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Namespaced Properties (cbom:*)

Extended properties using the cbom:* namespace provide additional detail.


Algorithm Properties

{
  "name": "cbom:algo:primitive",
  "value": "block-cipher"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:algo:key_size",
  "value": "256"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:algo:is_weak",
  "value": "false"
}

Certificate Properties

{
  "name": "cbom:cert:signature_algorithm_oid",
  "value": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.11"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:cert:validity_state",
  "value": "active"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:cert:revocation_status",
  "value": "GOOD"
}
Property Values
validity_state pre-activation, active, deactivated
revocation_status GOOD, REVOKED, UNKNOWN

Key Properties

{
  "name": "cbom:key:type",
  "value": "RSA"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:key:size",
  "value": "2048"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:key:storage_security",
  "value": "encrypted"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:key:is_weak",
  "value": "false"
}
storage_security Description
plaintext Unencrypted file
encrypted Password-protected
hsm Hardware Security Module
tpm Trusted Platform Module
keyring OS keyring/keychain

Protocol Properties

{
  "name": "cbom:proto:type",
  "value": "TLS"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:proto:version",
  "value": "1.3"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:proto:security_profile",
  "value": "MODERN"
}
security_profile Description
MODERN TLS 1.3 only, strong ciphers
INTERMEDIATE TLS 1.2+, good ciphers
OLD TLS 1.0/1.1, weak ciphers

Service Properties

{
  "name": "cbom:svc:name",
  "value": "Apache HTTPD"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:svc:version",
  "value": "2.4.52"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:svc:is_running",
  "value": "true"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:svc:port",
  "value": "443"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:svc:config_file",
  "value": "/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default-ssl.conf"
}

Application Properties

{
  "name": "cbom:app:role",
  "value": "service"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:app:binary_path",
  "value": "/usr/sbin/nginx"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:app:detection_method",
  "value": "BINARY_SCAN_PARALLEL"
}
role Description
service Network daemon
client Client application
utility Command-line tool

PQC Properties

{
  "name": "cbom:pqc:status",
  "value": "TRANSITIONAL"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:pqc:alternative",
  "value": "ML-DSA-65"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:pqc:migration_urgency",
  "value": "HIGH"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:pqc:break_estimate",
  "value": "2035"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:pqc:rationale",
  "value": "Quantum-vulnerable but meets current classical security standards"
}
status Description
SAFE Post-quantum secure
TRANSITIONAL Classically strong, quantum-vulnerable
DEPRECATED Broken/weak algorithms
UNSAFE Quantum-vulnerable + weak

Context Properties

Detection provenance information:

{
  "name": "cbom:ctx:detection_method",
  "value": "FILE_CONTENT"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:ctx:confidence",
  "value": "0.95"
},
{
  "name": "cbom:ctx:scanner_name",
  "value": "certificate_scanner"
}
Detection Method Description Confidence
FILE_CONTENT File parsing 0.95-1.0
BINARY_SCAN_PARALLEL ELF analysis 0.85-0.90
KERNEL_CRYPTO_API AF_ALG sockets 0.80
STATIC_LINKED Go/Rust crypto 0.75-0.85
SYMBOL_ANALYSIS Symbol table 0.70-0.80

Common Queries

Find Weak Components

cat cbom.json | jq '.components[] |
    select(.properties[]? | select(.name == "cbom:key:is_weak" and .value == "true")) |
    .name'

Find by Security Profile

cat cbom.json | jq '.components[] |
    select(.properties[]? | select(.name == "cbom:proto:security_profile" and .value == "OLD")) |
    .name'

Find by PQC Status

cat cbom.json | jq '.components[] |
    select(.properties[]? | select(.name == "cbom:pqc:status" and .value == "DEPRECATED")) |
    .name'