Source Tiers and Source Types

Tripwire labels information so readers can judge confidence and follow original source URLs.

Primary

Direct materials from the affected project or vendor, such as official advisories and release notes.

Confidence expectation: highest, when scope and date are explicit.

Reliable third-party summaries that provide context or interpretation.

Confidence expectation: useful but should be checked against primary sources.

Early indicators like community reports that may be incomplete.

Confidence expectation: low to medium until confirmation appears.

Signals are not treated as confirmed facts.

URLs let readers verify claims, timestamps, and update history directly.

Freshness: How recently the source was updated compared with the reported event.
Severity: How serious the potential impact is if the report is accurate.
Confidence: How strongly current evidence supports the claim.

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