SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELIABLY PRESERVING WEB-BASED EVIDENCE

摘要

An evidence collection system for reliably collecting and preserving web-based evidence. An end-user's computing device browser accesses an evidence collection web site and identifies a web resource to be collected. An evidence collection station communicates with the target web server(s) and collects the body of evidence requested. Multiple representations of the information are collected to support the defensibility of the capture. Digital signature and digital time stamp methodologies are used to enhance the forensic soundness of the captured evidence. Capture results are conveyed to the end-user along with a report that describes the evidence captured in a manner which may be utilized as evidence comprehensible to a lay judge and jury.