Contact

The Contact class describes contact information for organizations and personnel involved in the incident. This class allows for the naming of the involved party, specifying contact information for them, and identifying their role in the incident.

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See Section 5.1.">[STRING] ext-type (Optional) </td></tr>%<tr><td BGCOLOR="#CCFF66" HREF="/idmef_parser/IODEF/Contact.html" TITLE="This attribute is defined in Section 3.2.">[ENUM] restriction (Optional) </td></tr>%</table>>, pos="112,216", shape=plaintext, width=3.1111]; Contact -> Contact [label="0..*", lp="112,361", pos="e,132.86,335.75 91.14,335.75 95.476,346.65 102.43,353.5 112,353.5 118.58,353.5 123.92,350.26 128.03,344.7"]; RegistryHandle [height=0.98611, label=<<table BORDER="0" CELLBORDER="1" CELLSPACING="0"> <tr > <td BGCOLOR="#7a993d" HREF="/idmef_parser/IODEF/RegistryHandle.html" TITLE="The RegistryHandle class represents a handle into an Internet registry or community-specific database. The handle is specified in the element content and the type attribute specifies the database. ">RegistryHandle</td> </tr>" %<tr><td BGCOLOR="#CCFF66" HREF="/idmef_parser/IODEF/RegistryHandle.html" TITLE="The database to which the handle belongs. The default value is &#39;local&#39;. 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">Email</td> </tr>" %<tr><td BGCOLOR="#CCFF66" HREF="/idmef_parser/IODEF/Email.html" TITLE="A free-form description of the element content (e.g., hours of coverage for a given number).">[ENUM] meaning (Optional) </td></tr>%</table>>, pos="387,177", shape=plaintext, width=2.5972]; Contact -> Email [label="0..*", lp="253,203.5", pos="e,293.38,190.23 224.04,200.14 243.65,197.34 263.99,194.43 283.35,191.66"]; AdditionalData [height=1.8611, label=<<table BORDER="0" CELLBORDER="1" CELLSPACING="0"> <tr > <td BGCOLOR="#997a3d" HREF="/idmef_parser/IODEF/AdditionalData.html" TITLE="The AdditionalData class serves as an extension mechanism for information not otherwise represented in the data model. For relatively simple information, atomic data types (e.g., integers, strings) are provided with a mechanism to annotate their meaning. 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Aggregates

ContactName (0..1)

The name of the contact. The contact may either be an organization or a person. The type attribute disambiguates the semantics.

Description (0..*)

A free-form description of this contact. In the case of a person, this is often the organizational title of the individual.

RegistryHandle (0..*)

A handle name into the registry of the contact.

PostalAddress (0..1)

The postal address of the contact.

Email (0..*)

The email address of the contact.

Telephone (0..*)

The telephone number of the contact.

Fax (0..1)

The facsimile telephone number of the contact.

Timezone (0..1)

The timezone in which the contact resides formatted according to Section 2.9.

Contact (0..*)

A Contact instance contained within another Contact instance inherits the values of the parent(s). This recursive definition can be used to group common data pertaining to multiple points of contact and is especially useful when listing multiple contacts at the same organization.

AdditionalData (0..*)

A mechanism by which to extend the data model.

Attributes

role (Required)

Indicates the role the contact fulfills. This attribute is defined as an enumerated list:
Rank Keyword Description
1 creator The entity that generate the document.
2 admin An administrative contact for a host or network.
3 tech A technical contact for a host or network.
4 irt The CSIRT involved in handling the incident.
5 cc An entity that is to be kept informed about the handling of the incident.
6 ext-value An escape value used to extend this attribute. See Section 5.1.

ext-role (Optional)

A means by which to extend the role attribute. See Section 5.1.

type (Required)

Indicates the type of contact being described. This attribute is defined as an enumerated list:
Rank Keyword Description
1 person The information for this contact references an individual.
2 organization The information for this contact references an organization.
3 ext-value An escape value used to extend this attribute. See Section 5.1.

ext-type (Optional)

A means by which to extend the type attribute. See Section 5.1.

restriction (Optional)

This attribute is defined in Section 3.2.


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