Technical record 05 / System
NetRat — Network Intelligence
A network intelligence system concerned with infrastructure discovery, asset relationships and changes across network environments.
Record metadata
| Record | 05 / 16 |
|---|---|
| Classification | System |
| Development status | Implementation status not established in the published brief. |
| System scope | Network Intelligence |
| Related disciplines | Network Infrastructure · Digital Intelligence · Distributed Systems |
Problem domain
Network observations are fragmented across addressing, naming, hosting and service metadata, making relationships and change difficult to interpret.
Engineering objectives
- Correlate IP and DNS observations with hosting context.
- Represent infrastructure relationships and changes over time.
- Preserve the distinction between observation and attribution.
Conceptual architecture
Independent intelligence sources produce observations that are normalized and related through confidence-qualified associations. A relationship view supports review of infrastructure changes and service metadata.
Identity
- DNS names
- IP observations
- Hosting context
Surface
- Service metadata
- Port intelligence
- Observed change
Correlation
- Relationship graph
- Confidence context
- Reviewable history
Processing / execution lifecycle
- Observation intake
- IP and DNS normalization
- Hosting context association
- Service metadata correlation
- Relationship review
- Change history
Technical principles
- Attribution is confidence-qualified
- Observation provenance is retained
- Change is represented explicitly
- Correlation is not proof of ownership
Operational considerations
Coverage, freshness and source provenance influence the interpretation of a relationship. Unresolved associations should remain visible as unresolved.
Security, reliability & disclosure
Private targets, datasets and collection techniques are not disclosed.
Related engineering disciplines