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Add a new readme section for reserved top level field sets #257

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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* Improved the definitions for `event.category` and `event.action`. #242
* Clarify the semantics of `network.direction`. #212
* Add `source.bytes`, `source.packets`, `destination.bytes` and `destination.packets`. #179
* Add a readme section to declare some top level field sets are reserved for
future use. #257

### Deprecated

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# <a name="reserved-names"></a>Reserved Section Names

ECS does not define the following field sets yet, but the following are expected
in the future. Please avoid using them:

- `match.*`
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This one is new to me :-)

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It's the result of vulnerability or threat detection. That's how the "match" is recorded (e.g. what field name matched, what time the detection occurred, etc.)

- `protocol.*`
- `threat.*`
- `vulnerability.*`

# <a name="implementing-ecs"></a>Implementing ECS

## Guidelines
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# <a name="reserved-names"></a>Reserved Section Names

ECS does not define the following field sets yet, but the following are expected
in the future. Please avoid using them:

- `match.*`
- `protocol.*`
- `threat.*`
- `vulnerability.*`

# <a name="implementing-ecs"></a>Implementing ECS

## Guidelines
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