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PUBLICATIONS

Quick Start Guide for Populating Mobile Test Devices

Published

Author(s)

Richard Ayers, Benjamin R. Livelsberger, Barbara Guttman

Abstract

This guide provides procedures for documenting and populating various data elements typically found within the contents of a mobile device, e.g., mobile phone, tablet, etc. The guide discusses techniques and considerations for preparing the internal memory of a mobile device for use in testing a mobile forensic tool.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-202
Report Number
800-202
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

Computer Forensic Tool Testing, Digital Forensics, Federated Testing, Mobile Forensics
Forensic Science and Digital evidence

Citation

Ayers, R. , Livelsberger, B. and Guttman, B. (2018), Quick Start Guide for Populating Mobile Test Devices, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-202 (Accessed October 6, 2025)

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Created May 9, 2018, Updated June 24, 2021
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