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# xdm.target.host

The target host of the activity.

|           |               |
| --------- | ------------- |
| Datatype  | Compound.Host |
| Dataclass | Compound      |

## Fields

#### `xdm.target.host.hostname`

|             |                                                   |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The host name of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | String                                            |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                            |

#### `xdm.target.host.os_family`

|             |                                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Description | The operating system of the target host of the activity.                                                                                               |
| Datatype    | [`XDM_CONST.OS_FAMILY`](/xsiam-data-model-schema/consts/os-family.md)                                                                                  |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                                                                                                                 |
| Examples    | XDM\_CONST.OS\_FAMILY\_WINDOWS, XDM\_CONST.OS\_FAMILY\_MACOS, XDM\_CONST.OS\_FAMILY\_LINUX, XDM\_CONST.OS\_FAMILY\_ANDROID, XDM\_CONST.OS\_FAMILY\_IOS |

#### `xdm.target.host.os`

|             |                                                                                      |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Description | The specific operating system of the target host of the activity, including version. |
| Datatype    | String                                                                               |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                                               |

#### `xdm.target.host.os_distribution`

|             |                                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Description | The operating system distribution of the target host of the activity.                                                                                  |
| Datatype    | [`XDM_CONST.OS_FAMILY`](/xsiam-data-model-schema/consts/os-family.md)                                                                                  |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                                                                                                                 |
| Examples    | XDM\_CONST.OS\_FAMILY\_WINDOWS, XDM\_CONST.OS\_FAMILY\_MACOS, XDM\_CONST.OS\_FAMILY\_LINUX, XDM\_CONST.OS\_FAMILY\_ANDROID, XDM\_CONST.OS\_FAMILY\_IOS |

#### `xdm.target.host.os_release`

|             |                                                                         |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The operating system distro release of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | String                                                                  |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                                  |
| Examples    | jammy                                                                   |

#### `xdm.target.host.fqdn`

|             |                                                                            |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | String                                                                     |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                                     |

#### `xdm.target.host.device_category`

|             |                                                             |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The device category of the target host of the activity.     |
| Datatype    | String                                                      |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                      |
| Examples    | Infusion System, ATM Machine, Personal Computer, 3D Printer |

#### `xdm.target.host.device_model`

|             |                                                      |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The device model of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | String                                               |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                               |
| Examples    | iPad, PA-3200, ThinkPad E14, e2-highmem-8, t2.micro  |

#### `xdm.target.host.device_id`

|             |                                                          |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The unique device ID of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | String                                                   |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                   |

#### `xdm.target.host.ipv4_addresses`

|             |                                                        |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Description | The IPv4 addresses of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | IPv4                                                   |
| Dataclass   | Array                                                  |

#### `xdm.target.host.ipv6_addresses`

|             |                                                        |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Description | The IPv6 addresses of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | IPv6                                                   |
| Dataclass   | Array                                                  |

#### `xdm.target.host.ipv4_public_addresses`

|             |                                                               |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The IPv4 public addresses of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | IPv4                                                          |
| Dataclass   | Array                                                         |

#### `xdm.target.host.ipv6_public_addresses`

|             |                                                               |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The IPv6 public addresses of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | IPv6                                                          |
| Dataclass   | Array                                                         |

#### `xdm.target.host.mac_addresses`

|             |                                                       |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The MAC addresses of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | String                                                |
| Dataclass   | Array                                                 |

#### `xdm.target.host.manufacturer`

|             |                                                             |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The device manufacturer of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | String                                                      |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                      |

#### `xdm.target.host.hardware_uuid`

|             |                                                                          |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Description | The unique hardware manufacturing ID of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | String                                                                   |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                                   |

#### `xdm.target.host.boot_time`

|             |                                                                  |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The last known start up time of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | Timestamp                                                        |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                           |

#### `xdm.target.host.image`

|             |                                                               |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The image/runtime name/ID of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | String                                                        |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                        |
| Examples    | ami-19231, python3.9, nodejs14.x                              |

#### `xdm.target.host.memory`

|             |                                                                       |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The memory capacity size in bytes of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | Number                                                                |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                                |
| Unit        | Bytes                                                                 |

#### `xdm.target.host.state`

|             |                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | The state of the target host of the activity.                                                                                                                   |
| Datatype    | [`XDM_CONST.HOST_STATE_TYPE`](/xsiam-data-model-schema/consts/host-state-type.md)                                                                               |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                                                                                                                          |
| Examples    | XDM\_CONST.HOST\_STATE\_TYPE\_RUNNING, XDM\_CONST.HOST\_STATE\_TYPE\_SUSPENDED, XDM\_CONST.HOST\_STATE\_TYPE\_STOPPED, XDM\_CONST.HOST\_STATE\_TYPE\_TERMINATED |

#### `xdm.target.host.found_in_vm_image`

|             |                                                                  |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description | Whether a finding present on of the target host of the activity. |
| Datatype    | Boolean                                                          |
| Dataclass   | Scalar                                                           |


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