Clarify usage for Apple UDID and hardware UUID fields

ocsf · Feb 25, 2025 · 222882c · 222882c
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Thankyou! -->
 
 ### Misc
 1. Updated description of `config_state` to reflect the addition of the `assessments` object. #1343
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+1. Updated description of `hw_info.uuid` to clarify usage especially in presence of new `device.udid` field. #1354
 
 ## [v1.4.0] - January 31st, 2025
 

diff --git a/dictionary.json b/dictionary.json
@@ -5498,7 +5498,7 @@
     },
     "udid": {
       "caption": "Unique Device Identifier",
-      "description": "The Unique Device Identifier, used for iOS and macOS devices.",
+      "description": "The Apple assigned <a href='https://theapplewiki.com/wiki/UDID'>Unique Device Identifier</a> (UDID). It is the UDID for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS devices. It is the Provisioning UDID for macOS devices. For example: <code>00008020-008D4548007B4F26</code>",
       "type": "string_t"
     },
     "uid": {

diff --git a/objects/device_hw_info.json b/objects/device_hw_info.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       "requirement": "optional"
     },
     "uuid": {
-      "description": "The device manufacturer assigned universally unique hardware identifier. For example: The BIOS System UUID or the Apple IOPlatformUUID.",
+      "description": "The device manufacturer assigned universally unique hardware identifier. It is the System UUID for <a href='https://www.dmtf.org/standards/smbios'>SMBIOS</a> compatible devices such as those running Linux and Windows. It is the Hardware UUID (also known as <code>IOPlatformUUID</code>) for macOS devices.",
       "requirement": "optional"
     },
     "vendor_name": {