IPED (Digital Evidence Processor and Indexer) is a Java-based digital forensics platform for processing and analysing large collections of digital evidence.
It combines command-line case processing with an integrated analysis interface, allowing investigators to ingest evidence, create searchable indexes and examine files, metadata and relationships within a case. The software was originally developed by digital forensic specialists from the Brazilian Federal Police and remains focused on efficient processing and handling substantial evidence sets.
IPED supports Linux and Windows and can create portable cases that can subsequently be examined without installing the full processing environment.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Processes RAW/DD, E01, EX01, VHD, VHDX, VMDK, AFF, ISO, AD1 and UFDR evidence.
- Indexes file contents and metadata for fast searching.
- Supports multiple cryptographic hashes, reference hash sets and hash-based deduplication.
- Recursively expands archives, containers and embedded forensic disk images.
- Includes a data-carving engine supporting many file formats.
- Performs file signature analysis, optical character recognition and encryption detection.
- Provides image and video galleries and geographic visualization.
- Supports similar document, image and face searches.
- Offers a unified timeline view with event filtering.
- Provides regular-expression searches with optional validation scripts.
- Includes parsers for browser history, messaging applications and other structured evidence.
- Supports JavaScript and Python extensions and integration with external command-line tools.
- Provides bookmarks, HTML and CSV reports, portable cases and a web API.
Website: github.com/sepinf-inc/IPED
Support:
Developer: Brazilian Federal Police digital forensic experts
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
IPED is written in Java. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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