Trust Signals

Trust Signals is the credibility layer of Passport Intelligence. It tells operators how likely recent scan activity is to be real, intentional, and customer-driven — and gives them the evidence to investigate when it isn’t.

The Trust Score

The Trust Score is a composite, brand-scoped indicator that summarises the credibility of recent scan activity. A lower score indicates activity worth reviewing; a higher score indicates that recent activity is consistent with normal customer behaviour.

The score is:

Composite — built from multiple independent signals
Explained — every score is accompanied by a component breakdown
Refreshed continuously — recomputed on a near-real-time cadence
Operator-actionable — authorised operators can manually trigger a recompute

Signal Types

The Trust Score is informed by signals such as:

Signal	What it indicates
Post-revocation scan	Activity against passports that have been revoked
Cross-country short window	The same identity scanning across countries within a short time window
VPN / proxy scan	Scans originating from networks commonly used to mask origin
Scan spike	Sudden, atypical bursts of activity against a product or passport
High-risk ASN	Activity from network ranges with elevated risk profile
Bot pressure	Patterns consistent with automated rather than human interaction

Each signal is annotated with a severity level — info, review, elevated, or high — to help operators triage.

Signal Breakdown

Every Trust Score is paired with a breakdown of contributing signals. This is deliberate: scores without explanation are not actionable. The breakdown shows:

which signals are currently active
their severity
their contribution to the overall score
the underlying evidence

Evidence-Led Investigation

Operators can drill into any signal to inspect the events that generated it. The investigation drawer brings together:

the signal type and severity
the events that triggered it
relevant identity context (product, passport, batch, lot)
linked lifecycle and scan history

This makes Trust Signals an investigation tool, not just a scoring tool.

Network and Bot Awareness

Trust signals are interpreted with awareness of network context (e.g. VPN, proxy, high-risk ASN) and patterns consistent with automated traffic. This allows Passport Intelligence to differentiate between unusual but legitimate activity (such as a viral product moment) and activity that warrants review.

Refresh and Recency

Trust signals recompute on a near-real-time cadence as new activity arrives. Authorised operators (Owner, Admin) can also trigger an on-demand recompute from the Trust tab.

Coming Soon

Additional refinements are planned, including richer cross-signal correlation and confidence-weighted geolocation interpretation. These extend the existing foundation rather than replace it.

For headline figures see Intelligence Overview; for the underlying scan data see Scan Visibility.