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.

“READ THE 1 STAR REVIEWS FIRST!!!!!”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
05364a405040d357d5506f42f95287963a6e5cd4747ca168667cd600d7afb683
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
tjePqYsXM0y3xEna4neec+r5tYAh/6qV1FxQHFyDsM32ws8xz7N7dPlAPp/2EagPGt9TEK2YbnNKe2Mq6oo7Cw==
Merkle root
aca24c2e1601b5dc9b1de981d06ce87bed5d41ddbec5f662f2e9122f8356acee
Merkle path
["053bdc65467ed308d954c0593292f96ad5b8a7edc44ccbde38481326881a997e","74770dd5357299c8ec586cc9975939dfcd21fcb76824858cfa9f0f4c850269b0","d161f412eef7a2b8177cf809aaf74f470b55da6f561165edb5d8db6df256ab16","0e5d91424db18665fc1ab743eb44cd92ce9d959219386709b12fed7700998c6e","f459366069e13f4dfc5d680adf31d0129411f8c7e0edc42fc9f87fea1d46d05c","15fc821a408c8c39b6a8234e44376a2266773a43017251b57eeb32c61b915660","3c6d141bad3210d0cfbecfdc129f23a0b698b90b789569c835b97109083f1395","de9f1dba852f1ba51fad86b550f419a90f328fa42519a5def5655479b5b4d15c","86e77e7828083151613fc78a4da912766a80cfcae2d137dba8c95645c2d2ca2f","466e650190aaea8b4ba9252109bc8ef41bb1be473041f563de251ee2dc2a0c11","df36bae310a68fad950841d27f21c968100f67cc9a9e1b3dc985a7e59247a3ac","221e344af956d762abd7b0528fea0351c300f305366fa8cf52a4d031332c4b68","785cb8b0d18f0c340ebc5c45aa65a8c1aeb80c6372971eb84765b151025affd0","0e83767fcbdd35a48bae255d39cf62414f789337f2dcd7cabfb48132d2f08768","1a3b232790d06ca4fb8d5411790822aec44d7b1a2760faf9da0d58899fb5e5ea"]
Anchored
2026-08-31
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2656945634 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a6226…
Expected log hash
d8cd67f34eaf3c783d457778db7013b72c2283a4f271c4135e4b5609ebb2de25 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":"v1788141623173","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:smallpdf","quote":"READ THE 1 STAR REVIEWS FIRST!!!!!","rating":1,"review_date":"2024-12-21","source":"Google Play","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smallpdf.app.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 (aca24c2e1601…), 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.