InformationSourceTypeSTIX Common Schema

The Description field provides a description of this information source.

The Identity field is optional and specifies the identity of the information source.

This field is implemented through the xsi:type extension mechanism. The default type is CIQIdentity3.0InstanceType in the http://stix.mitre.org/extensions/Identity#CIQIdentity3.0-1 namespace. This type is defined in the extensions/identity/ciq_identity.xsd file or at the URL http://stix.mitre.org/XMLSchema/extensions/identity/ciq_identity/1.2/ciq_identity.xsd.

Those who wish to express a simple name may also do so by not specifying an xsi:type and using the Name field.

The Role field is optional and enables characterization of the sourcing Role played by this Information Source.

This field is implemented through the xsi:type controlled vocabulary extension mechanism. The default vocabulary type is InformationSourceRoleVocab-1.0 in the http://stix.mitre.org/default_vocabularies-1 namespace. This type is defined in the stix_default_vocabularies.xsd file or at the URL http://stix.mitre.org/XMLSchema/default_vocabularies/1.2.0/stix_default_vocabularies.xsd.

The Contributing_Sources field is optional and enables description of the individual contributing sources involved in this instance.

The Time element is optional and enables description of various time-related attributes for this instance.

The Tools element is optional and enables description of the tools utilized for this instance.

The References field is optional and enables specification of references to information source material for this instance.