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.

“The old program was easier.”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
6056b912bf97fd4caaf3ceb3aafb3f477ecde5b2d5a66d5b1fe18da56e3e8fc0
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
kP2tAqQU+5k8loCG5bvVKhS/O3IfIK5z7IFiAgyVF4DEzDgby1+wFXCzrqyxSdPAhN0aBYdEgJ9jkk9Clyc/Cw==
Merkle root
a086f9fa8309b32cad6e06b6c84c12133a405483807f462eafed4cabc6f3fb99
Merkle path
["605b5e2692fca48c26d4a75add9113b52d33c229c76cd1083ae440067ca83266","ff053688c304c77d9fdf407230f2269d812539fed1f7355c59ee08784e8be6a5","0229ce754714fc71e425f25d0fa7e2789646c658904749c13724b5a844d5faf9","e41f1e6a061565261949723c0b4c2d62a57a97be1954e9377a3249490ce174fe","857c381d2b6453a8dea8205f3e6241976a94ab4b4ac22ae54049494b6135b329","6c29f5e5ee813a3d409ebc26363ed40ba3ac9a1ecd25ec23dfd702f9cd9cb212","f4574138c1177bf969bc1bd36527778bca63a8c6dba73885cd141813b7419e2c","7b4770c82ec8b2b3c9b124921a0bba003ff8dfde7bba5546cf98d9da6de80962","e5b73fe34ba10ce1f675ff0f82aac28220737f19fe76f786d603881a89539381","e24c12cd55876dca9f444775f2e4d42b2a7b223e19cfdca9c8a82ca114212a0a","423c033c40ba143c6f84aa2a773cf83469afd70fc0d9aa701605d7ae7efb335c","246afafffca2f7633ac3b302d7076540ed8eb1b54bcdd20ea0afda4f6f41b399","c1423a4d1e3405e61a7dfa0f9f0d35446d77e6ae8a2a30431655b9bbf5a67719","1d7676f67710cf1152e64179021560b173262f0f0c11c7101c22e9929c376319","d4cf3fd862731bc6a1728d66b360c0434f801f84e015a828556d2731bd771b26"]
Anchored
2026-08-19
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2514476227 · entry 108e9186e8c5677ab19c…
Expected log hash
9a346357c8991b17bced8f12238c2332c4ac3078c0d9a283ee00f82b3c69be66 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":"v1787129084398","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"theme:acrobat/ordering/en","quote":"The old program was easier.","rating":1,"review_date":"2026-08-07","source":"Apple App Store","source_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id469337564?see-all=reviews","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 (a086f9fa8309…), 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.