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)
db5d8c9eae3d385c173d68bd1890376d8a22fe756cd0de2ac05a7abdc76e4011
Signature (Ed25519, base64)
PKjEKkY3UpILN4Ah41UBmJi8xBoTWfFxqxyGoX7x1BtcPVlLeQdXyxNbIK3gva8o520vQ5S/JrJ+ElVXZ5KqBQ==
Merkle root
3ac2a65164a98b25d6607e9cd20ce9559bf4391886ca2eae943b9792fcb8a323
Merkle path
["db5471fd18ba399ef7a6070037dc6fb636b7ae07703d203f787e5c31d76b9c96","dba9976e9ca17044739250b55af54a9079a65dff4e81af09ed6fcb8fb2bd0b0b","c91ded94b35ad0de42aeef34305263259ae4e91e684df3884b4944161a01b6ff","72725362942920675cdcd8c744575e9abecad3865cdc4a442b586a286f401380","48b2f320695a473ba743dc7deb4073ee8244be6063de4fd10ddbc53e71c3f598","7dae57b500bf0d6b9c6b71310cd7274052cd404362843549ab6b4fdf3a3059a3","e3c24fe0bb240c88b6868bf31bcc8ebecb4b876a82f5c9fc4e4a6d9d4b0e36ae","1858288e0e075743964253ebc24079692ba406b2699fa84876b6c0b515e899ea","51dcca4ff015366e3c0f20610a5c5bc420bcc91d79713ffc2737f8115ec4ed54","9ad7bb3b4fe5f4e70fb91fd744b6accb52f92065a93557efed83b58c9f44e8bd","d10bb3797650758e5feb815fa13b0abf63b1802a6e0f8834d97ff7414cc6a537","ab6a46fdb32f5b2baaeeaad149f973cfc3fe3473c04c60bfb46dc258c0c3d9f2","f879be95e15b32fce71e3eca10d872261d6c5543ab89d6d2b17a8668310bf4df","30dd2adc75d0d7edfce28547b4f218787284dac597a5276fdaae4d6235f447b7","f188a7ba649f7db7610333505ec2abb71ba1da1ea59f53190cb32e51e57ac1c2"]
Anchored
2026-10-05
Public log entry
search.sigstore.dev, log index 3083528439 · entry 108e9186e8c5677ac4c0…
Expected log hash
8816bf48c9e6a0b1ef2758b04fc7021824819cb4cee30b879cd603a10d38b8a0 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":"v1791181418024","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 (3ac2a65164a9…), 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.