A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for using a behavioral fingerprint via a behavioral fingerprint operation. In various embodiments the behavioral fingerprint operation includes: monitoring an electronically-observable action of an entity, the electronically-observable action of the entity corresponding to an event enacted by the entity; converting the electronically-observable action of the entity to electronic information representing the action of the entity; generating the behavioral fingerprint based upon observations associated with the action of the entity; and, using the behavioral fingerprint in combination with an adaptive trust profile to generate an inference regarding the entity.