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 paper is of higher quality”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
0aa7f44b87a9b2e8cb381b837531ed2c73d444c91bb8deff55804929c6075a67
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
9WTOEaE3E8lA9DnOfE8/cAdPKrksxZ1I8P7UP5xauEEsgOBgD/K26g/x4yz3vtMwWouw326AubyodyADeOQaCw==
Merkle root
404e3c13e38cb64105d39456b35227bf21885d8da4853edbdc28c1291169b69f
Merkle path
["0aa954d965beef01630b567c55ec3eff9654c56e2a2da6b744b059c27079b9b4","8cee2fb27e0cc6eb93047131407e917fd5b0b28c00bb3e323d19436df2d50e92","48b23a782653efd151d6ef95cc6f888cfea78955bfa599226e64df745a536584","22816624d22ec76b10acf7311e616eba2689577085616b3ae4935b9cefd84f4b","5f7c3168f847cb44d541ecafdbe8fd5c273f157407d23112e55c092fd222d2d3","8084af885751aab92364b2735dac82fb8c0d70938c30a224311629585728fab2","64c9d52384e1cb7cd84a501197cb32862e453faf4382b7491c34d324f6301cdb","f02f7d6fcd58ae412f981ff117bcc8ccd6dedf269b9a68e05a14f4c8f8cba875","ff618ca3f3d1a7b33df67804dccf3e40a242fdf138856a0d0404668f7dca54e9","761f54f9ecb7be0944c3916d23b154e9d6d14d207f62eb9220fa0a96c3ded0ad","3ccc20e9593eca6775f2c8a1da14b38dc53b4ea30b9b5b7e75b398b60402074d","5c0eadcd95032a9154ecd9aff9cf286ce38d392bb7e5263e65d22b770c6624a4","15d2e7111dd71c6ca8e6466c194f5ce08d202efe38071f7b3fe773e133385ebd","bde050f080e8537023a46ea459bb1518e1d885f47b2ddaedca03653a64f35bdd","63269a191012537d921c10ea30214f6deffddee0c8302c1d6e8c9845e6049806"]
Anchored
2026-09-02
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2684163355 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a55e5…
Expected log hash
4066e61b2031c5768194188ceb0300adcf0b5443c63f9d6a4476a0f6ecc5beac 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":"v1788335271191","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"theme:cewe/material/en","quote":"the paper is of higher quality","rating":2,"review_date":"2026-04-13","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 (404e3c13e38c…), 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.