ctf-forensics

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Provides digital forensics and signal analysis techniques for CTF challenges. Use when analyzing disk images, memory dumps, event logs, network captures, cryptocurrency transactions, steganography, PDF analysis, Windows registry, Volatility, PCAP, Docker images, coredumps, side-channel power traces, DTMF audio spectrograms, packet timing analysis, CD audio disc images, or recovering deleted files and credentials.

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# CTF Forensics & Blockchain Quick reference for forensics CTF challenges. Each technique has a one-liner here; see supporting files for full details. ## Prerequisites **Python packages (all platforms):** ```bash pip install volatility3 Pillow numpy matplotlib ``` **Linux (apt):** ```bash apt install binwalk foremost libimage-exiftool-perl tshark sleuthkit \ ffmpeg steghide testdisk john pcapfix ``` **macOS (Homebrew):** ```bash brew install binwalk exiftool wireshark sleuthkit ffmpeg \ testdisk john-jumbo ``` **Ruby gems (all platforms):** ```bash gem install zsteg ``` ## Additional Resources - [3d-printing.md](3d-printing.md) - 3D printing forensics (PrusaSlicer binary G-code, QOIF, heatshrink) - [windows.md](windows.md) - Windows forensics (registry, SAM, event logs, recycle bin, NTFS alternate data streams, USN journal, PowerShell history, Defender MPLog, WMI persistence, Amcache) - [network.md](network.md) - Network forensics basics (tcpdump, TLS/SSL keylog decryption, TLS master key extraction from coredump, Wireshark, PCAP, port scanning, SMB3 decryption, 5G/NR protocols, WordPress recon, credentials, USB HID steno, BCD encoding, HTTP file upload exfiltration, split archive reassembly via timestamp ordering) - [network-advanced.md](network-advanced.md) - Advanced network forensics (packet interval timing encoding, USB HID mouse/pen drawing recovery, NTLMv2 hash cracking, TCP flag covert channel, DNS last-byte steganography, DNS trailing byte binary encoding...

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Author
ljagiello
Repository
ljagiello/ctf-skills
Created
3 months ago
Last Updated
4 weeks ago
Language
Python
License
MIT

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