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Pivot scores

Pivot ranks what it finds with a few scores. They measure the evidence Pivot observed, not who owns an asset. In the node panel, hover or focus a score's name to see what it measures.

What does confidence mean?​

Confidence tells how strongly the evidence ties a node to your seed, from 0 to 100%. Independent kinds of evidence count more than several pieces of the same kind: a domain that shares your analytics ID and your name servers usually ranks above one that shares three of your IP addresses.

What is relevance to the seed?​

Relevance to the seed tells how central a node is to your seed across the whole graph. The most central node is at 100% and the others are measured against it. A node reached through several strong links ranks above one that hangs off a single weak link, so relevance is a good guide to where to pivot next.

Each connection has a link score. Select a node and read Why this link to see the terms behind it. A term that changes nothing is hidden, ↑ marks a term that raises the score and ↓ one that lowers it.

TermWhat it measures
RarityHow few hosts share the value in the index. A value shared by millions of hosts says little.
Signal reliabilityHow much this kind of evidence usually says about common ownership. A shared analytics ID says more than a shared IP address.
SimilarityFor favicons, how close the icon looks to your target's.
Value contextWhat Pivot knows about the value itself. An address at a shared hosting provider, or a value other analysts often mute, weighs less.
TimingWhether the observations overlap in time. Evidence last seen long ago weighs less.
CohesionFor a value many domains share, how many of those domains other evidence also ties to your seed.
Certificate diversityFor a certificate, whether the names it lists belong together. A certificate bundling unrelated sites weighs less.

The same terms explain the percentage next to each row of Correlations.

Why are some sources muted automatically?​

Some values link thousands of unrelated customers: CDN and website-builder addresses, parking services, and the name servers registrars use for suspended domains. Pivot mutes them so they do not crowd out the evidence that matters. Muted automatically lists them; choose Show to bring one back into the graph.

What are groups and bridges?​

Pivot splits the graph into groups: nodes linked more to each other than to the rest of the graph. In the full graph, turn on Color by group to see them. A bridge ties groups together, and removing it would split the graph. A bridge is often where two operations, or two parts of an organization, meet.

How should I use the scores?​

Use them to decide what to look at first. They rank leads and do not prove ownership, and correlation levels are read separately. Before you use a connection, open the node, check Why this link and the supporting observations, and make your own assessment.