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Basic attributes

These are fundamental attributes used for resource identification, location, and basic metadata. They consist of simple data types such as strings, timestamps, and arrays.

Cloud Partition

The cloud partition where the resource exists.

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "cloud_partition": "aws"
    }
  ]
}

Owner account ID

A 12-digit account identifier that the resource belongs to.

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "owner": {
        "account": {
          "uid": "123456789012"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Resource Type

The Amazon CloudFormation resource type that identifies the specific service and resource.

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "type": "AWS::EC2::Instance"
    }
  ]
}

Resource identifier

The unique identifier for the cloud resource (e.g. i-1234567890abcdef0).

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "uid": "i-1234567890abcdef0"
    }
  ]
}

Alternate Resource Identifier

The unique identifier for the cloud resource, typically the Amazon Resource Name (ARN).

Examples

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "uid_alt": "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:123456789012:instance/i-1234567890abcdef0"
    }
  ]
}

"{
  "resources": [
    {
      "uid_alt": "arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket-name"
    }
  ]
}"

Resource Name

The unique name for the cloud resource.

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "name": "My-Server-1"
    }
  ]
}

Cloud Region

The Amazon region where the resource is located.

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "region": "us-west-2"
    }
  ]
}

Resource Creation Time

The time when the resource was created.

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "created_time": 1762019193000
    }
  ]
}

Tags

Key-value pairs for resource metadata and organization.

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "tags": [
        {
          "name": "Environment",
          "value": "Production"
        },
        {
          "name": "Owner",
          "value": "SecurityTeam"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

IP Address

The IP address associated with the instance in either IPv4 or IPv6 format.

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "ip": "10.0.1.25"
    }
  ]
}

IP Addresses

An array of IP addresses (IPv4 or IPv6) associated with the device. These may include both public and private IP addresses.

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "ip_addresses": ["10.0.1.25", "52.12.34.56"]
    }
  ]
}

VPC UID

The VPC ID where the resource is located.

Example

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "vpc_uid": "vpc-0a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8"
    }
  ]
}

Example resource object with basic attributes

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "cloud_partition": "aws",
      "owner": {
        "account": {
          "uid": "123456789012"
        }
      },
      "region": "us-east-1",
      "type": "AWS::EC2::NetworkInterface",
      "uid": "eni-03e6c892dd45e836c",
      "uid_alt": "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:123456789012:network-interface/eni-03e6c892dd45e836c",
      "zone": "us-east-1f",
      "vpc_uid": "vpc-0ef6045717b0362f6"
    }
  ]
}