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.

“Taking 24 months of payment upfront, failing to deliver a functional service after 30 days, and then hiding behind an "AS IS" disclaimer to keep the money is an unacceptable business practice.”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
07b3e326bc58da7bf25d278296d65f54a71143beb4a3ffb3553ff4ace0f44406
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
sM2LbPjlNT12RB6eCjMuq3nZOnkrua0fZ9Cz6lNSzNL0x73PH95OaYtiAmwR+Ox4aCH+ueBwqY1sxtO6vFNBAw==
Merkle root
4dc0bd79ba3e9442f7f1feb21f347e2f6fdbc72e99098aa5164776a6202654a8
Merkle path
["07b40d98076d246506e97fb71b9ae360a27e3c3e6830972cb73ddbe380acbe59","a44904bd49aa5690eee8af4a52198093dc27a86776aebdedce873074991bad0f","e72a5940f613236bd2a37d0b0dcefec7f297d92e6171802242200d8b1d6c3230","bc4fc111289d52334aaa467821b116aaa4792c54d7280e17c03ab65f749e5166","e5dac896775cf96e1b1e1851229fd7c77550071f383bf11983a4da90187b0885","c6bf5c3b487577c38e1c20a97a324a6b52e420ce5cbcfb95c6825e31f0fa0360","57e76ef74895d2793840f87555613b8add0aab73f87fa753ba7b69bc67a05cce","f372cea062b66793e06d3d9390ba6a5b02c2db2d7bd685fd8af45fec182a2b5b","cf4a116b17b2dd2db1a0cee6b19fc645f300ebe0749275a5589a43f259d1303b","2ebb6fcc399bfb6964fea30153be32e10c4237cfe833f87acc9a0f91b764c0d8","7575f0e9b925b29131359a70a1a4bf923653e24bbf6b0f1c9573fe99c5754b0c","601d3d5f4fba7ccb8e25e8db9adc4fc1a6094821bec2364894f7bf4c640df5de","b64868d5884e6ca103d8fa1886b59a755a471482d82618eec868304914b8e334","72f96e42060ae616ed33b8fd6ac687c1899623eaa8a351026bf33e2e7a041d34","e60c2274998b06992577796b6abe86bec144203fe960878f7951a3ae12c9e532"]
Anchored
2026-09-10
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2776103867 · entry 108e9186e8c5677acd4f…
Expected log hash
2498329b7eaf275d309293dfbac35d05dfb8a55c65956add8448561c05945f28 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":"v1788848066028","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"theme:surfshark/service/en","quote":"Taking 24 months of payment upfront, failing to deliver a functional service after 30 days, and then hiding behind an \"AS IS\" disclaimer to keep the money is an unacceptable business practice.","rating":1,"review_date":"2026-09-03","source":"Trustpilot","source_url":"https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6a9986501f14ef5eacf0e062","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 (4dc0bd79ba3e…), 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.