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.

“speed is not Best”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
109869fb8b5b60a797d15c26e22c442fa789468a1827cb8459653fb82a484786
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
ku5QvePSJmN1nCyCfy+/IUW1wV+ZeWwVwbifOAGsXangHPXPFEHLNc4tXIUyrpFO0yVucS/XZrLbMCUYkgp6Bw==
Merkle root
404e3c13e38cb64105d39456b35227bf21885d8da4853edbdc28c1291169b69f
Merkle path
["1098661758ab4f1260db20fc5baf2f49626165f686ebabba8110db4da25f533a","60d9409b28f848a0b5065ca9cd5b312d7b6ba8f89b55bd8d6d1df387559c9d16","a91329a3988f0838f9938730a7f5ec1452065c2500d3feccf899ff22c71538c2","3a02dfd72574d3c9a062dd6ddd8b985b4e15332536418cfe8d543080241616a7","44b8456b72de8010bab92870b0d969b3b49755140faf0315912015d2c9127a36","59aaac4a2190dfc052d7935c82b0357f2d198ecac1cad5169c9e27cd7991e939","ba0cf6258a4e3860d77efac5668bd0243a5940f86246955691c7cff597ea5a95","50a0833058eafd0feea7a082e2ab21e40ed4a80a26f6f648209b4e916ec2f78d","8ed2e8120f391cb9f2c783aacf5ec633720667a9414278af8b2359b0e27dc3fa","42389b5d8559e1afeb10daf1a561005de87584b1de73f831c38a834699804150","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":"subtheme:proton/quality/vpn-speed-servers/en","quote":"speed is not Best","rating":1,"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 (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.