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 want my money back.”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
68073eec3627e57ff9805b00583abf5a2022ec21f01f6a07102dd6c4d07e8772
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
ysh0XHuXIqshmMp04DLulVWbrxTV+FkEU9dUp4zJXW1VK7l5f8L4AjoFX9gXTdL5qnrJWhLUKzCFei8N/rmGCw==
Merkle root
5c4849a28e8624d6f6d3204e1f81a6b24f2188b6690e8b122801054617ca25d8
Merkle path
["680b48ec3b8a8635481b602f529b0e429c3dc57e8e5c7a3719d44b304f5ad7f1","bce6a149264aa7695b0b64934e14d6c73b0fddb13f8f8c195fc4b3a1853ac911","20b52b0680604d3e76b7e3e5b6ab358a3230c735ebb681a47ab1fd8eba5cdd65","82c5d7cc829e3cc04a2e71ed82d08450babfcc375e3ef612cc5fd3987ad442f1","7f3adbb903aa24872cea234590cfccd23990ebb4c16e088237c63ac736e83872","52e36030c669069c0650fff0cc45b1e5db687096653ae80d41168d2795d9001b","6fa5dce8456ae00ca9aa82461cf716cf633e2ea563d6499e371996509597cae0","7bc99f7b7e2781f0b3aa9f62c74d4fadc0ad8a5780e6b6176be2b35addee3e29","9b4423a677f0dc3347da4c75e27ebd0af77e16049728ca6b54aa0e2347dbb707","a3876fa63167566adfd59e6714deb869946883e7846cbb8312d5baed887eba91","ebac954f50361000fd65dc632eae1aedb8c545f2ddbf5dad3073f5f57295e827","fc20be6e5212984ffdecdd4ca27b36dbf213d6ac99468aef6ed7ad21291b9926","12f96ca4240540bfe75bf803cb42df83a15718abf65320073fe2c2d7c1da740e","855df8175222f9db398f9629c729494a6b2f86ecb26c7fc54bbd061fab2ad520","649f189ed3a422a3ffceae7f7673f3e683a1fac940fd27a4d89bce585dd48e49"]
Anchored
2026-08-20
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 2524617489 · entry 108e9186e8c5677ab139…
Expected log hash
2051fcd76f2ba790414bb1c15fd4d3d064889742ea46f8e55b5028f1f571c27b 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":"v1787193158162","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"theme:storytel/returns/en","quote":"I want my money back.","rating":1,"review_date":"2025-11-25","source":"Google Play","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=grit.storytel.app","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 (5c4849a28e86…), 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.