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Digital evidence & discovery

Chain of custody that holds up to scrutiny.

Wrap native evidence formats in a signed envelope with cryptographic hashes, chain-of-custody events, and derivation lineage. Export court-readable verification reports without replacing the underlying evidence files.

  • Native evidence preserved, not converted
  • Signed chain-of-custody events
  • Court-oriented verification reports
OSDF Justice
  • Demonstrate authenticity and process integrity
  • Track derivation across copies and conversions
  • Keep original native evidence formats intact
  • Produce reviewable reports for legal proceedings
The challenge

Why justice & evidence teams need data-centric trust

Custody gaps

Reconstructing custody and transfers is error-prone and contestable.

Derivation tracking

Copies, conversions, and extractions lose their provenance.

Integrity doubt

Digital files are trivially altered without tamper-evidence.

The solution

OSDF solution architecture

Purpose-built capabilities layered on the open OSDF core and verification engine.

Evidence envelope

Preserve E01 images, video, photos, and reports with hashes.

Custody events

Signed transfer events link each custodian to a prior hash.

Private ledger

Detailed custody history under agency control with witnesses.

Court reports

Readable certifications for attorneys, courts, and opposing experts.

Benefits

What you gain

  • Demonstrate authenticity and process integrity
  • Track derivation across copies and conversions
  • Keep original native evidence formats intact
  • Produce reviewable reports for legal proceedings
Compliance alignment

Designed for assessment

OSDF supports controls and evidence - a compliant deployment also depends on your environment, policies, and operations.

Evidence handling

Aligns with NIST guidance on hashing and chain-of-custody documentation.

CJIS-oriented

Designed to be assessed in the context of the full deployment environment.

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Bring verifiable trust to justice & evidence

Wrap native evidence formats in a signed envelope with cryptographic hashes, chain-of-custody events, and derivation lineage. Export court-readable verification reports without replacing the underlying evidence files.