Indicator An indicator is a test, or a collection of judgements that define criteria for identifying the activity, or presence of malware, or other unwanted software.
We follow the STiX IndicatorType closely, with the exception of not including observables within the indicator, and preferring a specification object encoded in JSON as opposed to an opaque implementation block.
Additional, you will want to either define judgements against Observables that are linked to this indicator, with the ID in the indicators field of those Judgements, or you can provide a specification value.
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
id | String | Globally unique URI identifying this object. | ✓ |
producer | ShortStringString | ✓ | |
schema_version | String | CTIM schema version for this entity | ✓ |
type | IndicatorTypeIdentifierString | The fixed value indicator | ✓ |
valid_time | ValidTime Object | The time range during which this Indicator is considered valid. | ✓ |
composite_indicator_expression | CompositeIndicatorExpression Object | ||
confidence | HighMedLowString | level of confidence held in the accuracy of this Indicator | |
description | MarkdownString | A description of object, which may be detailed. | |
external_ids | String List | ||
external_references | ExternalReference Object List | Specifies a list of external references which refers to non-CTIM information. This property is used to provide one or more URLs, descriptions, or IDs to records in other systems. | |
indicator_type | IndicatorTypeString List | Specifies the type or types for this Indicator | |
kill_chain_phases | KillChainPhase Object List | relevant kill chain phases indicated by this Indicator | |
language | ShortStringString | The human language this object is specified in. | |
likely_impact | LongStringString | likely potential impact within the relevant context if this Indicator were to occur | |
negate | Boolean | specifies the absence of the pattern | |
revision | Integer | A monotonically increasing revision, incremented each time the object is changed. | |
severity | SeverityString | ||
short_description | MedStringString | A single line, short summary of the object. | |
source | MedStringString | ||
source_uri | String | ||
specification | JudgementSpecification Object | ||
tags | ShortStringString List | Descriptors for this indicator | |
test_mechanisms | MedStringString List | Test Mechanisms effective at identifying the cyber Observables specified in this cyber threat Indicator | |
timestamp | Inst (Date) | The time this object was created at, or last modified. | |
title | ShortStringString | A short title for this object, used as primary display and reference value | |
tlp | TLPString | Specification for how, and to whom, this object can be shared. |
level of confidence held in the accuracy of this Indicator
This entry is optional
A description of object, which may be detailed.
This entry is optional
Specifies a list of external references which refers to non-CTIM information. This property is used to provide one or more URLs, descriptions, or IDs to records in other systems.
Globally unique URI identifying this object.
This entry is required
https://www.domain.com/ctia/judgement/judgement-de305d54-75b4-431b-adb2-eb6b9e546014
for a Judgement. This ID type compares to the STIX id field. The optional STIX idref field is not used.Specifies the type or types for this Indicator
This entry is optional
This entry's type is sequential (allows zero or more values)
relevant kill chain phases indicated by this Indicator
The human language this object is specified in.
This entry is optional
likely potential impact within the relevant context if this Indicator were to occur
This entry is optional
specifies the absence of the pattern
This entry is required
Dev Notes: TODO - Document what is supposed to be in this field!
A monotonically increasing revision, incremented each time the object is changed.
This entry is optional
CTIM schema version for this entity
This entry is required
This entry is optional
A single line, short summary of the object.
This entry is optional
This entry is optional
This entry is optional
This entry is optional
Descriptors for this indicator
This entry is optional
This entry's type is sequential (allows zero or more values)
Test Mechanisms effective at identifying the cyber Observables specified in this cyber threat Indicator
This entry is optional
This entry's type is sequential (allows zero or more values)
Dev Notes: simplified
The time this object was created at, or last modified.
This entry is optional
A short title for this object, used as primary display and reference value
This entry is optional
Specification for how, and to whom, this object can be shared.
This entry is optional
The fixed value indicator
This entry is required
The time range during which this Indicator is considered valid.
ExternalReference External references are used to describe pointers to information represented outside of CTIM. For example, a Malware object could use an external reference to indicate an ID for that malware in an external database or a report could use references to represent source material.
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
source_name | MedStringString | The source within which the external-reference is defined (system, registry, organization, etc.) | ✓ |
description | MarkdownString | ||
external_id | String | An identifier for the external reference content. | |
hashes | String List | Specifies a dictionary of hashes for the contents of the url. | |
url | String | A URL reference to an external resource |
This entry is optional
An identifier for the external reference content.
Specifies a dictionary of hashes for the contents of the url.
The source within which the external-reference is defined (system, registry, organization, etc.)
This entry is required
A URL reference to an external resource
This entry is optional
ValidTime Period of time when a cyber observation is valid.
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
end_time | Inst (Date) | If end_time is not present, then the valid time position of the object does not have an upper bound. | |
start_time | Inst (Date) | If not present, the valid time position of the indicator does not have an upper bound |
If end_time is not present, then the valid time position of the object does not have an upper bound.
This entry is optional
If not present, the valid time position of the indicator does not have an upper bound
This entry is optional
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
indicator_ids | String List | ✓ | |
operator | BooleanOperatorString | ✓ |
This entry is required
This entry's type is sequential (allows zero or more values)
This entry is required
KillChainPhase The kill-chain-phase represents a phase in a kill chain, which describes the various phases an attacker may undertake in order to achieve their objectives.
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
kill_chain_name | String | The name of the kill chain. | ✓ |
phase_name | String | The name of the phase in the kill chain. | ✓ |
The name of the kill chain.
This entry is required
The name of the phase in the kill chain.
This entry is required
JudgementSpecification An indicator based on a list of judgements. If any of the Observables in it's judgements are encountered, than it may be matches against. If there are any required judgements, they all must be matched in order for the indicator to be considered a match.
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
judgements | String List | ✓ | |
required_judgements | RelatedJudgement Object List | ✓ | |
type | JudgementSpecificationTypeString | ✓ |
This entry is required
This entry's type is sequential (allows zero or more values)
This entry is required
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
judgement_id | String | ✓ | |
confidence | HighMedLowString | ||
relationship | String | ||
source | String |
This entry is optional
This entry is required
ThreatBrainSpecification An indicator which runs in threatbrain...
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
type | ThreatBrainSpecificationTypeString | ✓ | |
variables | String List | ✓ | |
query | String |
This entry is required
SnortSpecification An indicator which runs in snort...
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
snort_sig | String | ✓ | |
type | SnortSpecificationTypeString | ✓ |
This entry is required
SIOCSpecification An indicator which runs in snort...
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
SIOC | String | ✓ | |
type | SIOCSpecificationTypeString | ✓ |
This entry is required
OpenIOCSpecification An indicator which contains an XML blob of an openIOC indicator..
Property | Type | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|---|
open_IOC | String | ✓ | |
type | OpenIOCSpecificationTypeString | ✓ |
This entry is required
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