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CS0-003 · Question #371

Which of the following makes STIX and OpenloC information readable by both humans and machines?

The correct answer is A. XML. STIX and OpenloC are two standards for representing and exchanging cyber threat intelligence (CTI) information. STIX stands for Structured Threat Information Expression and OpenloC stands for Open Location and Identity Coordinates. Both standards use XML as the underlying data…

Submitted by anjalisingh· Mar 6, 2026Security operations

Question

Which of the following makes STIX and OpenloC information readable by both humans and machines?

Options

  • AXML
  • BURL
  • COVAL
  • DTAXII

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    92% (35)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    5% (2)

Explanation

STIX and OpenloC are two standards for representing and exchanging cyber threat intelligence (CTI) information. STIX stands for Structured Threat Information Expression and OpenloC stands for Open Location and Identity Coordinates. Both standards use XML as the underlying data format to encode the information in a structured and machine-readable way. XML stands for Extensible Markup Language and it is a widely used standard for defining and exchanging data on the web. XML uses tags, attributes, and elements to describe the structure and meaning of the data. XML is also human- readable, as it uses plain text and follows a hierarchical and nested structure. XML is not the only format that can be used to make STIX and OpenloC information readable by both humans and machines, but it is the most common and widely supported one. Other formats that can be used include JSON, CSV, or PDF, depending on the use case and the preferences of the information producers and consumers.

Topics

#STIX#OpenIOC#threat intelligence#XML

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