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The Sleuth Kit (TSK) & Autopsy: Open Source Digital Forensics Tools

The Sleuth Kit (TSK) & Autopsy: Open Source Digital Forensics Tools
Autopsy® and The Sleuth Kit® are open source digital investigation tools (a.k.a. digital forensic tools) that run on Windows, Linux, OS X, and other Unix systems. They can be used to analyze disk images and perform in-depth analysis of file systems (such as NTFS, FAT, HFS+, Ext3, and UFS) and several volume system types. Examiners and analysts can use the Autopsy graphical interface or The Sleuth Kit (TSK) command line tools to conduct an investigation. Join the sleuthkit-users list to ask questions and help others. Developers can write modules to extend the functionality of both Autopsy and TSK. Refer to the Autopsy Developer's Guide or the TSK Framework Module Writer's Guide for details on how to incorporate your tools into TSK and Autopsy.

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