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.

“It says it connects to a random server, but it (almost) always connects me to the USA.”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
0bf5ddbb04c94f61caab213615c386abb82bb45ebee0440ad7606e5832584b90
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
N1PAOQDV3fhro2SqYZHJzsl+CPr4eemCGGTNpJWvhMGZcmgeZmlAGIWKzqILyn1MroaH3gQxs2suxXkBPLYpCw==
Merkle root
5d9e24aa3407e67ea2f2e26a5653a6d0076935845a1bad3488d2eda2ee88a81d
Merkle path
["0bf861a2daacdb2ad7b9d59cfc76549230f3bdbbdc0ac0cd987bcd70b3b5c1f9","1a113152a8c92a8227ae12c01494f8a31ad7b6e319e8719beb3fabeed1d3031b","155b2f97ccc54585ad6716aec295c1908765a6684e2eff5f077526dc9ce90162","50ddba4422e99ce9a86d0a650ca3b15249b7a83bab28425aae2cefd52445af55","2508f2ee3c28e12b17b2901e6a93eaa6fca29decefa5c737673be5248fdd1ad2","84196cfc138974c98c0883cdb58050d069f3684cfe9066c1ac23b430c9a46e6c","88e067be846470f716eef4293a46b838d5c126fda7cf26fbf8db42adb578b33f","4d4c16355aa20148d20ca0c8482c48d1a50969626cfc88a9c56990ee1ecc66a7","bedf67807fc3891f1100fe0158a324c0c22b0e6f5ee104dc3b3aa1a7e5dcfe6a","d412571709fc9b6a18f79b910acf3c2869aac563d54c6b93e1cde41a7859e345","7e4d80c76a44bc64f31ef5c154ad341d0022071fd5dc286c533dc0a321545313","c8f76ca8defbf8ccb375fa4489c615b5d155a09a82432439ffbe5296f7a55c87","88cd2e092d86a2cce16a67d96208f41b86bc5e9926af919d175142df77f901fd","d52b5f7abb2d6c19af7e500fdba55bf56c359acecf50179e194e26dc83476c29","0df45e9918aa8c399d7782a38bada433a6ea05fc7a52d0a6a2d9fd2f836d191c"]
Anchored
2026-08-26
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2594955598 · entry 108e9186e8c5677aa8d6…
Expected log hash
98300f71cd632ff600fd4a8df7e6291aeb56582c5916b3a391d1e3bf72ef7104 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":"v1787717033238","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"subtheme:proton/service/server-locations-availability/en","quote":"It says it connects to a random server, but it (almost) always connects me to the USA.","rating":4,"review_date":"2026-08-12","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 (5d9e24aa3407…), 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.