Glossary
Even though Tirreno is a system utilizing numerous sophisticated techniques inside, on the outside it is designed to be an approachable solution. Accordingly, in this user guide, we make an effort to introduce as little special terminology and concepts as possible without compromising the guide’s applicability and comprehensiveness for users of the system.
Following is a list of terms that may come in handy when acquainting oneself with Tirreno. The terms are listed in the order corresponding to the workflow of the system.
- Client
A digital platform that sends user request data to Tirreno.
- User
An actor that sends requests to the client.
- Sensor
A Tirreno-provided application programming interface (API) that enables the collection, enrichment, and management of information.
- Event
A user request registered with the Tirreno’s API. May also refer to the reported data associated with an event.
- Rules Engine
A set of conditions for machine-performed analysis of events.
- Rule
One of the conditions utilized by the rules engine.
- Trust Score
A user-specific value. It is calculated by the rules engine based on the reported events. The trust score value ranges from 0 to 99. Users with fewer warning signals detected have higher scores. A low trust score denotes a significant risk of fraudulent user activity.
- Console
A web-accessible user interface that outputs the intelligence for manual review and enables control over the alterable parts of Tirreno.
- Operator
A person that performs tuning of the Tirreno system and manual review of the collected intelligence via console.
- Warning Signal
An abnormality in events or user data, potentially indicating a fraudulent activity. Warning signals are commonly marked with colour throughout the console.
- Resource
An element of a client platform that can be accessed by a user. For example, this can be a web page “/users/login” or “/index.html”.
- Identity
A basic piece of information related to a user, such as an email address, IP address, phone number, etc.