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Encase is an all-in-one computer forensics suite from Guidance Software Inc.
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{{Infobox_Software |
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  name = EnCase |
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  maintainer = [http://www.guidancesoftware.com Guidance Software] |
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  os = [[Windows]] |
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  genre = {{Analysis}} |
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  license = {{Commercial}} |
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  website = [http://www.guidancesoftware.com www.guidancesoftware.com] |
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}}
  
==Features==
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'''EnCase''' is a family of all-in-one computer forensics suites sold by [[Guidance Software]]. These products include EnCase Enterprise, EnCase Forensic Edition, EnCase eDiscovery, and EnCase Lab Edition. These programs use a proprietary image file format that has been reverse engineered. Users can create scripts, called [[EnScripts]], to automate tasks.
  
==History==
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== History ==
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Expert Witness (for Windows) was the original name for EnCase (dating back to 1998). More info about this can be found on the Internet Archive [http://web.archive.org/web/19980504153628/http://guidancesoftware.com/] including a demo of the original software [http://web.archive.org/web/19980504153759/http://guidancesoftware.com/data/ewsetup.exe].
  
Originally written in (YEAR), it has now developed into a Forensic Edition and an Enterprise Edition.
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== File Format ==
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See [[Encase image file format]]
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== Hash Databases ==
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EnCase uses [[MD5]] hashes and stores them in its proprietary [[Encase hash files|Encase hash file format]]; either individually or in a "hash map".
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EnCase supports importing hashes from the [[National Software Reference Library|NSRL]], [[Hashkeeper]], and plain MD5 files.
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== See Also ==
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* [[Encase image file format]]
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* [[EnScripts]]
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* [[LinEn]]
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* WinEn
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
  
EnCase Homepage - http://www.guidancesoftware.com/lawenforcement/ef_index.asp
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* [http://www.guidancesoftware.com Guidance Software]
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* [http://www.safehack.com/Textware/forensic/Anti_Forensic_Break_Encase.pdf Breaking Encase with FILE0 and Winhex]

Latest revision as of 01:24, 21 July 2012

EnCase
Maintainer: Guidance Software
OS: Windows
Genre: Analysis
License: Commercial
Website: www.guidancesoftware.com

EnCase is a family of all-in-one computer forensics suites sold by Guidance Software. These products include EnCase Enterprise, EnCase Forensic Edition, EnCase eDiscovery, and EnCase Lab Edition. These programs use a proprietary image file format that has been reverse engineered. Users can create scripts, called EnScripts, to automate tasks.

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[edit] History

Expert Witness (for Windows) was the original name for EnCase (dating back to 1998). More info about this can be found on the Internet Archive [1] including a demo of the original software [2].

[edit] File Format

See Encase image file format

[edit] Hash Databases

EnCase uses MD5 hashes and stores them in its proprietary Encase hash file format; either individually or in a "hash map". EnCase supports importing hashes from the NSRL, Hashkeeper, and plain MD5 files.

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

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