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Class: Indicator

_Indicators contain a pattern that can be used to detect suspicious or malicious cyber activity. _

URI: attack:Indicator

 classDiagram
    class Indicator
    click Indicator href "../Indicator/"
      StixDomainObject <|-- Indicator
        click StixDomainObject href "../StixDomainObject/"

      Indicator : confidence

      Indicator : created

      Indicator : created_by_ref

      Indicator : description

      Indicator : extensions

      Indicator : external_references





        Indicator --> "*" ExternalReference : external_references
        click ExternalReference href "../ExternalReference/"



      Indicator : granular_markings





        Indicator --> "*" GranularMarking : granular_markings
        click GranularMarking href "../GranularMarking/"



      Indicator : id

      Indicator : indicator_types

      Indicator : kill_chain_phases





        Indicator --> "*" KillChainPhase : kill_chain_phases
        click KillChainPhase href "../KillChainPhase/"



      Indicator : labels

      Indicator : lang

      Indicator : modified

      Indicator : name

      Indicator : object_marking_refs

      Indicator : pattern

      Indicator : pattern_type

      Indicator : pattern_version

      Indicator : revoked

      Indicator : spec_version





        Indicator --> "1" SpecVersionEnum : spec_version
        click SpecVersionEnum href "../SpecVersionEnum/"



      Indicator : type

      Indicator : valid_from

      Indicator : valid_until

Inheritance

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
indicator_types *
IndicatorTypeOv or 
String		 This field is an Open Vocabulary that specifies the type of indicator direct
pattern 1
String		 The detection pattern for this indicator direct
pattern_type 1
PatternTypeOv or 
String		 The type of pattern used in this indicator direct
pattern_version 0..1
String		 The version of the pattern that is used direct
valid_from 1
Datetime		 The time from which this indicator should be considered valuable intelligence direct
valid_until 0..1
Datetime		 The time at which this indicator should no longer be considered valuable inte... direct
kill_chain_phases *
KillChainPhase		 Kill chain phases associated with this object direct
type 1
StixTypeName		 STIX object type Core, StixEntity
spec_version 1
SpecVersionEnum		 STIX specification version Core
id 1
StixIdentifier		 STIX object identifier Core, StixEntity
created 1
Datetime		 Creation timestamp Core
modified 1
Datetime		 Modification timestamp Core
created_by_ref 0..1
StixIdentifier		 ID of the object that created this object Core
labels *
String		 Terms used to describe this object Core
revoked 0..1
Boolean		 Indicates whether this object has been revoked Core
confidence 0..1
Integer		 Confidence that the producer has in this data Core
lang 0..1
String		 Language of textual properties Core
external_references *
ExternalReference		 External references to non-STIX information Core
object_marking_refs *
StixIdentifier		 Marking definition references applied to this object Core
granular_markings *
GranularMarking		 Granular markings that apply to selected content Core
extensions *
String		 Open-ended extension payloads Core
name 0..1
String		 Human-readable name StixEntity
description 0..1
String		 Human-readable description StixEntity

In Subsets

Comments

  • jsonschema_source: https://github.com/oasis-open/cti-stix2-json-schemas/tree/master/schemas/sdos/indicator.json source: https://github.com/oasis-open/cti-stix2-json-schemas/blob/master/pattern_grammar/STIXPattern.g4 validator_hint: validate-indicator-pattern-with-antlr

Notes

  • pattern syntax and parse validity are enforced by the STIX pattern ANTLR grammar.

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self attack:Indicator
native attack:Indicator

LinkML Source

Direct

name: Indicator
description: 'Indicators contain a pattern that can be used to detect suspicious or
  malicious cyber activity. '
notes:
- pattern syntax and parse validity are enforced by the STIX pattern ANTLR grammar.
comments:
- 'jsonschema_source: https://github.com/oasis-open/cti-stix2-json-schemas/tree/master/schemas/sdos/indicator.json
  source: https://github.com/oasis-open/cti-stix2-json-schemas/blob/master/pattern_grammar/STIXPattern.g4
  validator_hint: validate-indicator-pattern-with-antlr'
in_subset:
- sdos
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
is_a: StixDomainObject
slots:
- indicator_types
- pattern
- pattern_type
- pattern_version
- valid_from
- valid_until
- kill_chain_phases
slot_usage:
  id:
    name: id
    pattern: ^indicator--[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-5][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$
  type:
    name: type
    pattern: ^indicator$
  pattern:
    name: pattern
    required: true
  pattern_type:
    name: pattern_type
    required: true
  valid_from:
    name: valid_from
    required: true
  indicator_types:
    name: indicator_types
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
  kill_chain_phases:
    name: kill_chain_phases
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'

Induced

name: Indicator
description: 'Indicators contain a pattern that can be used to detect suspicious or
  malicious cyber activity. '
notes:
- pattern syntax and parse validity are enforced by the STIX pattern ANTLR grammar.
comments:
- 'jsonschema_source: https://github.com/oasis-open/cti-stix2-json-schemas/tree/master/schemas/sdos/indicator.json
  source: https://github.com/oasis-open/cti-stix2-json-schemas/blob/master/pattern_grammar/STIXPattern.g4
  validator_hint: validate-indicator-pattern-with-antlr'
in_subset:
- sdos
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
is_a: StixDomainObject
slot_usage:
  id:
    name: id
    pattern: ^indicator--[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-5][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$
  type:
    name: type
    pattern: ^indicator$
  pattern:
    name: pattern
    required: true
  pattern_type:
    name: pattern_type
    required: true
  valid_from:
    name: valid_from
    required: true
  indicator_types:
    name: indicator_types
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
  kill_chain_phases:
    name: kill_chain_phases
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
attributes:
  indicator_types:
    name: indicator_types
    description: This field is an Open Vocabulary that specifies the type of indicator.
      Open vocab - indicator-type-ov
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    rank: 1000
    alias: indicator_types
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Indicator
    range: string
    multivalued: true
    any_of:
    - range: IndicatorTypeOv
    - range: string
  pattern:
    name: pattern
    description: The detection pattern for this indicator.
    comments:
    - 'validator_hint: parse-with-stix-pattern-antlr-grammar'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    related_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:hasFacet
    rank: 1000
    alias: pattern
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Indicator
    range: string
    required: true
  pattern_type:
    name: pattern_type
    description: The type of pattern used in this indicator.
    comments:
    - 'open_vocabulary: PatternTypeOv'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    related_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:hasFacet
    rank: 1000
    alias: pattern_type
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Indicator
    range: string
    required: true
    pattern: ^[a-z0-9\-]+$
    any_of:
    - range: PatternTypeOv
    - range: string
  pattern_version:
    name: pattern_version
    description: The version of the pattern that is used.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    related_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:specVersion
    rank: 1000
    alias: pattern_version
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Indicator
    range: string
  valid_from:
    name: valid_from
    description: The time from which this indicator should be considered valuable
      intelligence.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    rank: 1000
    alias: valid_from
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Indicator
    range: datetime
    required: true
  valid_until:
    name: valid_until
    description: The time at which this indicator should no longer be considered valuable
      intelligence.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    rank: 1000
    alias: valid_until
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Indicator
    range: datetime
  kill_chain_phases:
    name: kill_chain_phases
    description: Kill chain phases associated with this object.
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    rank: 1000
    alias: kill_chain_phases
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - AttackPattern
    - Indicator
    - Infrastructure
    - Malware
    - Tool
    range: KillChainPhase
    multivalued: true
  type:
    name: type
    description: STIX object type.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    related_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:state
    rank: 1000
    alias: type
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - StixEntity
    - Bundle
    - Core
    - CyberObservableCore
    - ExtensionDefinition
    - LanguageContent
    - MarkingDefinition
    - File
    range: stix_type_name
    required: true
    pattern: ^indicator$
  spec_version:
    name: spec_version
    description: STIX specification version.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    close_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:specVersion
    rank: 1000
    alias: spec_version
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    - CyberObservableCore
    - MarkingDefinition
    range: SpecVersionEnum
    required: true
  id:
    name: id
    description: STIX object identifier.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    related_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:externalReference
    rank: 1000
    alias: id
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - StixEntity
    - Bundle
    - Core
    - CyberObservableCore
    - ExtensionDefinition
    - LanguageContent
    - MarkingDefinition
    - File
    range: stix_identifier
    required: true
    pattern: ^indicator--[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-5][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$
  created:
    name: created
    description: Creation timestamp.
    notes:
    - STIX core timestamps require millisecond precision.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    close_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:objectCreatedTime
    rank: 1000
    alias: created
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    - MarkingDefinition
    range: datetime
    required: true
    pattern: T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3,}Z$
  modified:
    name: modified
    description: Modification timestamp.
    notes:
    - STIX core timestamps require millisecond precision.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    close_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:modifiedTime
    rank: 1000
    alias: modified
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    range: datetime
    required: true
    pattern: T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3,}Z$
  created_by_ref:
    name: created_by_ref
    description: ID of the object that created this object.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    close_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:createdBy
    rank: 1000
    alias: created_by_ref
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    - MarkingDefinition
    range: stix_identifier
  labels:
    name: labels
    description: Terms used to describe this object.
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    close_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:tag
    rank: 1000
    alias: labels
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    range: string
    multivalued: true
  revoked:
    name: revoked
    description: Indicates whether this object has been revoked.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    rank: 1000
    alias: revoked
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    range: boolean
  confidence:
    name: confidence
    description: Confidence that the producer has in this data.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    rank: 1000
    alias: confidence
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    range: integer
    minimum_value: 0
    maximum_value: 100
  lang:
    name: lang
    description: Language of textual properties.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    rank: 1000
    alias: lang
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    - GranularMarking
    range: string
  external_references:
    name: external_references
    description: External references to non-STIX information.
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    close_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:externalReference
    rank: 1000
    alias: external_references
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    - MarkingDefinition
    range: ExternalReference
    multivalued: true
  object_marking_refs:
    name: object_marking_refs
    description: Marking definition references applied to this object.
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    close_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:objectMarking
    rank: 1000
    alias: object_marking_refs
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    - CyberObservableCore
    - MarkingDefinition
    range: stix_identifier
    multivalued: true
  granular_markings:
    name: granular_markings
    description: Granular markings that apply to selected content.
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_minItems: "1"'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    narrow_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:objectMarking
    rank: 1000
    alias: granular_markings
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    - CyberObservableCore
    - MarkingDefinition
    range: GranularMarking
    multivalued: true
  extensions:
    name: extensions
    description: Open-ended extension payloads.
    notes:
    - JSON Schema uses patternProperties for extension keys; exact key validation
      is delegated to validator tooling.
    comments:
    - 'jsonschema_rule: patternProperties validator_hint: validate-extension-keys-and-values'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    related_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:hasFacet
    rank: 1000
    alias: extensions
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - Core
    - CyberObservableCore
    - MarkingDefinition
    - File
    range: string
    multivalued: true
  name:
    name: name
    description: Human-readable name.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    exact_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:name
    rank: 1000
    alias: name
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - RelatedAsset
    - StixEntity
    - ExtensionDefinition
    - MarkingDefinition
    - AutonomousSystem
    - File
    range: string
  description:
    name: description
    description: Human-readable description.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/attack
    close_mappings:
    - unified_cyber_ontology:description
    rank: 1000
    alias: description
    owner: Indicator
    domain_of:
    - RelatedAsset
    - MutableElement
    - StixEntity
    - ExtensionDefinition
    - ExternalReference
    range: string