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.

“just got charged $79.99”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
0efbd3170e7945278f56b981d0d9d2e94af3bd955a38233aa2c39b2d30a61b9f
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
CepU2+819U0Jp41q3Hm2amyunWaDo0gkyB9Mz8jZUhMMInR7B7ZS36s+27LMBbXrKceF2bvfKT1tIj1jpNZjDw==
Merkle root
790984da83ec061260aa072fed7636f9dedf91964fe0be93d7a7a622b2b5a92c
Merkle path
["0ef9a098764dd5c8f12ef0460c4268ab7ae765649ad4194f5f9b69f37eeb0838","5fc1396efff656ccf4d09e193f6c67229b263a40a61687390696cb52a71643e1","7a4cc7f11a2330b91531b1a0463c17660ee23a36b5768238d2f19dc0011d7e77","a40d12d11d904bb94fc0493b80aa17ae0d2da5aeb0c34552e52d1059210bf0f6","6765542e1e77dfa6532f9356cb37b51bcc9d94b1ea9f312038e5151c27d4898b","e3288d2fbb443c1d03a1e891c246916e284d570f010614fb018f1ce12e73dfe0","9557ea1a93111f5c107275c15beffdf92038e855799eaf5521cd6a9ba85bca40","a0c1cab3b7bec00a3748294e1e1f477b2b2ba32a32c2e68711e4c08dfb7cfaed","460b70f36eb97da1e26b7af74d8d699c53f6273fb739736ab1a3bccfd6722822","fbab571517476e50ae6dfdb78c858fc14b1ddbfe769a61f581e3fd6b2b2d004d","4f8b11718a6a21b7cf844fff7e95013586c05a411ea1d5ebb8e04d7a3009b457","0ab165eccc945f726f72a18604e160b33092671c5a22e68c21815ee55c9985eb","03448bed473af8dd9cf28b70fbbc04f05d3dcf46211926aa98113fc3caee3267","b5732ea5319a80c00443397f423c046c357d98fcdaf87d445516405ed0934bdd","c7feebd3045cc2c03d87ca1241b2d06259ffad35db645c59ca3c5ee2004a8947"]
Anchored
2026-08-19
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2514496096 · entry 108e9186e8c5677aad27…
Expected log hash
5d2238ef768473286d75355f523ab94503f4ccd3d25e17e9efb265aa0f540183 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":"v1787129810322","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"theme:proton/billing/en","quote":"just got charged $79.99","rating":1,"review_date":"2026-08-11","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 (790984da83ec…), 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.