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.

“holding them for ransom after taking hundreds in subscription fees is predatory”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
29e42b566aa4acb039d292cd236472bd49ef9a1d3b7a3ca0084185aaa30254a2
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
q3bUTb52IOtneX1BzjtRg9KLtIDQdBg/2qIXPYS3cK8XW3AwK+L0SYdpUY+x3XzXQPHdpKLuMEAT+9KucWNPBQ==
Merkle root
05cfc62de4d0c54d5988c234e4de0ad83bfc41ea25849dd9d979eded6f322593
Merkle path
["29d1ec3882f2a3cadf131c3f610be8429b918fe9984c234684cfb8bee7cc9801","a8a4066217931346199b98810d8a76b9a54361e8cf3c3faa18b2107c6fe76415","5ec71a88b2d52ee7d30df9352f4e77eefd05cc447f1a44ae15dd93c9f816af68","9467f535832782545eb624abb000d71245328365331128c6319a94288c0b12e4","170dc79ec22248b1507375c61750f69ac98df44a70e3fddc2dc82c2d31bbc540","91c93d036450f8f0669e7c5167de6a4fac14ad0710d33d0b792f851b6325de17","488e6bb7d0c3fe30fdaf3d1695f41360b40927a42af63d833c1383ca1460f8ed","295796e59d5cbf317fa347032f1141b268c5e398e406025e2310ae6f9f2a017f","c34ef477936ed64a4c6132415c937b1fdced82c0f62e81d6000fa7fc86e20e15","ba3fd1cfaeef32bd56d4789580b0ca1c6a944d54b7ab3c5ea7655f12e6d48968","a22d7eefd65feba7ded04c5aeedc0f7a469ab9555df413a854df41a86743955c","c10e7a497069a8ad0d43c03574ca1525bf4e3c77b72778d80149d53e277da637","63be509b3dc15b74d2801a17187772630297b93244215543f157cb4be936b8ef"]
Anchored
2026-11-03
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3668908157 · entry 108e9186e8c5677af58f…
Expected log hash
554a3bd1bf640e4c4cee904a7897bcc74cb572b6d2b741111b4ee09cd6a9dd1c 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":"v1793707394647","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:xero","quote":"holding them for ransom after taking hundreds in subscription fees is predatory","rating":1,"review_date":"2026-10-14","source":"Trustpilot","source_url":"https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6acfec5bedd8c7f9dd3d8433","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 (05cfc62de4d0…), 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.