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Forensics Tool Finds Headerless Encrypted Files

Posted by timothy on from the sir-there's-an-anomaly-here dept.

gurps_npc writes "Forensics Innovations claims to have for sale a product that detects headerless encrypted files, such as TrueCrypt Dynamic files. It does not decrypt the file, just tells you that it is in fact an encrypted file. It works by detecting hidden patterns that don't exist in a random file. It does not mention steganography, but if their claim is true, it seems that it should be capable of detecting stenographic information as well."

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  1. Re:Patterns? by owlstead · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hmm, either the slashdot mods are again rising up to the challenge or they are not understanding the word "facetious". Now I'm confused.

  2. Re:Patterns? by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Funny mods don't count towards karma.
    So sometimes people give other moderations instead.
    I would never do that myself - see my other post about making your joke and taking the moderations like a man.

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  3. Re:Patterns? by chill · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Make your joke and take the moderations like a man.

    Wouldn't the joke be on you if the the GP was the one female posting to Slashdot?

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