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Listing Criteria
 

The following requirements must be met for a tool to be listed on opensourceforensics.org:

  • The tool must be useful during a digital investigation.
  • The source code for the tool must be "easily accessible" from the website or clear instructions must be given on how to obtain the source code (which may be at a fee).
  • If the tool is distributed in binary form, then a copy of any non-standard libraries should also be provided (OpenSSL for example).

The goal of these requirements is to allow an investigator to view the source code of the tools that are used in an investigation. This allows her to better testify about the findings if they are challenged.

Submitting New Entries

If you have a tool or other digital investigation-related material that meets the above requirements, submit the following form:

Tool Name:
Categories: Unix Tools:
  Bootable Environments
  Data Acquisition
  Media Management
  File System
  Application
  Network
  Memory
  Analysis Frameworks

Procedure
Test Image / Data
Windows Tools:
  Bootable Environments
  Data Acquisition
  Media Management
  File System
  Application
  Network
  Memory
  Analysis Frameworks

Research Paper
Author(s) Name:
Tool URL:
Tool Description:

 

To correct an existing entry, email me (carrier at opensourceforensics dot org).

Note that many of the bootable Linux CDs that people use do not come with full source code. The ISO image can be downloaded, but not the source code for the kernel and standard utilities.
 
 
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