Re: Creation / modification / access dates

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 14:18:19 BST, Andrew Sheldon <forensics@4warn.net> said:

> @ x8B2D - "2003022815440000"

No, that's the *PURPORTED* creation date. Keep in mind that if *YOU* care (for a forensics reason) what the creation date actually was, that a miscreant probably has an advantage if they can *lie* about said date.

There's nothing stopping me from creating a CD that *SAYS*:

 @ x8B2D - "1973022815440000"

totally ignoring the fact that CD's didn't exist in that year.

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Or @ x8B2D - "2004022815440000". Or any other timestamp.

Remember guys - you're looking at data provided by a potential adversary. Judge its value accordingly, in accordance with the threat model....

"No, I wasn't ditching work and flying to Bermuda that day.. See? Here's the CD I burned that afternoon....."

/Valdis (who saw at least 4 different ways to make the clock of an IBM S/360-65J go backwards for the sole purpose of making a late homework assignment look on time. - and that was well over 25 years ago..)