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.

“some apps won't run unless VPN is Off”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
13aed36348be83bf9ef45b8e1a8c49476f4f3f3e7a86c9a2130fa34ef2a3dbaa
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
Xq2cfjLABa7NbAtpFy3+TMEj8Z5AfNmctpH2paXLu8W2HqnLez02pjwuj8RM/U9GgpRM6x6F3EzBLoBfNEafCw==
Merkle root
6953a5ba9bd00082fa1986982a5979aa7ad5b4654ec368f8d247f13243e4e4b8
Merkle path
["13b41f96c79326ab2ec2c37df514f7f675a4caea6c529640f80315a3ef53abaa","23cbd8d2c5ca44de8bc810c6a2feacdbd78b1703754f9db3b9f2658e6a0a93bb","e48ac2e1d0e0d953ae932dfa7b7d3631bfb97ca66697e3f654db27799ce8a4ab","23762a7f759df465376eaec43be3e385682351878117e1984c0b22c0b7c21afd","6fe9c167ffcde5a30ce7b8235c6fa561e3d7ec6385cc5c895a4d89d1823640b9","154c8d7ebfabdea6754508a1d6db606c336afcf07c228d509475d9d5f10327c5","3f8e274555a34957f73de28a1d07a1c75b39a4aed346696d3ba55c180dbb8166","acf3a02843e89a28378a49a18a975f8f91fe1be486304681386986ebc33a249d","11bc38e7849f810d62124ab3e400e268872e31ace285cd1412486e250bfe4587","bbbcadfcd06e4b3ab60776fd225ed107ea0446ecff6c11e857a675acd0292062","482f20a9159a8e59a574c7964242764f64b58aeacd3ff1741a10c92a59ce4008","d42dc1b37546fc67d932c54c8efa2ed4184ceb43d115311d414f7b177c48c420","3d6624c631c3f201b337a52bc4f9494c99366c0aa74b4db152cef1b6807b4800","98a14e6f55278d0c3f64d31e6bb09545a033fdb7dd6455363be23426eb85b044"]
Anchored
2026-10-16
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3273053873 · entry 108e9186e8c5677adb5c…
Expected log hash
8e660c0f9c2f4acb2461077e20036379bc945573437a296969373758a8dbffb8 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":"v1792120102008","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:surfshark","quote":"some apps won't run unless VPN is Off","rating":4,"review_date":"2026-09-02","source":"Trustpilot","source_url":"https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6a9884e023bcd187a5bba25d","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 (6953a5ba9bd0…), 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.