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've been doing my taxes here for years.”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
ac6d12fd132e069ea5dccd1f51cb6512eaef8d0c6b66f88474ef71408e443b5d
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
SX0fPnVrLMqiUX3wNjNGrjUqLSDTT44Bqs5opRicB5Az9WwYP0b33iRTY3SwCzV1Lycxq1vgWczPqRiq1orCCQ==
Merkle root
199738dc68b66dcf66f6b0cc77e2cba74c3bfda88989684620837b4c4e64818e
Merkle path
["ac67b3179a2ff59d75b903fe14c0388f56c3340bf5c46b27d0493b2bf40923d1","810a093c1bca6ec78ce84ab6d36edd2bb012484c28abfb2e970bcf3956f64650","c57c8df8d19b7b1290f36e589d5d430ca4cedad66ae805f7796a0267e1691cd4","748af45361cfb3314c4bb7165941632744cabb1de440ab4f4e2040f3cbb0b743","b26c1aa96d05cbfb74d74819f3f8a37f5e1c855326ef6fd41612d20c405e8f27","6cc19131b860703b1569c718f744a5ba879e7abf970b2e528558a87db28ccc09","ff6aca262baec8e4e48b80b0dbd35dce1d1a0b2d1b5d3fed2e7a24c07faf29f9","b2d741b81d256afda88ba158a38e6f0a3b501e25bd25eaeefe277084c8e668dc","5c211eef99abe8bdf36b876a4e488eb86191432b016e2ceac2271a8b0ee37d43","0364db96a702298c2785dfef2768f1089f56d2ffe6933f03b56747f17625aa48","d54ea3f90ad7967292916c257ccbf86878e724d6bcc70408903406230dfe11cc","2b504e39102aca1f85de285bd64b4320a7a047b4b0415f2599a5b0c53af370a6","74a25e086e7bdff8abaf9befe046e0f183075d667d9d0a9e410e1186f15876be","507a537d5e1ba7451a9a76b5d2b6258ae45b64f4a8f00119d06a591b7ed0a600"]
Anchored
2026-10-11
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3198797320 · entry 108e9186e8c5677a14ba…
Expected log hash
46227e67415cdf5b62c43420eb8b7a80b35acaa912410c2711787f678b77c9c9 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":"v1791687727006","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:lohnsteuer-kompakt","quote":"I've been doing my taxes here for years.","rating":5,"review_date":"2026-06-10","source":"Apple App Store","source_url":"https://apps.apple.com/de/app/id1586330607?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 (199738dc68b6…), 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.