Reading list and primary sources

This section records the sources behind the project: academic papers, vendor documentation, threat-surface material, standards, surveys, and sources read and rejected.

The main public artefact here is the Evidence Register. It is a structured index of the extraction entries used by the project, with columns for evidence basis, signals and techniques, threat types, review state, and project impact.

The register is not the narrative evidence review. The narrative work appears across the Foundations, Background, Technical territory, Methodology, and Boundaries sections. The register is the traceability layer: it shows what has been read, what kind of evidence each source provides, and where its limits sit.

Current Register

  • Evidence Register — structured inventory of extracted sources, framing-distance notes, signal and technique cross-indexes, and sources read and rejected

How to Read It

Use the register to answer practical provenance questions:

  • Which sources mention a signal or technique such as JA3/JA4, browser fingerprinting, mouse dynamics, or residential proxies?
  • Is a source a controlled academic study, vendor claim, capability document, survey, tooling README, or taxonomy?
  • Which sources are already reviewed, and which migrated rows still need backfill?
  • What should not be concluded from a source alone?

For the project’s current interpretive position, read the synthesis pages. For the evidence trail behind those pages, use the register.