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.

“I expect a VPN to work in every country, but it didn't in Turkey.”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
2e352b70ea41949073747a120abf25585c0b0bd6ba4475fcdb15acc77ea23da3
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
iV/zmF9whL7iHv/ja+ZMNawpnejxIk5M7vaWe5IOsTEs/6ExyRo5mJzFCrO3DcfsylgIAd4n6KYQQoAFxAdZBg==
Merkle root
47aef0bbc5d347d2f064428fd7eda9e99f7cea2d49004267bc87db0e45c42023
Merkle path
["2e3c0094465812ef986baf86d9c9c6116b312766063aac78534d9f69cf60f2b9","f700f4b8a0b767482a39ebd4838d24eaeef4337adff64a00298ebd1f3901c6e5","7179f4b5e1c8ee9de397c48df3c8b33b4f62263bd18ece9a3b291eaddd10bb21","7f094092baa2da74586febfb2362d0980f7fa81b230b035f51c345757fd1b46f","23ad1125ccd4b48abc39ca55b3b00cd5ee06ac6c636a512a7758ca5dfd21de78","bcf10b2743e717ce19f9a4d473f5934f7262c826c99e56c9e7d8524faaedaa2a","f59ce6e504be0f348e69f55849c53c9e59631985ede32c4093501fecbc503440","b0a80cdfde9eb0dd2c160b543524110e1eccabe0dea9891c05f286d29f090026","d770cc8d32daa640f9e2f5c123b14ee2c093d28eee7736117d4b091c23a72cc9","fe152074e386c372db217789fa9af286916aa734b3c7cd012500142f70836fb9","e673ad64015b8a490f62e5afdc0d63c16ca3162772f781d927fa05d310224dd9","9ce9da1fc4942d3216ef7e34b4970b7f92c10b35f2bdbce79226d95a000bde9c","e3337465312a8871a96efb0ade03deb67d9f2b05a969c667a895567781acf005","0889ae3150c7685b34e529b715a23984c1ad15ae15f158815b083df85c4c26d0","681b858a978b3dea64df3700a937a058d6290a8e519185bef8ee7388d7739dda"]
Anchored
2026-10-09
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3162173160 · entry 108e9186e8c5677aaa5c…
Expected log hash
00d82a97e8d5da8f3bb4a78d598390d6b030eb8338f0e0735ffde6aa5047ae68 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":"v1791539060014","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:surfshark","quote":"I expect a VPN to work in every country, but it didn't in Turkey.","rating":1,"review_date":"2026-09-03","source":"Google Play","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.surfshark.vpnclient.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 (47aef0bbc5d3…), 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.