Source fallback
Source fallback describes when .auDO uses alternate public sources or fallback collection paths because a preferred source is unavailable or incomplete.
Observed evidence
Observed by .auDO
These fields describe the public evidence .auDO records for this signal where available.
Interpretation
How to read this signal
This signal is useful as public evidence of visible posture or change, not as a conclusion on its own.
Why it matters
Fallback improves collection resilience and helps preserve public evidence when a preferred source is unavailable or incomplete.
What change may indicate
Fallback may reflect temporary source unavailability, incomplete RDAP responses, registry or registrar availability, collection retry behaviour or source differences.
Limits
What it cannot tell us
Fallback can affect consistency and comparability. It does not prove risk, safety, compromise, negligence, intent or that a domain changed operationally.
Observations are descriptive records, not risk scores, allegations or evidence of compromise.
Observed patterns
Common observations
Report surface
Where it appears
This signal can appear in daily reports, the observation panel, methodology notes, derived report artefacts and preserved raw snapshot evidence when the relevant fields are present.
Nearby signals
Related signals
Use alongside
Explore this signal in context
Provenance signals are most useful when read alongside reports, methodology notes and the observation panel.