v1791943580112","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:expressvpn","quote":"I’m stuck on a remote Philippine island spending time with a VPN that is reluctant to connect","rating":5,"review_date":"2026-08-15","source":"Apple App Store","source_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id886492891?see-all=reviews","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 (85ce153ffacf…), 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.