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)
316d3451b0bf838c52a463a5ef8d08c2256ccf2bd923f79a3f4c5cef47d44eea
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
4cpxPGTFzEa/Npw8HGvggpEqyzxwkzCN/PS5auL4CZD0tKHFzVXh7gyUK7CilNGkt5c+bRnnZqDGutK+VXbKDw==
Merkle root
68ee5f8618d9ce1aa33f2cb5b6f3145b5f909a3c35a03ccc3d10e979b2f81082
Merkle path
["316d3591c6a9a8afdd03cd3cd263234f04dd0eb834c056080cd75274627ba14e","f7c8542bf72bd35a5848a27f3cb96e66e529797f426d8f0aba9fd6cd02bf721b","337df5d35d976a9d2f5aef5366df3db97ea33f778d0e2eda8dc3e4eef5f554e4","cd5e960ce9cd87a1768d405daac39689470b5cd318fd811db4591c421315ca8a","46c41f07919a2f4c685d78d161b6b2f00b15e4c96d275e1984899cc4f6dcc45a","3aaac16ddec6189dbae70cd549ca928da27635600e20a911ff5145f000db6c86","e6312ed96ab32c2c65fa6d9bf0ac8490d6bd4f801afe250651a4fa14f7159f4a","e0b5d4b7a5057a6d9ce50d3aa3ecd4f621997852ef6ce1f06fbd386b6569bbeb","e267c38ec96ae6185427e5d0800ed44edae413a3fae927339da6fef08f3d4571","bc8a821881b87359e458fc3a24544d29c172ac1edd67bbd4a47cb5b80c9bd281","f5f19d5d2d00726c169827891513a445432473d44bb70e4cf72a3765daf78772","c0b0e5d80d4c20548f54f9b2ba03e64a0ebf2086ab62be23101b4e2701c5cf78","e6960377f92ebdc1b41fb37d3ed0decff1e5fba5b62ad653e7be0f8408d1c6c3","e66299710f80b56c392136748910ac59d79a991f3e479ea8a96c5c23e200aa78","418554fa0ebde54d6cdcc03145c7126505ed96d3734e8e7ae56dc0dfd8ca0a2e"]
Anchored
2026-10-08
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3140838741 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a4791…
Expected log hash
ca4949400cf2d29b49789563ea2e672fc73762380548d6fd65398e40c0d98728 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":"v1791433229105","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 (68ee5f8618d9…), 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.