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 software is a bit annoying though”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
02dd7fd02008afd282a653028b3b59ca3ed172dc3870b834c3f8fab528a24806
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
vbPryR5Vy8RLLIGQtWAVb2kbZRs9DIIH/Jhzg61msUGs6YC4JAbVLhUWIsPeckqhvHZD/Lc9/UMVa2gGSv+dAQ==
Merkle root
ee5cb7d5466574a42af50a5863f2e6b08707c3d7337d478e2a75ec5974817ca5
Merkle path
["02ddb345a65c06e907b5ef1b6e4e5a25c747f7d9ab46454a7e463771f26441c3","e266f4bafd1c59468351489fb6d32c6b092f9039874c65b30399f6cf3b78faa8","ca3c0a8ffc1dd54445c8cbd79dc510b126e7161e36f01ee51c0b2bd3fe1eef1c","b1f6e88cf2b244fff2a6ced8d771e9d6b50d9da6f598455281c679d2ccd06e95","09a57facdf7d6e74c7da07cbd9e5a9b62f286e205d03faaec2c47df581f09297","62490f185a04ead689646f7ec647f4c96ca96bbc812a332a1e00fccbd2c32608","9b407e98c37674303e6cbd3a88af0ac46106ee3ff87468e6d296574a8f1f4ab2","bdceb1101f9b06880a82deee41654822219ac6ae519002a5d79c0d5a0691d95d","4e91a603d971dc8b5376734ffaa9f1f6c51730e1bca9729c98cfef28b7c0afd7","7a09c46659d2d43ac0bd25f07f0a1bf3b2d5f382f3a65ae8df52c62380c5d52c","28a4fbdbaf3ad2acef7e68192dcfdb9e929ff4dff9f5d061201765d07b370233","fb8b682d716abc20ee1811f631582e5ff3ed6a0a594d129431149a8bb1d370cc","2a73db7909019b8ec3460673eae2069c28cd7cadadc50cf37b832bc38db68e45"]
Anchored
2026-11-03
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3668444190 · entry 108e9186e8c5677ac70a…
Expected log hash
6a62ae4e16460222b9c1147d69e44f936572be00297966ae47e1c0e2e60f1a72 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":"v1793705698743","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:cewe","quote":"the software is a bit annoying though","rating":4,"review_date":"2026-08-07","source":"Trusted Shops","source_url":"https://www.trustedshops.de/bewertung/info_XE3D21EA81A56276ACEED1C9AFB85F941.html","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 (ee5cb7d54665…), 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.