Struct ExternalReference 

pub struct ExternalReference {
    pub source_name: String,
    pub description: Option<String>,
    pub url: Option<String>,
    pub external_id: Option<String>,
}

External Reference - Links to external resources

Used to reference external sources like ATT&CK techniques, CVEs, or research papers related to MAEC objects.

Fields

source_name: String

Name of the source (e.g., “mitre-attack”, “cve”)

description: Option<String>

Description of the reference

url: Option<String>

URL to the external resource

external_id: Option<String>

External identifier (e.g., “T1055” for ATT&CK)

Implementations

impl ExternalReference

pub fn new(source_name: impl Into<String>) -> Self

Creates a new external reference with just a source name

pub fn attack_technique( technique_id: impl Into<String>, name: impl Into<String>, ) -> Self

Creates an ATT&CK technique reference

Examples

use maec::common::ExternalReference;

let technique = ExternalReference::attack_technique("T1055", "Process Injection");
assert_eq!(technique.source_name, "mitre-attack");
assert_eq!(technique.external_id, Some("T1055".to_string()));

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for ExternalReference

fn clone(&self) -> ExternalReference

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for ExternalReference

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for ExternalReference

fn deserialize<__D>(__deserializer: __D) -> Result<Self, __D::Error>

where __D: Deserializer<'de>,

Deserialize this value from the given Serde deserializer.

impl PartialEq for ExternalReference

fn eq(&self, other: &ExternalReference) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl Serialize for ExternalReference

fn serialize<__S>(&self, __serializer: __S) -> Result<__S::Ok, __S::Error>

where __S: Serializer,

Serialize this value into the given Serde serializer.

impl Eq for ExternalReference

impl StructuralPartialEq for ExternalReference