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Forensic Tools Validation Report

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Validation of Forensic Tools

Introduction: Forensic Tools Validation is a part of the design for a used tools which demonstrate the truth of Forensic tools in term evidence reports .In other words, it is based on principle of science of digital forensic technology which are repeatable process and quality evidence. To illustrate, let consider a validating of forensic imaging tool, this tool could be tested to determine whether or not it successfully creates, hashes, and verifies a particular baseline image that has been previously set up. So, validation is really important component of computer forensic procedure in terms of getting trust from the law enforcement community.

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Validation is really important component of computer forensic procedure in terms of getting trust from the law enforcement community. It is used to validate that tools is suitable for their planned purpose. If we do not validate a tool, different result may outcome from same evidence or data. Therefore, these forensic tools and technique should be validated by the information technology community. This documents reports the result of Deleted File Recovery validation reports by using FTK 3.3.0.33124. FTK is forensic tools that are widely used by law enforcement. The forensic Toolkit from access data is popular forensic tool, where you connected the suspect drive to the forensic machine, and then simply have to add evidence.

Trusted Sources for Forensic Tool Validation Testing National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Computer Forensics Testing (CFTT), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and SWGWDE and Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) are trusted sources of forensic tool validation reports that are accepted by the larger information technology community. Also, those sources admit as reliable and trustworthy in information technology community.

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Validation mention some testing methods as required for differing types of tools. This documents reports the result of Deleted File Recovery validation reports by using FTK 3.3.0.33124. FTK is an accepted validation tool which has already internal testing from information technology community, and made by AccessData. Once you have suspect hard drive disconnect from suspect machine, and can connect that drive to the forensic computer. So, copy of data should be created on forensically sterile. It can be argued that the evidence was compromised by other data, if other data resides on the disk. Criminal who are not very technically savvy think that deleting a file will keep authorities from discovering

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