Re: [IDMEF][Issue 8] Classification and ident

Krzysztof Zaraska <[email protected]> Sun, 11 Jan 2004 00:28:47 +0100 (CET)
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.idwg
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2004, Herve Debar wrote:

> Proposal:
> 
> move from
>        1..n
> Alert------Classification
> 
> to
>        1..n            0..n
> Alert-------Message--------Classification
> 
> Message has 2 fields
> - ident (reference)
> - meaning (whatever one wants to put there)
> 
> And classification is reserved for documentation.

I mostly agree, however:

1. Isn't "message" confusing with the root object?

2. What's the rationale for using > 1 Classification/documentation fields
per vulnerbility id?

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