performing-cloud-storage-forensic-acquisition

Cloud storage forensic acquisition automates evidence collection from Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and Box APIs. It preserves metadata, verifies data integrity via SHA-256 hashing, and generates chain-of-custody reports for incident response investigations.

Endpoint artifact collection targets locally cached and synced cloud storage data, capturing revision history and sync metadata. This approach complements remote API acquisition to ensure a cohesive evidence set for security assessments.

Yes, the acquisition workflow supports authenticated API access using boto3 and botocore for cloud provider interactions. These dependencies facilitate remote data extraction while maintaining forensic integrity through SHA-256 hashing.

Yes, chain-of-custody reporting is a core feature of the forensic acquisition workflow. It documents the end-to-end process from enumeration to evidence collection, satisfying requirements for incident response and formal investigations.

Authenticated access requires credentials for the target cloud storage services, utilizing libraries like msal and requests for API connections. This ensures secure forensic acquisition while preserving metadata and data integrity.

Collecting both API data and local endpoint artifacts is necessary when investigations require correlating remote cloud storage evidence with local cached files. This comprehensive approach captures sync metadata and revision history unavailable through remote APIs alone.