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.

“Terrible registration process”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
15a64f6ef0032765a5540ee0bcd8c45902b900ace33c8a0089a3353ae95ffcf5
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
ompjDUNJ1FpYDSF3BiRmt1Ony2dP4ZLygmea3Q/G+3PosGgFUW07xt90h/KfECUVHuNlH3XMrFBpZhTrZX0pBw==
Merkle root
aca24c2e1601b5dc9b1de981d06ce87bed5d41ddbec5f662f2e9122f8356acee
Merkle path
["15a765b4afbce6ebd3bb9656dc08c5e6567a9d49b04bd27193f81c5f938a531f","01125cdad64155b1918e0855d2d9951955146ba69c66bea97c9d4a228e4f2acc","5c9a0d978e0652ab698133ae117a27a8656e8d96f3bdee549bacce35aca17844","968a70cd919b12a9beadff8e20c7d9aea133e00100a258b52b14e4988a74998a","301fd1e88eda5bf303fa4ce4d502be9be29351474d92cce34c5e48696216696b","d1e4233afcf5853740580773934c73359828f3e6537e91ab4ad9161fb4eb13fd","8b226f7361eb99e8275b480e2d140d80c538b8c7d321cf0277d074eb137a5066","73be40d2398a018916a2a37b43a23988af4fbd09e4f325800422693ccba1fbf3","5946dad4ea5420af0e25d10c2443ae2ca9e7f5f05cdb26d3d337f177d94c6542","a30a5953bae3bd2cecb2f8ebf463b1e8890b92c7958bd3af52f79d8bc253b534","8457a61df2521ed1c7091546fc3d96958709d083af2703085d04b878da497b2f","221e344af956d762abd7b0528fea0351c300f305366fa8cf52a4d031332c4b68","785cb8b0d18f0c340ebc5c45aa65a8c1aeb80c6372971eb84765b151025affd0","0e83767fcbdd35a48bae255d39cf62414f789337f2dcd7cabfb48132d2f08768","1a3b232790d06ca4fb8d5411790822aec44d7b1a2760faf9da0d58899fb5e5ea"]
Anchored
2026-08-31
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2656945634 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a6226…
Expected log hash
d8cd67f34eaf3c783d457778db7013b72c2283a4f271c4135e4b5609ebb2de25 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":"v1788141623173","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:findependent","quote":"Terrible registration process","rating":1,"review_date":"2025-01-25","source":"Google Play","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.findependent.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 (aca24c2e1601…), 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.