Asset Types

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

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

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 associates www.example.com, mail.example.com, and wizard.secure-login.example.com as individual assets for a single organization.

Slug Name: Domain

Hostname

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)

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 for google.com).

Slug Name: IP Address