Persona test harness
Anti-inflation test
Five synthetic users run through the real v3.1 scoring model. The overconfident user picks the ideal answers but cannot back them up — they must not earn the same confidence as the genuine expert.
✓ Inflation check passed
Expert confidence 88% vs overconfident confidence 60%. Confidence correctly separates genuine knowledge from optimistic self-reporting.
| Persona | Security | Confidence | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|
Security-conscious expert Strong, specific, recently confirmed controls. | 100 | 88% | High security / high confidence |
Overconfident user Picks the ideal answers but cannot provide consistent follow-up or verification. | 92 | 60% | High security / high confidence |
Average consumer Mixed controls, some uncertainty, SMS MFA. | 70 | 76% | High security / high confidence |
Security beginner (honest) Weak controls but accurate, consistent, specific answers. | 26 | 83% | Low security / high confidence |
Uncertain user Many "not sure" answers. | 31 | 22% | Low security / low confidence |
Gamer (optimizes for 100) Deliberately picks every answer that maximizes the score, with full certainty and self-confirmation. | 100 | 88% | High security / high confidence |
Confident but inconsistent Claims strong controls with full certainty, but provides conflicting follow-ups. | 92 | 66% | High security / high confidence |
Highly secure but uncertain Strong actual behaviors but many uncertain responses and no self-confirmation. | 82 | 76% | High security / high confidence |
Weak but knowledgeable Clearly understands their poor controls and answers precisely and consistently. | 26 | 83% | Low security / high confidence |
One catastrophic weakness Strong everywhere except no MFA on the primary email. | 79 | 85% | High security / high confidence |
Security-conscious expert
High security / high confidence.Domain scores
- Identity & Access100
- Passwords & Accounts100
- Device Security100
- Privacy & Exposure100
- Recovery & Resilience100
Consistency & confidence signals
- "Not sure" answers: 0
- Conflicts: 0
- High-confidence answers: 13
- Needs verification: 0
Overconfident user
High security score, but LOWER confidence than the expert (conflicts + skipped self-confirmation).Domain scores
- Identity & Access81
- Passwords & Accounts86
- Device Security100
- Privacy & Exposure100
- Recovery & Resilience100
Consistency & confidence signals
- "Not sure" answers: 1
- Conflicts: 2
- High-confidence answers: 10
- Needs verification: 4
strong — You said you generate unique passwords, but also said several accounts share a single password.
soft — You confirmed MFA is enabled but were unsure which method you use.
Average consumer
Mid security, mid confidence.Domain scores
- Identity & Access76
- Passwords & Accounts59
- Device Security68
- Privacy & Exposure80
- Recovery & Resilience72
Consistency & confidence signals
- "Not sure" answers: 1
- Conflicts: 0
- High-confidence answers: 10
- Needs verification: 3
Security beginner (honest)
Low security, but relatively HIGH confidence (honest + consistent).Domain scores
- Identity & Access17
- Passwords & Accounts22
- Device Security38
- Privacy & Exposure30
- Recovery & Resilience25
Consistency & confidence signals
- "Not sure" answers: 0
- Conflicts: 0
- High-confidence answers: 11
- Needs verification: 0
Uncertain user
Conservative security credit, LOW confidence.Domain scores
- Identity & Access24
- Passwords & Accounts28
- Device Security37
- Privacy & Exposure40
- Recovery & Resilience32
Consistency & confidence signals
- "Not sure" answers: 13
- Conflicts: 0
- High-confidence answers: 0
- Needs verification: 13
Gamer (optimizes for 100)
Security 100. Confidence high but capped below 100 (self-reported ceiling).Domain scores
- Identity & Access100
- Passwords & Accounts100
- Device Security100
- Privacy & Exposure100
- Recovery & Resilience100
Consistency & confidence signals
- "Not sure" answers: 0
- Conflicts: 0
- High-confidence answers: 13
- Needs verification: 0
Confident but inconsistent
High security, but confidence reduced by two conflicts (MFA method + password reuse).Domain scores
- Identity & Access81
- Passwords & Accounts86
- Device Security100
- Privacy & Exposure100
- Recovery & Resilience100
Consistency & confidence signals
- "Not sure" answers: 1
- Conflicts: 2
- High-confidence answers: 12
- Needs verification: 1
strong — You said you generate unique passwords, but also said several accounts share a single password.
soft — You confirmed MFA is enabled but were unsure which method you use.
Highly secure but uncertain
High-ish security, moderate confidence (uncertain + unconfirmed).Domain scores
- Identity & Access89
- Passwords & Accounts92
- Device Security68
- Privacy & Exposure80
- Recovery & Resilience72
Consistency & confidence signals
- "Not sure" answers: 1
- Conflicts: 0
- High-confidence answers: 11
- Needs verification: 3
Weak but knowledgeable
Low security, but high confidence (honest, specific, consistent).Domain scores
- Identity & Access17
- Passwords & Accounts22
- Device Security38
- Privacy & Exposure30
- Recovery & Resilience25
Consistency & confidence signals
- "Not sure" answers: 0
- Conflicts: 0
- High-confidence answers: 11
- Needs verification: 0
One catastrophic weakness
Security well below 100 (identity domain tanks) but still strong elsewhere; confidence high.Domain scores
- Identity & Access17
- Passwords & Accounts100
- Device Security100
- Privacy & Exposure100
- Recovery & Resilience100
Consistency & confidence signals
- "Not sure" answers: 0
- Conflicts: 0
- High-confidence answers: 11
- Needs verification: 0