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.

“Why a cover letter is even needed in 2026.”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
5f12a78e0cc520b676a3ab8e074c345dad3af6d679e9e8bda5190adbfbcf3173
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
D4Ktp0wlnWO4ZYnLq0TavbgBgFCmL/YORIuNy58O88/mVylIUNgFWgaeoOtul0l2BnBBrCrm8Y2ULhW3HFrgAQ==
Merkle root
dae11b7f399fa27d7e91aa4463415971ac3f4413815a3c608e4b798805e78c60
Merkle path
["5f1e145e0adc78e4b1316473803f01c8ef373fb9bdb05256607330d14a3a05e1","0b5f541ddee38e07c32a110f4c48635b3e65e8f36e61fbd8be4dbde5b3ab0e5f","8fa7d179361c5dd7ec6add61042682147421d0fd4705ab07c578e0ca5fbb6290","45e9c01ed9a0625b57ab570af57b6384f0e96ed5562ad6acc8951889ee18a217","0807f45922856738f742048a2049419a32c137e5fd87e24d0646cdcd65ed4c36","cf7e618ac8364b3adf9ec283e0ed8ffd21142a0b19a948848218000ce7f6387a","8b9faba3f47b9eeda134ee78fa18eec97d48f47acf7f7c33b9db55b4c101d65e","8c868314b3543b665d1efdb3a0a01dcdbf0afb50449f8f643e889c9a42e884f8","57f1417423c2c61bc1c4d6b3ca6adfbda5eba1a35200a07ef9769b628c199c8b","e9010b8a5dd1c87df7b6303b5c78f2fd3f6347a01a8a95c0145f794e8a1c2f49","75003d523eae51e97b3af8947c926ecae7539645dbbca140664f32438cb8c181","238e8856e99c3591b9b8986c8b8992adedc0eb19f6964bc9ac1f2a5d2bee6c81","949d8c47eaa97d842aa9c8296efb6f847bd664f3f354c637fceb9b898ce49f14","29fee1ee29171f2526142193c918f4d151680a806133c34179179c2fe722d806","6771b856bc54b9b41031b35ff7640ad54c5be8f800e1967d73d242437a9508b8"]
Anchored
2026-10-09
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3161668256 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a744e…
Expected log hash
dbaeb9745833827bd692133822ce98bad4dbbf6d52d00fcfdadfb4c533d214a6 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":"v1791537031439","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:jobs-ch","quote":"Why a cover letter is even needed in 2026.","rating":2,"review_date":"2026-05-18","source":"Google Play","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iAgentur.jobsCh","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 (dae11b7f399f…), 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.