CAINE

Computer Aided INvestigative Environment — a GNU/Linux live distribution for digital foren

CAINE is a live GNU/Linux distribution for digital forensics, based on Ubuntu Linux. It is installable and designed to support investigators with an interoperable environment, a graphical interface, and user-friendly tools. The current project manager is Nanni Bassetti (Bari, Italy).

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Key facts

Starts at: Free
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: No
Open source: Yes
Headquarters: Italy

What it does

Live gnu linux distribution for digital forensics
Based on ubuntu 24 04 kernel 6 8 0 52 64 bit
Uefi and legacy bios boot support
Boot to ram toram support
Block devices locked read only by default to prevent accidental writes
Unblock tool gui to switch block devices to writable mode
Mounter system tray gui for mounting unmounting devices with read only policy
Rbfstab utility that writes read only entries to etc fstab on boot or device plug in
Caja live preview scripts for examining allocated files databases internet histories windows registries deleted files and exif data
Quick view tool that detects file type and renders it with the appropriate tool
Save as evidence script that copies files to an evidence folder with metadata and investigator comment
Identify ipod owner script for device metadata and itunes user information search
Root file system spoofing patch restricting casper boot media checks to cd dvd
Installable via ubiquity installer
Grub customizer for adjusting boot menu read only read write settings

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