Manuscript Title:

WIRELESS ROUTER FORENSICS: FINDING ARTIFACTS OF SUSPECT TRACES WITH A RASPBERRY PI AND KALI LINUX

Author:

SYED ZAIN UL HASSAN, MUHAMMAD SHAIROZE MALIK, MUHAMMAD WASEEM IQBAL, SHAHERYAR, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, MUHAMMAD REHMAN, KHALID HAMID

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/RK4YF

Published : 2022-12-23

About the author(s)

1. SYED ZAIN UL HASSAN - Department of Software Engineering, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan.
2. MUHAMMAD SHAIROZE MALIK - Department of MSIS, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan.
3. MUHAMMAD WASEEM IQBAL - Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Software Engineering, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan.
4. SHAHERYAR - MSCS, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan.
5. MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR - MSIS Information Security, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan.
6. MUHAMMAD REHMAN - Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Vice Principal Superior College Jhang.
7. KHALID HAMID - Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Computer Science, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan. Lecturer Computer Science at NCBA & E East Canal Campus Lahore.

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Abstract

With 802.11's growth, law enforcement may have new hurdles to overcome when investigating cybercrimes. Wireless networks' complicated architecture makes it harder to discover artifacts than conventional networks. Modern digital forensic approaches face issues when developing forensic methodologies. Data integrity, privacy, password cracking, and IP address access are major issues. Digital forensics requires finding evidence. As the number of connected devices expands, it's important to collect and study their digital traces. Most of these devices are connected to a router, so they can instantly connect to the internet and use unlimited bandwidth. During a forensic investigation, there are two key concerns with wireless devices: discovering and safeguarding digital evidence and evaluating seized goods. In our research, "live" and "postmortem" forensics of router devices are used in investigations. We create a Wi-Fi router forensic framework using portable devices. This portable gadget can be used for live forensics at crime scenes. Our investigation uses a fourth-generation Raspberry Pi and Kali Linux version 2022.1, which runs open-source applications. This research project is inexpensive, portable, easy to put up, effective, and satisfying. This research studies how to find forensic data and where it is housed. It also examines forensic data retrieval. We employ Cisco, TP-Link, and Huawei routers to demonstrate our findings in real-time.


Keywords

Digital Forensics, Router Forensic, IP Traces Through The Router, Live Forensically, Crime Scene Router Forensic.