Assets are machines that are deployed on the Internet that are a part of an organization’s externally facing infrastructure. They represent real-world observations of active systems.
The machines can be identified as the following types of assets:
- Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) Block
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CIDR block
A type of asset that is attributed to an organization. CIDR notation is a way of specifying IP addresses and the associated routing prefix. It appends a slash character to the address and the decimal number of leading bits of the routing prefix, e.g., 193.168.2.0/24 for IPv4, (193.168.2.0-193.168.2.255) and 2001:db8::/32 for IPv6.
- Domain
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A type of asset that is attributed to an organization. See the difference between a domain and host.
Refer to your domain registrar’s database to get domain information, including:
- Availability
- Ownership
- Creation Details
- Expiration details
- Name Servers
Example: The
example.com
attribute associateswww.example.com
,mail.example.com
, andwizard.secure-login.example.com
as individual assets for a single organization.Slug Name:
Domain
- Hostname
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In computer networking, a hostname (nodename) is a label assigned to a device connected to a computer network. It’s used to identify the device for local use, as well as on the Internet.
See the difference between a domain and host.
- Internet Protocol Address (IP Address)
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A type of asset that is attributed to an organization. It is depicted as a series of numbers for uniquely identifying computers connected to the Internet (e.g.,
74.125.226.16
forgoogle.com
).Slug Name:
IP Address
- Mobile Application
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A type of asset that is attributed to an organization. This type includes a publisher’s mobile application offering, as depicted by the Mobile Application Security risk vector.
Slug Names:
Android
iOS
- February 4, 2025: Separated from asset definition; Compiled asset type descriptions from the glossary.
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