Revision as of 11:10, 5 November 2008

This page contains links and references to online help documents on The Sleuth Kit and Autopsy. The Books and Courses on TSK page contains links to books and courses.

English Documents

• TSK Tool Overview
• TSK Version Numbers

General Locations

This section lists locations where relevant documents may be found.

• The Sleuth Kit Informer (www.sleuthkit.org) newsletter (no longer active)
• Sleuth Kit Documents Page (www.sleuthkit.org)
• Autopsy Documents Page (www.sleuthkit.org)
• GIAC Reports - Look at the reports that people submitted for their GIAC certification. There are quite a few if you search for 'sleuth' or 'autopsy'.

Big Picture

This section contains links to articles on using The Sleuth Kit as a whole (i.e. the articles are not about a specific tool).

• Law Enforcement and Forensic Examiner Introduction to Linux: A Beginner's Guide. Barry Grundy. 2003. NASA.
• CyberGuardians Cheat Sheet: 2-page PDF with sample commands for a variety of common TSK activities. Useful for veteran analysts who want to quickly look up a forgotten flag, or for a beginner looking to learn by example and experimentation.
• Running Sleuthkit and Autopsy Under Windows by Charles Lucas (local copy)

Specific Topics

This section contains links to articles on specific topics that may not be specific to a specific tool.

• Timelines
• NTFS File Recovery
• Error Messages
• FS Analysis Techniques
• Metadata Address
• Block Address
• Orphan Files

Non-English Documents

• Japanese help by Motonobu Takahashi
• Documentación de Autopsy en español por Alonso E. Caballero Quezada