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Products > Steganography Application Fingerprint Database (SAFDB) > Free SAFDB

This page contains the information you need to obtain the free version of the Steganography Application Fingerprint Database (SAFDB).

Please review this page in its entirety before submitting your request! Failure to do so will delay the processing of your request.

A free version of SAFDB is available to qualifying users. This version only contains MD5 hash values of steganography application file artifacts. If you require stronger hashing algorithms, please consider purchasing a full version of SAFDB.

Eligible users must be involved in computer forensics and employed by one of the following:

  • Law Enforcement agency whose employees are sworn law enforcement officers or civilian employees of law enforcement agencies
  • Government Intelligence agency
  • Military agencies with authority in criminal and or counter intelligence investigations
  • Government, State or other Regulatory agencies with a law enforcement mission

As a registered user, you must acknowledge understanding of and agreement with the following conditions:

  • Versions of the SAFDB compatible with EnCase, Forensic Toolkit (FTK), HashKeeper, ILook, and ProDiscover will be made available at no charge to authorized individuals at the sole discretion of SARC management.
  • One (1) copy of the database may be made on your media of choice for backup purposes only.
  • You may not distribute any copies of SAFDB to anyone in any form on any media. Eligible individuals must register to download their own copy.
  • A log of SAFDB download versions, dates, and times will be recorded and retained for review by SARC technical staff.

You must first register for a SARC website user account before registering for Free SAFDB access.

Step 1: Register for a SARC website user account
Step 2: Register for Free SAFDB access

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