Reference Materials

Reference documentation, guides, and materials for working with CAC Ontology.

Documentation

Online Documentation

Entities A-Z - Complete alphabetical reference of all ontology entities
Ontology Documentation - Technical documentation and module information
Getting Started Guide - Introduction and quick start

Repository Documentation

Comprehensive documentation in the GitHub repository:

docs/architecture.md - Complete system architecture and module relationships
docs/design.md - Design principles and technical specifications
docs/user_doc.md - User documentation and examples
docs/PRD.md - Product requirements and specifications
docs/glossary.md - Terminology and acronyms

Quick Reference

Namespace Structure

Base Namespace: https://cacontology.projectvic.org
Module Namespaces: https://cacontology.projectvic.org/{module-name}#
Prefix Pattern: cacontology-{module-name}:

Example Usage

@prefix cac-core: <https://cacontology.projectvic.org/core#> .
@prefix cacontology: <https://cacontology.projectvic.org#> .

# Classes and properties use the cacontology: prefix;
# spine types (Entity, Event, Phase, Role, etc.) use cac-core:
:investigation-001 a cacontology:CACInvestigation ;
    cacontology:hasReport :report-001 ;
    cacontology:status "active" .

:phase-001 a cacontology:InitialPhase ;      # inherits cac-core:Phase
    rdfs:label "Cybertip Triage" .

Standards and Specifications

CASE Ontology - caseontology.org
UCO - Unified Cyber Ontology
gUFO - Unified Foundational Ontology
SHACL - Shapes Constraint Language for validation
RDF/OWL - Resource Description Framework and Web Ontology Language

Guides and Tutorials

Getting Started

Getting Started Guide - Step-by-step introduction
Examples - Real-world examples and use cases

Technical Guides

Module-specific guides in repository documentation
SPARQL query examples in example_SPARQL_queries/ directory
Validation guides in repository

API Reference

Python Tools

Python API documentation (when available) in the repository.

SPARQL Endpoints

SPARQL query examples and patterns available in the repository.

Downloads - Ontology files and software
Libraries - Software libraries and tools
Resources Overview - All resources