Methodology — active public version

DTP-METH-0.1.0

This methodology is active for the first governed public Trust snapshot. Unknown dimensions are excluded from the weighted Trust calculation rather than treated as negative evidence.

Core scoring rules

• Baseline Trust score: 70 for a known dimension before signal impacts.
• Eight canonical Trust dimensions have equal methodology weight.
• Positive and negative verified signals adjust only their applicable known dimension.
• UNKNOWN dimensions contribute zero weight and are reported separately through Confidence and coverage.
• Trust, Confidence, Contextual Risk and identity verification remain separate outputs.
• Critical negative signal types can cap Trust at 25.

Critical signal types

• ACTIVE_MALWARE
• ACTIVE_PHISHING
• CONFIRMED_IDENTITY_FRAUD
• MAJOR_UNRESOLVED_BREACH
• CONFIRMED_MATERIAL_DECEPTION

Activated 2026-10-07T05:50:00Z. Methodology versions are immutable once active; future changes require a new version.