Google Cloud Chronicle UDM Event

Schema for a Chronicle Unified Data Model (UDM) event, representing a normalized security telemetry event.

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Properties

Name Type Description
metadata object Event metadata including type, timestamps, and identifiers
principal object The entity that initiated the event
target object The entity that the event targets
src object The source entity in network events
observer object The entity that observed or reported the event
securityResult array Security results associated with the event
network object Network-related event information
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

google-cloud-chronicle-event-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://cloud.google.com/schemas/chronicle/event.json",
  "title": "Google Cloud Chronicle UDM Event",
  "description": "Schema for a Chronicle Unified Data Model (UDM) event, representing a normalized security telemetry event.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["metadata"],
  "properties": {
    "metadata": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Metadata",
      "description": "Event metadata including type, timestamps, and identifiers"
    },
    "principal": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Entity",
      "description": "The entity that initiated the event"
    },
    "target": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Entity",
      "description": "The entity that the event targets"
    },
    "src": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Entity",
      "description": "The source entity in network events"
    },
    "observer": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Entity",
      "description": "The entity that observed or reported the event"
    },
    "securityResult": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Security results associated with the event",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/SecurityResult"
      }
    },
    "network": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Network",
      "description": "Network-related event information"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Metadata": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Event metadata",
      "required": ["eventType"],
      "properties": {
        "eventType": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The type of the event",
          "enum": [
            "NETWORK_CONNECTION",
            "NETWORK_HTTP",
            "NETWORK_DNS",
            "FILE_CREATION",
            "FILE_DELETION",
            "FILE_MODIFICATION",
            "PROCESS_LAUNCH",
            "PROCESS_TERMINATION",
            "USER_LOGIN",
            "USER_LOGOUT",
            "REGISTRY_CREATION",
            "REGISTRY_MODIFICATION",
            "GENERIC_EVENT",
            "STATUS_UPDATE"
          ]
        },
        "eventTimestamp": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "The timestamp of the event"
        },
        "collectedTimestamp": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "The timestamp when the event was collected"
        },
        "productName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The name of the product that generated the event"
        },
        "vendorName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The name of the vendor of the product"
        },
        "productLogId": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Product-specific log identifier"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Description of the event"
        }
      }
    },
    "Entity": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "An entity (host, user, process, etc.)",
      "properties": {
        "hostname": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The hostname of the entity"
        },
        "ip": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "IP addresses associated with the entity"
        },
        "mac": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "MAC addresses associated with the entity"
        },
        "user": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "userid": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "emailAddresses": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "process": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "pid": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "file": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "fullPath": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "sha256": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            },
            "commandLine": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        },
        "port": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "The port number"
        }
      }
    },
    "SecurityResult": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A security result associated with the event",
      "properties": {
        "action": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["ALLOW", "BLOCK", "QUARANTINE", "UNKNOWN_ACTION"]
        },
        "severity": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["INFORMATIONAL", "LOW", "MEDIUM", "HIGH", "CRITICAL"]
        },
        "category": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The category of the security result"
        },
        "summary": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Summary of the security result"
        },
        "ruleName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The rule that triggered the security result"
        }
      }
    },
    "Network": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Network event information",
      "properties": {
        "ipProtocol": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["TCP", "UDP", "ICMP"]
        },
        "applicationProtocol": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["HTTP", "HTTPS", "DNS", "SMTP", "SSH", "FTP"]
        },
        "sentBytes": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "receivedBytes": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "direction": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["INBOUND", "OUTBOUND"]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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