Trust Based Forensics: Applying Machine Trust Models to Forensic Investigation
Wojcik, Venter, Eloff, and Olivier
2006
Citation information
M. Wojcik, H. S. Venter, J. H. P. Eloff, and M. S. Olivier. “Trust Based Forensics:
Applying Machine Trust Models to Forensic Investigation”. In: Advances in Digital
Forensics II. Ed. by M. S. Olivier and S. Shenoi. Springer, 2006, pp. 55–65
Abstract
Digital forensics involves the identification, preservation, analysis and presentation of electronic evidence for use in legal proceedings. In the presence of contradictory evidence, forensic investigators need a means to determine which evidence can be trusted. This is particularly true in a trust model environment where computerised agents may make trust-based decisions that influence interactions within the system. This paper focuses on the analysis of evidence in trust-based environments and the determination of the degree to which evidence can be trusted. The trust model proposed in this work may be implemented in a tool for conducting trust-based forensic investigations. The model takes into account the trust environment and parameters that influence interactions in a computer network being investigated. Also, it allows for crimes to be reenacted to create more substantial evidentiary proof.
Definitive version
The definitive version of the paper is available from the
publisher.DOI: 10.1007/0-387-36891-4_5
BibTeX reference
@inproceedings(trustfor,author={Marika Wojcik and Hein S Venter and Jan H P Eloff and Martin S Olivier},
title={Trust Based Forensics: Applying Machine Trust Models to Forensic Investigation},
booktitle={Advances in Digital Forensics {II}},
editor={Martin S Olivier and Sujeet Shenoi},
publisher={Springer},
year={2006},
pages={55--65} )