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 initial setting up of my account and linking it to HMRC was a struggle”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
29f01d65f068ee0de46fb8e7c365313f908b853b756147687cf09a7782a7e874
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
d+M/RZTm/fETGQZ1+XlVthb18Ybt8mEEP2YLZt0GmJhE30brVwpGNjsCU3T/BHDxLKnbR39cx408ICjh2vddAg==
Merkle root
00eb1252356f6576712ea4fb614a5236163b3b1821e2db4cf332fa9ac5a6c4e3
Merkle path
["29f15c6bdbdb920ef7588f90794d9ef88a81c89cb9d76a5dd5da16ffa14d6a0f","2a5d050fddc015357479b0e896b47c06ec324c2203b225eec7c49d2eca752204","f523bf9f17eede442ced71237bd9ef18e3a74abe17eb3f5b45fbe37fda128ac7","dc03782537cd16cc3ecbb2e0bb98f816eb0f25fb2f27b6482195f131b094da66","14f08c9c6665704be64f6038369fd159149bfebe5ccd434e1793ea8bf7ac0b5d","a99a012321d2efbf51592cb24872f62eb200c803c3b4906aa9af74817edf11d8","22d7f5d418e65f7861aa36d21594437fcd496ac87be8b004150d25a5248ad575","aebf8db5d981b99d11644cd46d31491f991c347b78352655ae03d13af982b980","61c471ae597574dff46d0c343bc4f84d4a6f4a6e2a3c8c26e72a94328ebeabb1","639e6a4a99b6319f37984396e2cd836e4595b7a60b8d68af5598daa8ea4ff290","926cb1ae0f46a2402972a2725590821d31092c1ab3c48acf36692561ed5b7536","cbb8d7eb6214a7c50d0e5882819412f63b1580e46b6de02ff26433012cb08a5f","a7b86baeeff583be985d9b11344856a35a889289dc600aefc4e2b1a3564fefe9","5dec716281725808bed0364df1f1b242a9cce0f53a1e675331a87d799bcee6c1"]
Anchored
2026-10-11
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3199819547 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a0b40…
Expected log hash
54bf23963e2d2d167d69cc8eefdd91558bbc8835be34c5469b6e0b1af30e4d15 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":"v1791691808362","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:sage","quote":"The initial setting up of my account and linking it to HMRC was a struggle","rating":1,"review_date":"2026-07-27","source":"Trustpilot","source_url":"https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6a677e20a12d4679e6323eab","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 (00eb1252356f…), 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.