42 䡲 Cyber Forensics Field Manual, Second Edition
For an open source tool, Sleuth Kit or Autopsy sports remarkable documentation. As well as
the expected UNIX manual pages, there are application notes (Sleuth Kit Implementation
Notes or “SKINs”), mail lists, reference documents and a bi-monthly newsletter called
e Sleuth Kit Informer.
Support is better than is typical of open source tools. Although there is no direct support, the
developer makes his e-mail address available and there is a forum specifi cally for support issues.
e products are well-supported in terms of ongoing upgrades and bug fi xes. It is clear that the
developer intends e Sleuth Kit to be an acceptable and accepted computer forensic tool.
e Sleuth Kit is a so