Recovering Data from Password Protected Data Security Applications in Android Based Smartphones

The standard method of mobile forensic analysis is to attach the mobile device to forensic tools and to perform logical, file system, or physical extraction. A hindrance in analysis arises if the mobile is not properly supported or data in the handset is secured using data security android applicati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hammad Riaz
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Naif University Publishing House 2016-06-01
Series:Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine
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Online Access:https://journals.nauss.edu.sa/index.php/AJFSFM/article/view/98
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Summary:The standard method of mobile forensic analysis is to attach the mobile device to forensic tools and to perform logical, file system, or physical extraction. A hindrance in analysis arises if the mobile is not properly supported or data in the handset is secured using data security android applications. The techniques discussed in this paper help in the analysis and extraction of data files secured using data hiding password protected android based applications. A few well known data protection android applications are analyzed. The analysis was performed on both partially supported and fully supported sets.
ISSN:1658-6786
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