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By mukul975

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Preserve disk evidence in a hash-verified image.

What it does

Creates hash-verified disk images and acquisition records for forensic investigations.

When to use it

Use when preserving storage-device evidence for investigation, incident response, legal proceedings, or analysis that could alter the original.

How to use it

Give it a source device and case directory; it creates a disk image, compares hashes, and records the acquisition.

What you provide

  • the source device
  • the case directory

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What you need · 6

Requires a Linux forensic workstation with root or sudo privileges.

Requires a destination drive with sufficient storage, larger than the source.


Access · 3

This skill

block devices

Read

Reads connected storage devices

dcfldd

Execute

Installs dcfldd when missing