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Glossary of Terms
AccessData: A leading provider of computer forensic software tools such as FTK and UTK.
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Access Token: In Windows NT, an internal security card that is generated when users log on.
It contains the security IDs (SIDs) for the user and all the groups to which the user belongs.
A copy of the access token is assigned to every process launched by the user.
Active Data: Data existing on the data and fi le storage media of computer systems. Active data
are easily viewed on the operating system or application software that were used to create it and
is directly available to users without un-deletion, alteration, ...