PTK Forensics
title: "PTK Forensics" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["computer-forensics", "digital-forensics-software"] topic_path: "general/computer-forensics" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTK_Forensics" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| caption | PTK Forensics |
| author | DFLabs Inc |
| developer | DFLabs Inc |
| released | |
| discontinued | yes |
| latest release version | version 2.0 (Jan 2009) |
| latest release date | |
| latest preview date | |
| platform | LAMP |
| language | JavaScript, PHP, Perl |
| genre | Digital forensics |
| license | Shareware/Commercial |
| website | http://ptk.dflabs.com/ |
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PTK Forensics (PTK) was a non-free, commercial GUI for old versions of the digital forensics tool The Sleuth Kit (TSK). It also includes a number of other software modules for investigating digital media. The software is not developed anymore.
PTK runs as a GUI interface for The Sleuth Kit, acquiring and indexing digital media for investigation. Indexes are stored in an SQL database for searching as part of a digital investigation. PTK calculates a hash signature (using SHA-1 and MD5) for acquired media for verification and consistency purposes.
References
References
- [https://blogs.sans.org/computer-forensics/2009/11/30/ptk-hash-set-manager/ SANS Institute]
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