COMP 3000 2011 Report: CAINE

Part 1

Background

CAINE, which stands for Computer Aided INvestigative Environment, is a Linux environment whose main purpose is to provide specific investigative and reporting tools that would prove useful to a forensic scientist.<ref name = "CAINE">CAINE-Live Website</ref>

This Linux environment was originally created in Italy and is currently being managed by Mr. Nanni Bassetti (Website in Italian).

The design goals that CAINE strives, as said by the distro website itself:<ref name = "CAINE"/>

• an interoperable environment that supports the digital investigator during the four phases of the digital investigation

• a user friendly graphical interface

• a semi-automated compilation of the final report

Citations

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References

Caine Live Website - Nanni Bassetti Website