EnCE EnCase Computer Forensics: The Official EnCase Certified Examiner Study Guide, 3rd Edition
by Steve Bunting
Summary
This chapter covered the EnCase evidence file. This file has three essential parts: the header, the data blocks, and the file integrity components.
The header contains the case information. It appears at the front of the evidence file and is subjected to its own CRC calculation to ensure its integrity. It is always compressed.
The data blocks contain, by default, 64 sectors (32 K) of data. The block size can be adjusted upward, starting with EnCase 5, to speed acquisitions. Each block of data contains its own CRC value, and each block is included in the overall MD5 calculation (alternatively SHA-1 or both) for the entire device being imaged. If compression is chosen, the block of data and its CRC are compressed.
The file integrity components ...
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