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 for are as follows<ref name = "CAINE"/>