Title
Reconstruction in Database Forensics.
Abstract
Despite the ubiquity of databases and their importance in digital forensic investigations, the area of database forensics has received very little research attention. This paper presents an algorithm for reconstructing a database for forensic purposes. Given the current instance of a database and the log of modifying queries executed on the database over time, the database reconstruction algorithm determines the data that was present in the database at an earlier time. The algorithm employs inverse relational algebra operators along with a relational algebra log and value blocks of relations to perform database reconstruction. Illustrative examples are provided to demonstrate the application of the algorithm and its utility in forensic investigations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/978-3-642-33962-2_19
ADVANCES IN DIGITAL FORENSICS VIII
Keywords
Field
DocType
Database forensics,database reconstruction,inverse relational algebra
Data mining,Alias,Relational database,Database model,Computer science,View,Database design,Database schema,Database theory,Database forensics
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
383
1868-4238
6
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.62
5
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Oluwasola Mary Fasan1151.71
Martin S. Olivier246573.94