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.

“It is absolutely essential.”

Checks (re-run on this request)

Proof data

Record hash (SHA-256)
c5a35944b55311f975568ab6c7c5d5cea18f535e61991464b7ea38c2d9493012
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
1vxt0sm9r+7SgWB5q4MXdZk6b6QsQa54XqtF1sgpk1JcNzuL4artMRMu6Mh+S7vj9lBdpVrIGJwJ8wsvLeGfDQ==
Merkle root
f2dea3193623a59d18b4d230cf1484689c024b05d34648a4bedfef78c47360d2
Merkle path
["c5acc49ed69b01f8528d1493b013f941d2d6fdf0e7a6dbd8ce0072361ae1b673","03499ac2bf2241a2369c732ca0da2d2438097a633560154a7b53cfae519232d4","00b40db8684585c2ee5a7e649647f4b86382ac7f40d7186e5620d7811aa267d6","c5cc4861d9c8e7c3055c9b69cb3a6c01b5b260bab19feab237ce052cd4dfbd6a","3812188ca503383eb036cf92a169601ec5d56d3d7099829a58d20e28f43c6fca","cd2ee3e5b9831eb2d132ff696167c61bfa80c0e0c414083aec0ae36775a34fb2","c336592089083d2347de18a760deaf7fc9f95e320bc17b49914812193c23b72a","1ffc0305cb2764d1e047ce5b22e7bbad6d9863f04bcf318e258b0e82c2700f30","3acd859ab2bf449c311c622e9cacca72384dcda662415356f8d3d6646b420b84","42dd59f6e2825b9207d1ed663e49605ee4a244f8700ae3683fdc4cd9a4407fa2","f7f6df089a10e636d32e7846beb5dadc6d51af72367032f778688f96443bea8d","73f4e7ddaa5d0cd38420e53e12c61baccb9b3632d6a9a7d9b11be247b78c17b6","aa8abd53e4cf01bbb2bde782f5c5ec8ab8972af72f6d45e006b1777c3f44ed11","3cd750b45485739a93e8e5963aebbe2dbf3f2cd6fcfd5ac889ea2792f103cfff","658fda4333b0a975ae51c0ef52c37c157029d897878579fb5ff3ac48198b1bf3"]
Anchored
2026-10-09
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3163461995 · entry 108e9186e8c5677acea0…
Expected log hash
1e385e1035f15f3dbe860bb8f3e4e850b8c2ce2b31edb58c97be626995a4adf2 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":"v1791544610158","kind":"published-quote","locale":"en","page":"brand:bitwarden","quote":"It is absolutely essential.","rating":5,"review_date":"2026-09-02","source":"Google Play","source_url":"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.x8bit.bitwarden","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 (f2dea3193623…), 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.