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.

“es ist schwierig geworden, sich kostenlos mit dem VPN zu verbinden”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
090cd4d5cda4d0e70302b865961ef66e87d44f553d59b6662cc37fdc752aada1
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
vmfPvx/2+Rchiw/rpexpEcJC6UL07JTcgI0t8LIO6kA5jqJqHP0+xD31jeHGep3bhTGs9tUulJ5PQjaDZQ1KAw==
Merkle root
61c0358904092135da9dcafe8883af2adb0c61440bf491948394c6fe07255cf0
Merkle path
["0909f5616b7d0aef8b1c46dba270188744eb6bca159ba72b30eb6369ed5358c3","343986e304f84af0a71de9aa0fe478837e557ca072b3a2eac0fe6e76f7413fc1","6d117eb9c415fc44c34e0e0ee97237df04d3449b264db0b767f63ad098e04ff9","bca760decfd5887e23ebf320ef46d93ba9cfe6080d28c372d4323b558c65c5aa","91d0c1b57a5550f5d50148aeed5b0b856e2cba1b2db6c83455fd8858caaef4b1","26de3b8988da48edb00a796834d1ad3039a43e875d1e0197a81ad4e25eda50bd","ad1ea1a82881b479846610a38a332db238f84eccbc46060e18d628f525b0ae92","8efe997b84391ed8ce87bd59f1265a425228c12f556ceb26457f4c44ddd2355e","010a9ab6c08439a6b6c8a97a9f2485b6bdd5c1ac47f66fdce44f1fc9d14e1afe","42102fad8200f70c9e6b1ac9c5eec412503be2ff3fb9a01c5afda2922431666c","4363a9c7a72ae1364a6e5dd0ecd88499a582bb687c3502ae3bc2102e31c7680d","87520a43200c2a64131784e9fcaf857a7240782996abb4557bb54db56d1e2ad0","71cae424255aa4638e3d855f2e4d0d3ec8f410d9b00b335969ebfbb7884e48de","5f85197a8394f334f8f9e8be202ba3ec072c11f71435e83d07f11a0a073ecf02","6b5b9926e6b590cb1bd6278f63edc47584ee36101706f8e0b22f8404af273127"]
Anchored
2026-08-24
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2579329594 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a2f40…
Expected log hash
bb1ce4990105a11e35218e4ee0348633e0f4be8179db75acbed652ddd79f7a87 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":"v1787538369368","kind":"published-quote","locale":"de","page":"theme:proton/service/de","quote":"es ist schwierig geworden, sich kostenlos mit dem VPN zu verbinden","rating":3,"review_date":"2026-08-13","source":"Google Play","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.protonvpn.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 (61c035890409…), 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.