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File Metadata Value Verification

D3-FMVV (File Metadata Value Verification)

Definition

The process of checking specific static values within a file, such as file signatures or magic numbers, to ensure they match the expected values defined by the file format specification.

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Technique Subclasses

There are 2 techniques in this category, File Metadata Value Verification.

Name	ID	Definition	Synonyms
File Metadata Value Verification	D3-FMVV	The process of checking specific static values within a file, such as file signatures or magic numbers, to ensure they match the expected values defined by the file format specification.
- File Magic Byte Verification	D3-FMBV	Utilizing the magic number to verify the file

References

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The following references were used to develop the File Metadata Value Verification knowledge-base article.

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Carving Contiguous and Fragmented Files with Fast Object Validation

Reference Type: Academic Paper Author: Simson L. Garfinkel

Source:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742287607000369?viewFullText=true#sec4

Introductory Computer Forensics

Reference Type: Book Author: Xiaodong Lin

Source:

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/326762883.pdf

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